Goldie Huntbach
Robert Huntbach
Double Homicide
311 W. 10th Street
Waterloo, IA
Black Hawk County
January 12, 1981
Courtesy photo WCFCourier.comSixty-six-year-old South Gate, California, resident Jack Wendell Pursel has confessed to robbing and killing Robert and Goldie Huntbach.
It looks like justice will finally come for the Huntbachs after 31 years!
Click on the following link to read about the confession: Huntbach Confession
Black Hawk County in Iowa
At 10:00 a.m. on Monday, January 12, 1981, a neighbor found the bodies of Robert Huntbach, 85, and his wife Goldie, 77, in their home at 311 West 10th Street in Waterloo.
Robert was in the downstairs living room and Goldie in a hallway on the second floor. Both were shot to death.
There were no signs of forced entry, but investigators believed the crime was a robbery-murder, as the elderly couple was robbed twice before.
The Huntbachs were last seen by relatives on Saturday, January 11.
Neighbors said they heard gunshots coming from the house between 10:00 p.m. and midnight on Sunday.
Original KCRG TV-9 footage from January 12, 1981
Robert Huntbach was retired from Rath Packing Company in Waterloo. Neighbors, according to the Cedar Rapids Gazette, said the pair were “real nice, quiet people who kept to themselves.”
Goldie was born in Iowa on November 23, 1903; and Robert was born in Iowa on March 23, 1895 to Elizabeth Clark, a native of England, and Canadian Robert Huntbach, Sr.
Courtesy photo Des Moines RegisterThe couple was survived by two daughters and several grandchildren.
Questions and information concerning the unsolved 1981 homicides of Robert and Goldie Huntbach should be directed to the Waterloo Police Department at 319-291-4340 or Iowa Cold Cases through the Contact form.
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http://www.kwwl.com/story/18245052/waterloo-police-make-arrest-in-1981-double-murder-investigation
Yes, thanks, Uulargh! This is wonderful news! I’ve added it to our Facebook page and it will be part of the Huntsbachs’ Case Summary here on our website!
Good news! A California man confessed to this double homicide. Here’s the link:
http://wcfcourier.com/news/local/update-california-man-charged-with-murder-in-killings/article_e4fa7d71-3a19-52db-b42d-79351467761a.html
Thanks, Kole! We all celebrate this wonderful news! I’ve added it to our Facebook page and it will be part of the Huntsbachs’ Case Summary here on our website!