Arrest Made in Bobbie Jo Oberholtzer and Annette Schnee Murders - Orange Sock Murders

[Tighthead]

https://www.thedenverchannel.com/new...r-breckenridge

Looks like a suspect who hadn’t been mentioned. Have to think that DNA and genealogical research are involved.

[Todd Mueller]

Here’s another article and it mentions the likely DNA research.

I never thought we’d see an arrest. This is awesome and hopefully it leads to a conviction.

[ScaryFog]

Great news. Never thought this one would get solved.

[WishfulDreamer]

I'm so happy to read this! 39 years and they got him.

I can't help but grin to think of other killers/violent criminals shaking in their boots hearing about these recent solves. Knowing it's only a matter of time before they might get caught as well.

[Gelatinous Goo]

I'm sure Jeff has better things to do than read comments on this website, but if you ever happen to see this, buddy, I hope a bit of your heart is at peace. Even prior to DNA, I never doubted you for a minute. I'm glad you have the chance to see this happen in your lifetime.

[DALLASTEXAN!!]

this is great news. We’ve been waiting for this for a long time. I listened to a few podcasts a couple of nights ago.

[Huskerz85]

Great to see some resolution here!

[TheCars1986]

This is great news. I'm glad the guy isn't dead and will have to face punishment for what he did.

[dynoguy88]

Holy crap!!! I was hoping genetic genealogy would finally solve this case. You had the blood on Bobbie's mitten. (We knew it belonged to a male and that it wasn't Jeff's.)

That huge key ring Jeff gave Bobbie is what she used defend herself with that night she was killed. It is believed she made him bleed so bad that he may have a scar.

This is truly amazing news. I can't wait until more info becomes available.

[dynoguy88]

Originally Posted by Gelatinous Goo

I'm sure Jeff has better things to do than read comments on this website, but if you ever happen to see this, buddy, I hope a bit of your heart is at peace. Even prior to DNA, I never doubted you for a minute. I'm glad you have the chance to see this happen in your lifetime.

Amen. Reading books and watching specials that mention everything Jeff had to endure will make your head spin.

Failed attempts at reporting her missing - one officer even suggesting to him to get over it because she probably ran off with another man. Police still refusing to get involved even after Jeff returned to the police saying they found Bobbie's backpack covered with blood. The harassment by police toward Jeff in the years after the murders, tracking down every woman he was ever seen talking to and telling them that he was a wife killer. Residents refusing to let him in their homes, which completely destroyed his appliance business. His own brother (who liked him enough to follow him to Colorado) turning on him immediately and accusing him of the murders - his only "evidence" being that he once saw Jeff and Bobbie bicker over cold pizza. A whack-job sister-in-law who claimed a spirit came to her in her sleep to tell him Jeff killed his wife.

It seems the majority of that stuff stopped when DNA cleared Jeff. But then in 2019, the case was featured on Paula Zahn and Bobbie's sister said she didn't think Bobbie was happy in her marriage. She offered nothing to back up why she felt that way other than saying, "She was my sister and she couldn't fake it with me."

It's frustrating to hear that crapping all over Jeff hasn't completely stopped. I would love to hear a statement from him. If anyone deserves any semblance of closure, it's him.

[DALLASTEXAN!!]

Originally Posted by dynoguy88

Amen. Reading books and watching specials that mention everything Jeff had to endure will make your head spin.

Failed attempts at reporting her missing - one officer even suggesting to him to get over it because she probably ran off with another man. Police still refusing to get involved even after Jeff returned to the police saying they found Bobbie's backpack covered with blood. The harassment by police toward Jeff in the years after the murders, tracking down every woman he was ever seen talking to and telling them that he was a wife killer. Residents refusing to let him in their homes, which completely destroyed his appliance business. His own brother (who liked him enough to follow him to Colorado) turning on him immediately and accusing him of the murders - his only "evidence" being that he once saw Jeff and Bobbie bicker over cold pizza. A whack-job sister-in-law who claimed a spirit came to her in her sleep to tell him Jeff killed his wife.

It seems the majority of that stuff stopped when DNA cleared Jeff. But then in 2019, the case was featured on Paula Zahn and Bobbie's sister said she didn't think Bobbie was happy in her marriage. She offered nothing to back up why she felt that way other than saying, "She was my sister and she couldn't fake it with me."

It's frustrating to hear that crapping all over Jeff hasn't completely stopped. I would love to hear a statement from him. If anyone deserves any semblance of closure, it's him.

I’m glad you and GG both posted this. For me this brings to light another unsung story where Jeff was too a victim. He lost his wife, and on top of that was unfairly abused because he was the only suspect for a long while. Hopefully this news brings him some vindication. No one has a perfect marriage. I feel there are some similarities with the Amy bechtel case where law enforcement tried to railroad Steve Bechtel. And then Amy’s family and some in the community turned on Steve because it was the convenient thing to do.

[RobinW]

Really curious to learn more information about the background of Alan Lee Phillips. I find it hard to imagine that someone brazen enough to kill two separate women at separate times on the same night has not committed any more murders in his lifetime.

[bell83]

WOW! Never in a million years did I expect this! I gotta look back into this case. Does anyone know if this segment is online "somewhere?"

[ScaryFog]

Originally Posted by bell83

WOW! Never in a million years did I expect this! I gotta look back into this case. Does anyone know if this segment is online "somewhere?"

I looked, couldn't find it. Not even on the official UM Filmrise channel.

[ScaryFog]

Photos provided by Colorado authorities show Alan Lee Phillips as a younger man (left) and in the mug shot following his arrest in connection with the alleged murders of two young women outside of Breckenridge in 1982.

https://www.thedenverchannel.com/new...colorado-women