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Harold Smith

Case from Waterloo, IA dated Mar 21, 1951

Victim Details

Harold Smith

Male

Waterloo

IA

1951-03-21

48

Harold

Smith

07/05/2026

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In the spring of 1951, the community of Waterloo, Iowa, was unsettled by the violent death of one of its own. Harold Smith, a 48-year-old man, was killed by gun violence on March 21, 1951. Information available through online sources regarding the specific circumstances of his death is sparse, leaving a narrative pieced together from genealogical and memorial records rather than detailed news reports of the era.

The events of that late winter day remain largely obscured by the passage of ...
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  • Feb 21, 1951, page 1 - The Courier at Newspapers.com - Newspapers.com
  • Feb 21, 1951, page 1 - The Muscatine Journal at Newspapers.com - Newspapers.com
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