THE DARK SIDE OF NEBRASKA
Teresa Andersen
#91937
Full Name: Teresa Lynn Andersen
DOB: May 15, 1950
Charge: Manslaughter
County: Dawson
City: Lexington
Current Status: Released
Partner in Crime: Jimmie Andersen
Date of Crime: April 20, 1973
Victim: George Amos, Jr.
DOB: May 15, 1950
Charge: Manslaughter
County: Dawson
City: Lexington
Current Status: Released
Partner in Crime: Jimmie Andersen
Date of Crime: April 20, 1973
Victim: George Amos, Jr.
An Omaha man will stand trial for first-degree murder in connection with the April 20, 1973, shooting death of a Nebraska State Trooper. Jimmie Andersen, 29 years old, of Omaha, is accused of murdering Trooper George Amos, Jr., who was found shot to death in his cruiser on I-80. There was a chase across farm fields northwest of Gothenburg, which lead to the capture of Jimmie and his wife.
Don Gieb of North Platte described the chase: He said he rammed Jimmie's car as he chased it across a field. When the cars stopped, Teresa Andersen, 24 years old, pointed George's service revolver at him. Teresa was sitting in the car holding the gun with both hands. Don said he then found the dead trooper's .357 magnum revolver on the seat with it's hammer cocked. He said one shell had been fired and there were three subsequent misfired cartridges in the cylinder.
In being read his rights, Jimmie said "I didn't shoot him, my wife shot him." But earlier, Don quoted Jimmie as saying "We shot him because he laid his hands on me." Don said Jimmie told him that they got George's revolver during a struggle in the patrol car. The officer said that Anderson was wearing blood-spattered clothing when arrested.
Another witness was Trooper Earl Fawcett, 25, of McCook. Earl was George's working partner on the day of the shooting. Earl found George dead in the patrol car. His hat was crushed on the floor board, the Vascar mounting bracket was bent, the microphone and hand spotlight were on the floor and there was blood on the inside and outside of the passenger's door.