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Amoco Convenience Station Clerk

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Amoco Convenience Station Clerk

Case
#294
SourceFBI WantedUpdated Mar 15, 2026
Dawson County Sheriff's Office, Nebraska
Homicide ยท Open - Unsolved
29 years waiting ยท since 1997

UNSOLVED/COLD CASE HOMICIDE - NEBRASKA

Justice for Amoco Convenience Station Clerk โ€” the trail went cold in 1997, but the truth hasn't.

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Key leads to think about

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suspect
Lead #1

What is the identity of the white male in his mid-20s with brown hair who committed this shooting?

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vehicle
Lead #2

Where is the red 1993-1995 Pontiac Grand Am that the suspect drove away in?

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evidence
Lead #3

Are there any ballistic matches or forensic evidence from the crime scene that could identify the shooter?

On March 10, 1997, an unknown white male in his mid-20s shot and killed a clerk at an Amoco Convenience Station in Cozad, Nebraska during what appeared to be a robbery. The suspect fled in a red 1993-1995 Pontiac Grand Am and remains at large nearly three decades later. The case is unsolved, and investigators seek information about the suspect's identity and vehicle whereabouts.

Case
#294
SourceFBI WantedUpdated Mar 15, 2026
Dawson County Sheriff's Office, Nebraska

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More leads to consider

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witness
Lead #4

Did anyone witness the suspect before or after the incident, or see the vehicle on I-80?

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Source Narrative

Cozad, Nebraska March 10, 1997 On March 10, 1997, at about 10:30 am, an unknown white male placed gasoline in a 1993-1995 red 2-door Pontiac Grand Am before entering the Amoco Convenience Station in Cozad, NE (which is located on Interstate 80). The subject then purchased a soda.

The surveillance camera shows the clerk placing the soda in a bag before going to the floor. The clerk is then shot three times, once in the back of the head and twice in the arm.

All three shots were from a semi automatic 9mm firearm. The subject then walked back to his car and drove away.

Timeline of Events

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1997-03-10
10:30

Homicide at Amoco Station

Unknown white male, mid-20s, 6'1"-6'3", 200-225 lbs, wearing dark hooded sweatshirt and brown bomber coat, shot clerk three times (once in back of head, twice in arm) with semi-automatic 9mm firearm at Amoco Convenience Station on I-80 in Cozad, NE, then fled in red 1993-1995 Pontiac Grand Am

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Case Information

Incident:March 10, 1997 at 10:30 AM
Last Updated:September 26, 2026

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Case Information

Incident:March 10, 1997 at 10:30 AM
Last Updated:September 26, 2026