CALHOUN COUNTY, Iowa — The trial date for the man accused of murdering a Farnhamville teen has been set.

Nathaniel Bevers-McGivney, 21, is charged with first-degree murder and abuse of a corpse in the death of 17-year-old Michele “Luna” Jackson. He entered a written plea of not guilty to the charges last week.

Court documents say Bevers-McGivney cut the victim’s throat with a knife and stabbed her multiple times on September 22nd. Officials say the killing was premeditated and he concealed her body after the crime.

Bevers-McGivney’s trial has been scheduled to begin November 19th at the Calhoun County Courthouse in Rockwell City.