Thursday, Jan. 4, 2007
By Marcie Young
Charlotte Observer Staff Writer
SAWMILLS - Defense attorneys for Jerry Anderson, charged with murder in the 2005 death of his wife, are asking for a change of venue.
Lisa Dubs, Anderson's Hickory-based attorney, said the case has received too much media attention for Anderson to receive a fair trial in Caldwell County.
On Dec. 29, 2005, 49-year-old Emily Anderson disappeared from the Sawmills farm she operated with her husband, Jerry Anderson. Her body was found 10 days later in an S.C. restaurant parking lot about 100 miles from Caldwell County.
She had been shot twice. Her body was crammed into the large tool compartment of her Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck.
Nearly a month after she disappeared, 47-year-old Jerry Anderson was charged with first-degree murder. He could face the death penalty if convicted and awaits trial from the Caldwell County jail.
The trial is tentatively scheduled to begin May 12.
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