Angie Buck: Second Murder Charge Filed 31 Years After Waterloo Woman’s Death

Angie Buck: Second Murder Charge Filed 31 Years After Waterloo Woman’s Death

Thursday, October 29, 2026 | Second charge filed Wednesday, October 28 | Black Hawk County, Iowa

The Case, Simply Explained

Angela “Angie” Buck was a mother of four from Waterloo, Iowa. She had played the violin, loved horses, worked as a nursing aide and studied toward becoming a radio announcer. The 37-year-old was found beside a creek east of the city on August 11, 1995. Investigators determined that she had been killed by a gunshot wound. The case remained unresolved for more than 31 years.

On October 29, 2026, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird’s office confirmed a second first-degree murder charge in Angie’s death. Lindell Jackson, 50, of Waterloo, was charged October 28. Kelly Joseph Grant, 59, of Bertha, Minnesota, had been arrested and charged October 15. KCRG reports that Jackson made an initial appearance October 29. Both men are presumed innocent unless convicted.

Why It Matters

The second charge marks another important step after decades of unanswered questions. But an arrest is not proof. The court will need to assess evidence that investigators say includes old witness accounts, disputed statements, and interviews decades apart. It is essential to distinguish what the state officially confirmed from what prosecutors allege and what future jurors may decide.

Go Deeper

Two charged men, two legal records

The Attorney General’s October 16 release confirmed Grant’s arrest with assistance from Iowa and Minnesota agencies. Its October 29 release confirms Jackson was already in Black Hawk County Jail on an unrelated charge when charged with Angie’s murder. That unrelated matter does not establish anything about this homicide.

The Iowa Attorney General’s Office said the Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Office, the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, the Black Hawk County Attorney’s Office and the Attorney General’s Cold Case Unit have worked on the investigation. The public statements do not release the complete case file or assert that a jury has made any finding against either defendant.

What the criminal complaints reportedly describe

Local reporting based on the complaints says investigators revisited an alleged confrontation at a Cottage Street home in Waterloo during the night of August 10 and early morning of August 11, 1995. A witness reportedly described Angie being assaulted and forced into a vehicle. Her body was discovered east of Waterloo later that morning. These are allegations cited by law enforcement and journalists, not authenticated findings in the original reports we have personally reviewed.

Reporting about the Grant complaint also describes interviews in 1996, 2001 and 2025 in which investigators say his answers changed. KCRG reports the Jackson complaint describes other investigative interviews and an allegation that he had access to a relative’s handgun. The original interview recordings and any firearm comparison must be obtained before making stronger claims about what those details prove.

One proposed motive was reportedly based on a false belief

Prosecutors reportedly learned in 2025 that people in the Cottage and Sumner Street area had incorrectly believed Angie was giving law enforcement information about drug activity. This is a theory about why someone might have targeted her, not evidence that Angie actually worked as a police informant. An older reported associate statement instead referred to a belief that she had stolen something. Neither theory is a proven motive.

The original record still has holes

The Iowa State Medical Examiner concluded that a gunshot caused Angie’s death. But the entire autopsy, 1995 scene inventory, possible search-warrant applications and returns, complete interview recordings, ballistics and firearms records and the court-filed complaint PDFs have not been independently examined by Faces in the Footnotes.

These are concrete research questions, not grounds to accuse investigators of hiding evidence. Iowa Courts Online provides a free public docket index. The court system explains that members of the public generally obtain underlying public documents through a courthouse terminal or the county clerk. Until we examine those materials, claims about a matched weapon, DNA evidence or a confession must remain unverified.

What Happens Next

We are following the defendants separately for charging documents, counsel, preliminary proceedings, discovery, motions, jury-instruction versions and any eventual verdict forms. No trial date or verdict has been authenticated. A reported November 6 event for Grant requires checking the live docket before identifying its precise procedural purpose. We will update our dated timeline and full case record only as verified events occur.