Shawn North

On November 22, 2016, in , by Jody Ewing

Shawn Michael North Homicide Shawn Michael North 30 YOA at time of crime 45 YOA at time of death 1200 block of Doreen Ave. Waterloo, Iowa Black Hawk County Date of Crime: May 21, 2001 Date of Death: August 30, 2016       COLD CASE: Sisters remember Waterloo man who died 15 years after […]

Randy Dawson

On October 22, 2015, in , by Jody Ewing

Randy Scott Dawson Homicide Randall “Randy” Scott Dawson 52 YOA 302 E. 10th St. Waterloo, Iowa Black Hawk County December 24, 2014   Case Summary compiled by Jody Ewing   Randall “Randy” Scott Dawson, 52, was shot multiple times at his Waterloo home on Christmas Eve, 2014. Waterloo police said officers and paramedics responded to […]

Dennis Washburn

On March 8, 2015, in , by Jody Ewing

Dennis Dwaine Washburn Undetermined Dennis Dwaine Washburn 69 YOA Edwards Street Near Longfellow Elementary School Waterloo, IA Black Hawk County Date of Death: June 5, 2014 Incident Date: May 25, 2014     Case Summary compiled by Jody Ewing   Dennis Dwaine Washburn — a 69-year-old United States Navy and Vietnam War veteran who didn’t […]

Gladys Held

On October 11, 2013, in , by Jody Ewing

Black Hawk County in Iowa   Waterloo in Black Hawk County Gladys Dorothy Held Homicide Gladys Dorothy Held 83 YOA Walnut Court Retirement Home 315 Walnut St., Apt. 321 Waterloo, IA Black Hawk County December 8, 1993   Gladys D. Held, an 83-year-old retired personal secretary, was beaten and strangled at a Waterloo senior citizens […]

Ruben Lara

On October 11, 2013, in , by Jody Ewing

Black Hawk County in Iowa   Waterloo in Black Hawk County Ruben Lara, Jr. Hit-and-Run Homicide Ruben Lara, Jr. 40 YOA Highway 218 Waterloo, IA Black Hawk County December 8, 2000   Ruben Lara Jr., a 40-year-old construction worker who lived at 3450 Ellington St. in Waterloo, was killed in a hit-and-run homicide early Friday […]

Jacob Biretz

On October 11, 2013, in , by Jody Ewing

Black Hawk County in Iowa   Waterloo in Black Hawk County Jacob J. “Jake” Biretz Homicide Jacob “Jake” Biretz 87 YOA 311 Lafayette St., Apt. B Waterloo, IA Black Hawk County December 10, 1993   Jacob “Jake” Biretz, an 87-year-old retired mechanic, was found dead in his apartment at a Waterloo retirement home on Friday, […]

Kenneth Gallmeyer

On March 8, 2013, in , by Jody Ewing

Courtesy Redman-Schwartz Funeral Home Carl Kenneth “Kenny” Gallmeyer Carl Kenneth Gallmeyer Homicide — SOLVED Carl Kenneth “Ken” Gallmeyer 70 YOA 1091 240th Street Nashua, IA Chickasaw County Est. Date of Death: Sept. 25–26, 2012 Investigating Agency: Chickasaw County Sheriff’s Office Body Found: Oct. 4, 2012 Arrest Made: January 2022 Defendant: Randy Lee Patrie     […]

Martavious Robinson and Calvin Rash

On January 28, 2013, in , by Jody Ewing

Martavious “Tay” DeShaun Robinson and Calvin Maurice Rash Double Homicide   Black Hawk County in Iowa   Waterloo in Black Hawk County Martavious “Tay” DeShaun Robinson, 20 Calvin Maurice Rash, 29 408 Thompson Ave. Waterloo, IA Black Hawk County September 21, 2002   Case Summary compiled by Jody Ewing On Saturday, September 21, 2002, Martavious […]

John Parham

On December 10, 2012, in , by Jody Ewing

John Marvin Parham, Jr. Homicide John Marvin Parham, Jr. 58 YOA 413 Ricker Street Waterloo, IA Black Hawk County June 24, 2010   Case Summary compiled by Jody Ewing using excerpts from the WCF Courier and Cedar Valley Crime Stoppers   John Marvin Parham, Jr., 58, sat on the front steps of his 413 Ricker […]