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Amoco convenience store clerk, Cozad, Nebraska
Homicide · Open/Unsolved
29 years waiting · since 1997
UNSOLVED/COLD CASE HOMICIDE - NEBRASKA
Justice for Amoco convenience store clerk, Cozad, Nebraska — 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 #1What is the identity of the white male suspect in his mid-20s who committed this robbery-homicide? Has he been identified through DNA, fingerprints, or ballistics since 1997?
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vehicle
Lead #2The red 1993-1995 Pontiac Grand Am used as the getaway vehicle—has it been recovered or traced through registration records?
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evidence
Lead #3Where is the semi-automatic 9mm firearm used in the shooting? Has ballistics analysis linked it to other crimes?
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 an apparent robbery. The suspect fled in a red 1993-1995 Pontiac Grand Am and remains at large. Despite surveillance footage and detailed physical descriptions, the case remains unsolved nearly three decades later, and investigators continue seeking information about the suspect's identity and whereabouts.
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witness
Lead #4Were there other witnesses at the gas station or on Interstate 80 at the time who may have seen the suspect or vehicle?
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clue
Lead #5Surveillance footage from the Amoco station captured the shooting—has facial recognition or enhanced imagery analysis been applied to identify the suspect?
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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
10:30Homicide at Amoco Station
Unknown white male, mid-20s, 6'1"-6'3", brown hair, wearing dark hooded sweatshirt and brown bomber coat, shot convenience store clerk three times (once in back of head, twice in arm) with semi-automatic 9mm firearm. Suspect 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 9, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:March 10, 1997 at 10:30 AM
Last Updated:September 9, 2026