Tag Archives: Waterloo Unsolved Murders

Outside the Welcome Inn: Murder of Judith Reed 1974

Murder Victim Judith I. Reed 1936-1974 Cause of Death: Beating Motive: Drunken Quarrel Murder Scene and Date Charlotte, Iowa Clinton County December 27, 1974 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written January 2012 On Thursday, December 26, 1974, 38-year-old Charlotte, Iowa, resident … Continue reading

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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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Leave Town or Die: Murder of Richard Huggins 1914

Murder Victim Richard William Huggins 49-year-old Florist Sherwood Greenhouse 1865-1914 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Romantic Entanglement Murder Scene and Date 600 blk Conger Street Waterloo, Iowa Black Hawk County October 3, 1914 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written March 2012 … 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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