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Robert A. Smith

Case from Iowa City, IA dated Nov 01, 1991

Victim Details

Robert A. Smith

Male

White / Caucasian

Iowa City

IA

1991-11-1

45

Robert

A. Smith

06/30/2026

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On a quiet, snowy Friday, November 1, 1991, the University of Iowa campus in Iowa City was shattered by a shocking act of violence. Among the victims that day was Robert Alan Smith, a 45-year-old White male and an associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy. He had joined the university's faculty in 1989. The tragic events unfolded in the afternoon within the confines of Van Allen Hall, a place of academic pursuit that would become a scene of unimaginable horror.

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  • Robert Alan Smith (1946-1991)
  • 1991 University of Iowa shooting - Wikipedia
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