Teacher of the Year and Her 4 Children Die in Suspicious Fire
A former Missouri Teacher of the Year and her four children tragically lost their lives in a house fire that authorities are currently investigating due to suspicious circumstances. Bernadine “Birdie” Pruessner, a community college professor, and her children, Millie Spader, 2, Jackson Spader, 5, and 9-year-old twins Ellie and Ivy Pruessner, were found deceased in their Ferguson home following a fire that broke out around 4:30 a.m. on Monday. The fire also claimed the lives …