Abaddon Hotel Tragedy -

The city of Cedar Rapids was left reeling. The brutality of the crime—the execution-style murders of the owners and the random killing of guests—was unprecedented in the area. The Cedar Rapids Gazette ran headlines for weeks, detailing the "Hotel of Horror."

The hotel had earned a grim reputation among locals. It was said that the despair within its walls was palpable, a heaviness that clung to the peeling wallpaper. But no one could have predicted the violence that would erupt on a quiet spring day. abaddon hotel tragedy