Jeremy Goodale murder trial moved to December

FAIRFIELD — Trial for one of the teens accused of killing a Fairfield High School Spanish teacher with a baseball bat has been reset to December in Scott County District Court.

Eighth Judicial District Judge Shawn Showers reset the trial from Aug. 23 to Dec. 5 for Jeremy Everett Goodale, 17. Last week Showers moved the trial to Scott County, citing extensive pretrial publicity.

Showers granted a similar motion for Willard Noble Chaiden Miller, 16, also charged in the slaying of Nohema Graber, 66, on Nov. 2, 2021, and moved his trial to Council Bluffs. Miller’s trial remains set for Nov. 1.

Both teens are charged as adults with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit a forcible felony. If convicted, the teens face life in prison but would have the opportunity for parole because they are juveniles.

According to a search warrant unsealed in March, Miller told investigators he provided a wheelbarrow used to hide Graber’s body. A witness who lived near the park where Graber’s body was found told police he saw a male pushing a wheelbarrow toward the park about midnight Nov. 2, 2021.

The teens schemed over social media to kill Graber, who had taught at Fairfield High since 2012, according court documents. They monitored her routine before ambushing her on her daily walk in the park, killing her with a baseball bat and later hiding her body, according to court documents.

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