Iowa Teen Convicted of Killing Spanish Teacher Gets Life With Possibility of Parole After 25 Years

Jeremy Goodale (left) talks with his defense co-counsel Nicole Jensen during his sentence hearing at the Jefferson County Courthouse in Fairfield, Iowa, on Nov. 15, 2023. Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette/Pool Photo via AP

DES MOINES, Iowa—An Iowa teen convicted in the 2021 beating death of a high school Spanish teacher was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison with a possibility of parole in 25 years.

A judge sentenced Jeremy Goodale for his role in killing Nohema Graber, a 66-year-old teacher at Fairfield High School. Goodale, 18, and a friend pleaded guilty earlier this year to first-degree murder in the beating death of Graber.