![Waterloo Inmate Dies In State Prison](https://townsquare.media/site/725/files/2021/02/Robert-Taylor.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Waterloo Inmate Dies In State Prison
An inmate serving a life sentence for a murder he committed in Waterloo has died in prison.
In a press release, Iowa Department of Corrections officials confirmed that Robert Taylor is the 17th inmate to die of complications related to COVID-19 and other pre-existing medical conditions. The 72-year-old was pronounced dead at the Iowa Medical and Classification Center Sunday evening.
Court records show Taylor was convicted of first-degree murder in the shooting death of his wife, Lacie Mae, at the couple's Waterloo home in the early morning hours of June 2, 1979. Taylor began serving his prison sentence on Jan. 26, 1980.
According to a court document, Taylor's wife and three children were absent when he returned home from work just before midnight on June 1. During one of three overnight phone calls Taylor made to Lacie's mother, he talked about a letter he found, written by Lacie, in which she referred to another man. The records show that Taylor called an ambulance for his wife at 5:46 AM. Her body was then discovered on the floor of an upstairs bedroom.
![K92.3 logo](https://townsquare.media/site/726/files/2021/11/attachment-k923-square.jpg?w=100)
LOOK: See the iconic cars that debuted the year you were born
More From K92.3
![Waterloo Pool Will Be Closing Early for the Season](http://townsquare.media/site/726/files/2024/07/attachment-Pool-is-closed.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![EDM Festival Shifts Location from Independence to Waterloo](http://townsquare.media/site/726/files/2024/07/attachment-EDM-.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Waterloo Welcomes New Family-Owned Steakhouse](http://townsquare.media/site/784/files/2022/04/attachment-RS38847_GettyImages-489765092.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Day Care Horror: Waterloo Woman Accused of Abusing Children](http://townsquare.media/site/726/files/2024/07/attachment-baby.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![John Deere Waterloo Plant to Lay Off Hundreds in September](http://townsquare.media/site/726/files/2024/07/attachment-Waterloo-JOHN-DEERE-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![American Idol Star Set to Headline at Waterloo Festival](http://townsquare.media/site/726/files/2024/07/attachment-_Photo-by-Emma-McIntyreGetty-Images-for-The-Recording-Academy.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Your Complete Guide to the Mayor’s Fireworks in Waterloo](http://townsquare.media/site/726/files/2024/07/attachment-fireworks.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Fatal Shooting in Waterloo: One Dead, Two Officers Injured](http://townsquare.media/site/726/files/2024/07/attachment-waterloo-2.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Who’s Next? Waterloo to Appoint New Police Chief](http://townsquare.media/site/726/files/2024/06/attachment-thumbnail_Duncan-Robert-5328_JC.jpg?w=980&q=75)