Graber's body was found in a forest that she frequented for its hiking trails. | Canva
Graber's body was found in a forest that she frequented for its hiking trails. | Canva
A small town in southeast Iowa is recovering from the shock of a murder involving two teens and their high school Spanish teacher. The two high school students are being charged with first-degree murder in the death of their Spanish teacher.
BlueWaveGroup, LLC (Greg Magnuson) on Twitter said, "Insane what's going on in America. Teens kill a beloved woman; an educator, a leader in the Latino community, friend to many. Social media led police to 2 teens charged with killing southeast Iowa high school Spanish teacher, records show."
Police found the remains of Nohema Graber, who had been reported missing earlier in the day, in Fairfield's Chautauqua Park on Nov. 3, according to a press release.
Graber was 66 years old and taught Spanish at Fairfield High School since 2012, the Des Moines Register reported. According to police, two students at the school, Willard Noble Chaiden Miller and Jeremy Everett Goodale, both aged 16, are allegedly responsible for her death and have been charged with first-degree homicide and first-degree conspiracy to commit homicide. They will be charged as adults in the trial.
The police said that they have no reason to believe that the murder is racially charged at this time but added that the case is not closed yet, the New York Post reported.
Joe Henry, the state political director for the Latino Civil rights organization LULAC of Iowa, commented on the tragedy, the Des Moines Reigister reported.
"This murder is beyond comprehension on why this would occur," he said. "We can only assume that the hateful rhetoric that has been promoted over the past five years continues."
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