Cardinal Crimes
Cardinal Crimes
Podcast Description
At Cardinal Crimes, we want "true crime" to have a purpose. Here, we aim to raise awareness of cases, deepen understanding of various types of crime and the psychology driving them, and explore ways to prevent future crime—whether through individual actions, community efforts, societal change, or policy reform. We do this by speaking with survivors, victims, experts, policymakers, offenders, and more to learn all that we can about crime and how to stop it.
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The podcast covers themes such as domestic violence, unsolved murders, and the psychology of offenders, with episodes featuring topics like male victims of domestic violence, the unsolved cases of Gladys Held and Jacob Biretz, and the impact of intimate partner violence on survivors, such as in the discussions with Janine Latus and Leah Zeiger.
At Cardinal Crimes, we want “true crime” to have a purpose.
Here, we aim to raise awareness of cases, deepen understanding of various types of crime and the psychology driving them, and explore ways to prevent future crime—whether through individual actions, community efforts, societal change, or policy reform.
We do this by speaking with survivors, victims, experts, policymakers, offenders, and more to learn all that we can about crime and how to stop it.
On November 2nd, 2021, two 16-year-old boys beat their 66-year-old Spanish teacher, Nohema Graber, to death. The reasoning? They were getting bad grades in her class. The murder of Nohema Graber stunned the community of Fairfield, Iowa, and the nation. In this episode we discuss the timeline of events, how the two teens stalked and meticulously planned their crimes, and discuss what transpired at their sentencing hearings. How could two teenage boys do something so depraved?
This is the last episode looking at young men who turn to violence, a quick series I wanted to do after watching the Netflix series “Adolescence”. There are so many conversations that need to be had on this topic, and I hope to hear more people having them.
SOURCES
- https://www.kcci.com/article/iowa-court-documents-reveal-timeline-of-killing-of-fairfield-spanish-teacher-willard-miller-jeremy-goodale/39517350
- https://www.kcci.com/article/nohema-graber-memorial-service-spanish-teacher-fairfield/38205043
- https://cbs2iowa.com/news/local/fairfield-teens-accused-of-murder-in-court-tuesday-asking-for-lowered-bonds
- https://abc3340.com/news/nation-world/iowa-teenagers-willard-miller-jeremy-goodale-kill-spanish-teacher-nohema-graber-over-bad-grade-prosecutor-fairfield-high-school-murder-charges-court-documents-phone-computer-snapchat-body-chatauqua-park
- https://www.iowacourts.gov/courtcases/21483/embed/SupremeCourtOpinion
- https://www.behnerfh.com/obituaries/nohemacastilloycastillo-graber
- https://www.kcrg.com/2025/01/28/court-upholds-sentence-fairfield-teen-convicted-murdering-spanish-teacher-2021/
- https://www.iowacourts.gov/courtcases/22353/embed/CourtAppealsOpinion
- https://www.kktv.com/2022/05/11/teen-accused-killing-spanish-high-school-teacher-be-tried-adult-judge-ruling/
- https://lawandcrime.com/crime/teenager-who-helped-beat-spanish-teacher-to-death-over-co-defendants-failing-grade-is-sentence
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Theme Song: Shrouded Lament by james.lfo, William Claeson
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