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Matthew Pusateri

Case from Cedar Rapids, IA dated Nov 12, 1988

Victim Details

Matthew Pusateri

Male

White / Caucasian

Cedar Rapids

IA

1988-11-12

26

Matthew

Pusateri

07/06/2026

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In the early morning hours of Saturday, November 12, 1988, the life of 26-year-old Matthew Pusateri, a White / Caucasian male, was tragically cut short in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Pusateri, who worked as a taxi driver for the Yellow Cab company, was on duty, seated in his vehicle in a parking lot in the 800 block of Sixth Street SW. At approximately 3 a.m., two men reportedly approached his cab.

In an act of violence that has remained unsolved for decades, Pusateri was shot in the head. Police ...
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  • Matthew Pusateri, age 26 - National Gun Violence Memorial
  • Cedar Rapids Gazette Newspaper Archives | May 20, 1998, p. 14
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