Nathaniel Bevers-McGivney is an alleged killer from Iowa who has been charged with the murder of seventeen year old Michele Jackson
According to police reports Michele Jackson was reported missing by her family on Sunday. The mother and sister were looking for Michele when they came across Nathan Bevers-McGivney who was reportedly covered in blood
Nathan Bevers-McGivney would initially be arrested and charged with abuse of a corpse as authorities believed he was attempting to hide the body of Michele Jackson. The next day Nathan would be charged with the murder of the seventeen year old.
Nathan Bevers-McGivney refused to talk to police so the motive so far is unknown
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The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office says 21-year-old Nathaniel Bevers-McGivney, of Gowrie, has been charged with first-degree murder for the death of a teenage girl in Farnhamville.
The victim was identified Tuesday as 17-year-old Michele “Luna” Jackson.
A criminal complaint released Wednesday morning alleges Bevers-McGivney deliberately cut Jackson’s throat with a knife, with the intent to kill her.
According to a previous criminal complaint, Jackson’s mother reported her daughter missing on Sunday. During a walk, Jackson’s mother and another daughter found Bevers-McGivney covered in blood and in possession of some of Jackson’s belongings.
Bevers-McGivney was taken into custody. The criminal complaint says when law enforcement questioned Bevers-McGivney about the blood that was on his clothing, he requested to speak to a lawyer.
Authorities found Jackson’s body Monday morning. Investigators say the location of Jackson’s body suggest that Bevers-McGivney had hid the body to cover up a crime.
Bevers-McGivney is also charged with Abuse of Corpse.
An Iowa man has been charged with murder for the death of a teenager.
Nathaniel Bevers-McGivney, 21, is charged with first-degree murder and the abuse of a corpse for the murder of 17-year-old Michele “Luna” Jackson.
Court documents state Jackson’s mother reported her missing on Sunday; the same day she allegedly saw the suspect covered in blood and holding items belonging to her daughter.
Investigators found Jackson’s hidden body Monday in a city park.
Ilias Julian Lasley is an accused killer from Iowa who has been charged with the murders of Mario Murillo, age 28,and Frances Tillie Gasca, age 33.
According to police reports officers would go to a home in Marshalltown Iowa to perform a welfare check and would find the bodies of Mario Murillo and Frances Tillie Gasca.
After an investigation Ilias Julian Lasley became the main suspect and a manhunt began
Eventually Ilias Julian Lashley would be arrested and has been charged with the double murder
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A suspect charged with murdering two people in rural Marshall County was apprehended without incident in Des Moines late Saturday afternoon, according to a news release from the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office.
Law enforcement took Ilias Julian Lasley, 33, into custody at about 4:10 p.m. in the 4700 block of Merle Hay Road in Des Moines, the release said. Lasley was considered armed and dangerous, an earlier release said, and the sheriff’s office had asked for the public’s help in finding him.
Lasley is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, a Class A felony, in the deaths of Mario Murillo, 28, and Frances Tillie Gasca, 33, who lived in a rural area on 182nd Street, north of Marshalltown. Marshall County deputies were dispatched to the residence for a welfare check on the occupants at about 1:45 a.m. Friday. When deputies arrived, they found Murillo and Gasca dead
The incident remains under investigation by the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, and additional charges are pending, the release said.
Additional law enforcement agencies assisting with the investigation include the Mid-Iowa Drug Task Force, Tama County Sheriff’s Office, Marshalltown Police Department, Iowa State Patrol, U.S. Marshal’s Office, Grinnell Police Department and the Meskwaki Police Department, the release said.
Earlier news releases had listed Lasley’s age as 29.
Anyone with information concerning the investigation is asked to call the Marshall County Communications Center, 641-754-5725, or the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office, 641-754-6380, the release said. Or tips can be submitted online at www.marshallcountysheriff.com.
Additional information will be provided as the investigation proceeds, it said.
Willard Noble Miller is going to spend at least the next thirty five years in prison for the murder of his Spanish teacher Nohema Graber
According to court documents Willard Noble Miller and Jeremy Everett Goodale would stalk 66-year-old Nohema Graber before beating the teacher to death with a baseball bat. Apparently the motive behind the murder is she gave the teen killer a bad grade
Willard Noble Miller and Jeremy Everett Goodale would soon be arrested and the two have been fighting to keep the murder case in juvenile court however they would lose this battle and both would be charged as adults
Both Willard Noble Miller and Jeremy Everett Goodale would plead guilty to first degree murder and would have received a life sentence without parole however the teen killers were both under the age of eighteen
Willard Noble Miller was the first to be sentenced and he would be sentenced to life however is eligible for parole after 35 years
Jeremy Everett Goodale is to be sentenced in August and since he had a plea deal with prosecutors where he was going to testify against Miller chances are his eligibility date will be a bit earlier however he will still receive a life sentence
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Willard Chaiden Noble Miller will be in his 50s by the time he is eligible for parole.
Judge Shawn Showers sentenced the 17-year-old Thursday to life in prison with parole eligibility to come after 35 years. The sentence is slightly harsher than the 30-year minimum that prosecutors had asked for.
The sentence comes after Willard Noble Miller pled guilty to first-degree murder and admitted involvement in the death of 66-year-old Nohema Graber, a beloved Spanish teacher at Fairfield High School.
Normally, first-degree murder carries a mandatory sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. However, a decision by the Iowa Supreme Court ruled that such a sentence for juveniles amounts to cruel and unusual punishment, and is unconstitutional. While Willard Noble Miller was charged and tried as an adult, his sentence must include parole eligibility at some point, Showers said.
“I think you’re very fortunate, Mr. Miller, that the state of Iowa does not allow the option of life without the possibility of parole,” Showers said, “because that would have been a serious consideration for me if I had that option.”
A co-defendant, Jeremy Everett Goodale, is slated to be sentenced separately this August after also pleading guilty to first-degree murder. Goodale, now 18, had previously planned to testify against Miller as part of an undisclosed agreement with prosecutors.
The two teens admitted involvement to varying degrees in the death of Graber, who was brutally beaten with a baseball bat at Chautauqua Park in Fairfield on Nov. 2, 2021. Willard Noble Miller denied ever hitting Graber, while Goodale’s statement stipulated that both teens struck the teacher.
On Thursday, Miller offered an apology but continued to deny that he struck Graber as his co-defendant and prosecutors say.
“I would like to take this opportunity to wholeheartedly accept responsibility for that role that I played in the murder of Nohema Graber,” Willard Noble Miller said. He apologized for his actions to the Graber family, his family, Goodale’s family, and the Fairfield community. He also gave condolences for Paul Graber, Nohema Graber’s husband who died last week.
Then, he pled to the judge.
“I’d ask that I’d be given a chance,” Miller said. “I don’t want to be institutionalized, I don’t want to be in for so long that I forget about where I come from and what I need to do.”
Ten victim impact statements followed, some more pointed than others. All providing details about what made them cherish Nohema Graber.
Tom Graber, Nohema Graber’s brother-in-law, said the murder played a role in his brother Paul’s death. He said he didn’t buy Miller’s apology and suggested that Showers open parole eligibility no sooner than after 30-35 years.
“Paul was deeply and understandably depressed by the murder of Nohema, and his life ended last week from the ravages of a metastatic cancer that would have been caught and treated far sooner had Nohema been there,” Tom Graber said.
Willard Noble Miller did not show much emotion at the hearing, but at times during Tom Graber’s statement shook his head subtly, particularly as Tom Graber’s statement turned directly toward Miller’s actions, calling him a coward for allegedly striking Nohema Graber with a bat from behind.
He spoke of how Nohema Graber had previously identified Willard Noble Miller as a student she struggled to reach. After Nohema Graber’s home was vandalized during Fairfield’s homecoming, Tom Graber said Paul Graber had spoke of a dark-haired kid in Nohema Graber’s class, textbook closed and rarely participating.
“Just sitting there, glaring malevolently,” Tom Graber recalled. “She tried many ways to reach him, and nothing seemed to work. She also met with his parents: nothing seemed to work. Never before had she had a student she couldn’t reach. That student was Willard Chaiden Miller.”
In a day-long hearing, prosecutors laid out evidence that would have been presented at trial. That Willard Noble Miller had searched on Google what would happen to students’ grades if a teacher died or was seriously injured during the term. That Miller created a note several days before the murder discussing plans and items needed. That Miller recruited Goodale to assist, and that Miller had surveilled Nohema Graber and determined what her patterns were.
Prosecutors also said that the day prior to Nohema Graber’s death the teens were prepared to murder her at the park, but their plans were foiled because Nohema Graber was attending a church event. Then, the day Nohema Graber was killed, prosecutors laid out evidence that both teens had struck her with a baseball bat, drove her van away from the scene and hid it, and then returned to the scene in the middle of the night to finish concealing her body.
She was reported missing the next morning, and police determined quickly she was last seen at the park. A search later found her on an embankment near railroad tracks at the park, wrapped in a gray tarp and covered by a wheelbarrow and railroad ties. Snapchat messages from Goodale, shared by a friend he sent them to, implicated Miller and Goodale in the murder, investigators testified.
An investigator said Willard Noble Miller’s name was already on a list of persons of interest due to prior comments he had made about Nohema Graber, but that the messages brought Goodale to their attention for the first time. While Miller was failing Nohema Graber’s class, Goodale had passed her class prior.
The hearing also detailed Miller’s hopes to study abroad in Spain, and a concern that his failing grade would block him from that opportunity. He frequently complained about Nohema Graber’s teaching style that he characterized as old school. He told friends he preferred another Spanish teacher that taught Spanish I, which he passed.
Another brother-in-law of Nohema Graber, Jim Graber, suggested that Miller make right with the Lord.
“I would hope you open your soul to the Lord, and maybe ask for forgiveness there first,” he said. “Because you’re on a spiral straight to hell.”
Some family members of Nohema Graber talked about the potential forgiveness of Miller. Nohema Graber’s son Christian Graber said he thought Miller’s family was decent and he hoped one day Miller could be too.
“I’ve got no hate in my heart for you,” he said, speaking without prepared remarks directly at Miller. “And I’ve met your mother on several occasions … she seems like a decent woman and always treated me with kindness and respect. And I met your grandmother yesterday, before the funeral of my father, and we had decent conversations. And I feel sorry for you, and I really feel sorry for your mother and your grandmother and all your family — they seem like decent people.
“I still think that there’s a potential for you to become a decent person as well. I don’t see it at the moment, but I really hope that one day you can be and I’d be very happy to help you become a good person and to really change your life and turn it around. I really mean this, there’s still hope for you.”
Willard Noble Miller appeared to nod yes and wiped his nose and eyes at the conclusion of Christian Graber’s remarks.
After the hearing, Miller was taken from the courtroom and will be sent to the Iowa Medical Classification Center in Oakdale, starting with the Youthful Offenders Program before being transferred into adult prison when he turns 18 on Aug. 9.
Ethan Orton who plead guilty to the murders of his parents just found out he is going to spend a very long time behind bars
According to court documents Ethan Orton would murder his parents Misty Scott-Slade and Casey Orton in order to take charge of his life. The two victims would be stabbed repeatedly and his mother was also hit with an ax
Ethan Orton would plead guilty to two counts of first degree murder and now he was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for fifty years
Ethan Orton Case
The Cedar Rapids teen who admitted to killing his parents in 2021 will stay in prison at least until he’s in his sixties.
Ethan Orton was sentenced to life in prison Monday afternoon. He is eligible for parole after 50 years.
Orton pleaded guilty in March to stabbing his parents, Misty Scott-Slade and Casey Orton, to death in their home.
Under Iowa law, first-degree murder means life in prison without the possibility for parole. The exception is for juvenile defendants. Orton was five months away from being 18 at the time of his crime. How long until he would be eligible for parole was the question at the center of Monday’s sentencing.
Both the defense and prosecution called an expert witness to testify to the impact of Orton’s history and his mental capacity at the time of the killings.
Dr. Tracy Thomas, a forensic psychologist, helped the defense paint a picture of Orton as a vulnerable person in an emotionally abusive home. Dr. Thomas detailed what she called a suicide attempt when Orton was 10 or 11 in which he drank bleach. She also outlined what she thought was the impetus for the “breakdown” that led to Orton killing his parents.
“His mother had sent an email while he was at school, and the email essentially said ‘When you turn 18, you’re out of the house. We’re done with you. Plan on being gone,” said Thomas. She went on to say Orton wasn’t able to “rationalize” th e email.
“This offense was the result of, essentially, a complete breakdown,” said Thomas.
However, prosecutors pointed out Orton has not been diagnosed with any major mental illness. They presented a story in which, rather than a breakdown, there was a plan.
“The first conclusion and the entire conclusion was that he was normal,” said Dr. Daniel Tranel, witness for the prosecution. He added Orton “did not meet the criteria for diminished responsibility.”
About Orton’s home life, the state’s witness said it wasn’t “optimal” but added there are those who have it worse.
“I did not see anything profoundly abnormal or severely wrong with his developmental environment,” said Tranel.
Assistant Linn County Attorney Michael Harris added, “He reports that he was not treated well by his parents, but I would ask the court, what teenager truly thinks that they are?”
The defense asked for life with the possibility for parole after ten years, but the judge believed Orton’s age, maturity, and home life weren’t strong mitigating factors.
Both sides’ expert witnesses agreed Ethan Orton is a good candidate for rehabilitation and treatment while in prison.
Megan Staude is a woman from Iowa who has been charged with the murder of her newborn and her father helped her. According to police reports Megan Staude would give birth at home and would immediately put the newborn in a box and ignore the child for two days. Megan Staude father Rodney Staude would put the box into a trash bag, the newborn was still alive at this point, and would dispose of it in a ditch.
When Megan Staude went back to work and her coworkers noticed that she was no longer pregnant and her story was all over the place they would contact police. After speaking with Megan Stuade she would initially say the baby died on the way to the hospital and then later told police the actual story. Police would recover the body of the newborn using cadaver dogs.
Megan Staude would be arrested and has been charged with first degree murder and her father Rodney Staude would be arrested and charged with first degree murder
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A Norwalk woman and her father have been charged with first degree murder in the death of a newborn baby.
According to court documents, Megan Staude, 25, gave birth to the baby boy in late February. But officials say she put the baby in a box and didn’t care for him for two days.
Staude’s father, 64-year-old Rodney Staude, allegedly helped her place the baby in a trash bag. He was still alive at the time, according to court documents. The baby stayed alive for several minutes before he stopped moving.
The bag with the baby’s dead body was then placed in a ditch outside Norwalk. Police later used cadaver dogs to help find the body.
Authorities said Megan Staude gave them conflicting information about the death of the baby. She initially told authorities the baby had died on the way to the hospital, and she was told to go bury him. She later admitted to the circumstances of the baby’s death, according to court documents.
Police told KCCI that Megan Staude’s coworkers grew suspicious and contacted police after noticing she was no longer pregnant, and her story didn’t add up.
An autopsy has been conducted, and results are pending. The investigation remains ongoing.
Officials from Iowa Health and Human Services said cases like this highlight the importance of Safe Haven Laws.
Any child up to 90 days old can be left at any hospital or health care facility, and parents will not face any prosecution.
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