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Jeffery Zolliecoffer

Case from Waterloo, IA dated Sep 15, 1989

Victim Details

Jeffery Zolliecoffer

Male

Black / African American

Waterloo

IA

1989-09-15

23

Jeffery

Zolliecoffer

07/14/2026

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In the late summer of 1989, the life of Jeffery Zolliecoffer, a 23-year-old Black male from Waterloo, Iowa, was tragically cut short. Known to his friends and family as "Jo Jo," Zolliecoffer was last seen alive on September 7, 1989. A week later, on September 15, a grim discovery was made in the Cedar River, just north of the city's business district. A child playing near the river first spotted what they believed to be a mannequin, but it was soon confirmed to be a human body.

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  • Gone Cold: Jeffery Zolliecoffer, killed in 1989
  • Cold Case: 30 years since Jeffery Zolliecoffer's murder | News - KWWL
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    Does anyone else find it incredibly frustrating that fear of gang retaliation seems to be keeping wi... ...Read More
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