Nohema Graber had come from Mexico to Fairfield, Iowa, where she and her husband raised a family. As a devoted educator, her sudden disappearance one November afternoon in 2021 left her students deeply troubled. As detectives began their investigation, a local resident came forth. He reported seeing two teenagers driving Nohema’s car…
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Audio Sources:
“Family reads victim impact statements in 2021 death of Nohema Graber”
“2 Students Charged With Homicide of Their 66-Year-Old Teacher”
“Spanish Teacher Killer Details Savage Baseball Bat Beating After Pleading Guilty to Murder”
“Teen Killer Apologizes for Brutal Beat Down Murder of Spanish Teacher”
Sources:
Associated Press, 4 November, 2021 – “Two Teens Charged as Adults”
Associated Press, 4 November, 2021 – “2 Students Charged with Homicide”
The Daily Beast, 4 November, 2021 – “Teen Students Accused of Murdering School Spanish Teacher”
The Denver Gazette, 4 November, 2021 – “Two Iowa High School Students Charged”
The Gazette, 5 November, 2021 – “A Saintly Woman”
Telegraph Herald, 6 November, 2021 – “Court Hearings Set for 2 Students”
The Tribune, 7 November, 2021 – “Slain Fairfield Teacher and Former Pilot was Absolute Angel”
The Tribune, 7 November, 2021 – “Hundreds Gather for Candlelight Vigil”
The Paper for Today, 8 November, 2021 – “Teenagers Charged with Teacher’s Murder”
NBC – 13 WHO, 9 November, 2021 – “Prosecutors Oppose Request”
Associated Press, 12 November, 2021 – “2 Iowa Teens Formally Charged”
The Tribune, 13 November, 2021 – “She Was Inspirational”
Associated Press, 29 November, 2021 – “Iowa Teens Plead Not Guilty”
The Gazette, 3 December, 2021 – “Judge Will Not Lower Bail”
Associated Press, 9 December, 2021 – “Teen Charged with Teacher’s Murder”
The Gazette, 15 December, 2021 – “Second Fairfield Teen Charged”
Associated Press, 22 March, 2022 – “Iowa Teens Used Baseball Bat”
The Gazette, 22 March, 2022 – “Fairfield Teens Charged with Murder”
The Ottumwa Courier, 22 March, 2022 – “Judge Rules Fairfield Teens Hearing will Remain Open”
The Washington Times, 25 March, 2022 – “Police Say Two Iowa Teenagers Killed Spanish Teacher”
The Gazette, 28 April, 2022 – “Psychologist Says Teen Accused of Killing Fairfield Teacher Could be Rehabilitated”
The Gazette, 6 May, 2022 – “Fairfield Teen Accused of Killing Teacher Ripe for Rehab”
Associated Press, 11 May, 2022 – “Iowa Teen Charged with Killing Teacher to be Tried as Adult”
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 24 May, 2022 – “One Fairfield Teen”
Southeast Iowa Union, 7 June, 2022 – “Miller’s Murder Trial Moved”
Associated Press, 1 November, 2022 – “Iowa Teens Killed Spanish Teacher Over Bad Grade”
The Daily Nonpareil, 3 November, 2022 – “Judge Heard Arguments to Exclude Evidence”
The Independent, 3 November, 2022 – “Everything We know”
Associated Press, 29 March, 2023 – “Teen to Testify”
ABC – 2 WSB, 18 April, 2023 – “2 Iowa Teens Plead Guilty”
The Free Press, 19 April, 2023 – “Bad Grade Led Teen to Murder Spanish Teacher”
Associated Press, 6 July, 2023 – “Iowa Teen Gets Life”
Clinton Herald, 6 July, 2023 – “Miller Sentenced to 35 Year Minimum in Spanish Teacher’s Slaying”
The Gazette, 6 July, 2023 – “Family Members Can’t Understand Why Fairfield Teen Killed his Teacher”
