Tag Archives: Black Hawk County Unsolved Murders

Ancient Vendetta: Murder of Joseph Busemi 1915

Murder Victim Joseph Busemi 27-year-old Laborer Waterloo Fuel Company 1888-1915 Cause of Death: Stabbed Motive: Black Hand Vendetta Murder Scene and Date Near Old Paper Mill Cedar River Waterloo, Iowa Black Hawk County October 4, 1915 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers … Continue reading

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“A Vaudeville of Troubles”: Murder of Deborah Simmons 1879

Murder Victim Deborah Ann Faulkerson Simmons 62-year-old Hotel Proprietress 1816-1879 Cause of Death: Struck with Flat Iron Motive: Family Dispute Murder Scene and Date The New York House Jefferson Street between 4th and 5th Waterloo, Iowa Black Hawk County April … Continue reading

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