Updated: 11:06 AM PST, March 04, 2021
Alan Lee Philip, 70, was arrested by and charged with murder, kidnapping and first-degree assault in the killings of Annette Schnee, 21, and Barbara Bobbi Jo Oberholtzer, 29, who were most likely hitchhiking when they were targeted, police said.
Two young Colorado women both went missing in 1982. Police found their bodies months apart from each other and now police have arrested a man who they believe is their kidnapper and murderer.
Alan Lee Philip, 70, was arrested by Colorado authorities and charged with murder, kidnapping and first-degree assault in the killings of Annette Schnee, 21, and Barbara Bobbi Jo Oberholtzer, 29, who were most likely hitchhiking when they were approached by their attacker, the Park County Sheriff s Department said Wednesday.
Colorado man arrested for allegedly killing two hitchhikers in 1982 Jessica Schladebeck
After nearly 40 years, a Colorado man has been arrested in connection with the slayings of two young women, who authorities believe were hitchhiking just before they were murdered in 1982.
Alan Phillips was being held on Thursday in in Park County Jail on suspicion of killing Annette Schnee, 21, and 29-year-old Barbara “Bobbi Jo” Oberholtzer. He was identified as a a potential suspect using DNA testing, but authorities have not yet revealed a motive in the killings nor his connection to the victims.
The 70 year-old, from the the mountain hamlet of Dumont, was taken into custody on February 24 near his home in Clear Creek County, Park County Sheriff Tom McGraw told reporters during a news conference on Wednesday. He’s facing charges including first-degree murder, kidnapping and assault.
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Alan Lee Phillips, 70, was arrested and is expected to be charged with murder for the killings of Annette Schnee, 21, and 29-year-old Barbara Bobbi Jo Oberholtzer.