Colorado 1982 Cold Case Solved — Arrest Shocks Community
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Colorado 1982 Cold Case Solved — Arrest Shocks Community
40 years ago, two young women vanished on a snow-covered mountain road in Colorado on the same day, disappearing without a trace and leaving their families in despair with unanswered questions. Authorities suspected this was no coincidence and that it might involve the same stranger who had approached them on the road. But when the bodies were found one after another dozens of miles apart, they still didn’t have enough evidence or leads to track down the perpetrator
📚 Case Information Sources
1. ABC News — Colorado Man Arrested in 1982 Cold Case Murders of 2 Women (March 4, 2021)
Park County Sheriff Tom McGraw announced Alan Lee Phillips, 70, was arrested February 24, 2021, for the murders of Annette Schnee and Barbara Oberholtzer. Both women were hitchhiking near Breckenridge on January 6, 1982. Genetic genealogy testing in 2020 identified Phillips as suspect after nearly 40 years.
Source: https://abcnews.go.com/US/colorado-ma...
2. NBC News — A Man Was Rescued in a Storm the Same Day 2 Women Disappeared. He's Now Convicted. (September 16, 2022)
AP via NBC News reported Alan Lee Phillips convicted by Park County jury on eight counts including two counts of first-degree murder. Phillips was ironically rescued from a snowstorm the very same night his two victims disappeared near Breckenridge. Sentencing set for November 7.
Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/...
3. CBS News — Man Sentenced to Two Terms of Life in Prison After DNA Linked Him to 1982 Killings (November 8, 2022)
Judge Stephen Broome sentenced Alan Lee Phillips, 71, to two consecutive life terms without parole. Victims' families gave emotional impact statements in court. Phillips's genetic genealogy match came from DNA on a bloody glove found near Oberholtzer's body in 1982.
Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alan-lee...
4. Oxygen / NBC Universal — Colorado Man Gets Life for 1982 Cold Case Murders in Breckenridge (November 8, 2022)
In-depth coverage of Alan Phillips's two consecutive life sentences. Covers how investigators obtained his DNA from a discarded napkin in February 2021, confirming a match to blood evidence from Oberholtzer's glove. Phillips maintained his innocence and filed an appeal.
Source: https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/ala...
5. CBS News 48 Hours — Annette Schnee and Bobbie Jo Oberholtzer: How a Pair of Orange Socks Connected Two Colorado Cold Case Murders (2022)
Full CBS 48 Hours investigation tracing 40 years of the case — from the orange socks linking both victims, to private investigator Charlie McCormick's decades of work, to how United Data Connect's genetic genealogy ultimately identified Alan Phillips as the killer.
Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/annette-...
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Caught a ride, two other guys - latino - similar age. Two door, front seat passenger side leaned his seat forward & I hopped in the back. Immediately got, "a bad feel." about.
Late afternoon driving into the sun, it glared thru the windshield, still it was dark inside the car & I had to squint my eyes but they seemed in shadows. I hadn't been in the car 2 minutes and I wanted out already. Walking sounded like the real good idea all a sudden
The driver caught the red light next intersection, and I said, "Hey I think I forgot something, gotta go back." I hadn't. The two guys looked at each other, a long couple silent seconds then same time, the light turned green & the car behind honked.
The driver said, "Cool" but it sounded like a question & the guy sitting in the pass seat, "Yeah okay" & opened the door. I pushed it/him forward and kinda "exited quickly"; I didn't mean to be rude but I wasn't going to not be either.
The guy behind beeped again and the car pulled away. It wasn't warm out but I felt the small of my back damp w/ sweat as the guy who'd beeped drove by me. I still remember making eye contact w/ him, annoyed by the delay - not more than 5 seconds - gave a smirk to my wave.
Dunno if he took it as a, "Sorry, man" or if he accepted it, even tho I meant it as a, "THANK YOU, dude I think you mighta just saved my dumb ass."
THAT was the last time I ever tried hitch-hiking.
Colorado 1982 Cold Case Solved — Arrest Shocks Community
Cold Case Files
64,712 views
Colorado 1982 Cold Case Solved — Arrest Shocks Community
40 years ago, two young women vanished on a snow-covered mountain road in Colorado on the same day, disappearing without a trace and leaving their families in despair with unanswered questions. Authorities suspected this was no coincidence and that it might involve the same stranger who had approached them on the road. But when the bodies were found one after another dozens of miles apart, they still didn’t have enough evidence or leads to track down the perpetrator
📚 Case Information Sources
1. ABC News — Colorado Man Arrested in 1982 Cold Case Murders of 2 Women (March 4, 2021)
Park County Sheriff Tom McGraw announced Alan Lee Phillips, 70, was arrested February 24, 2021, for the murders of Annette Schnee and Barbara Oberholtzer. Both women were hitchhiking near Breckenridge on January 6, 1982. Genetic genealogy testing in 2020 identified Phillips as suspect after nearly 40 years.
Source: https://abcnews.go.com/US/colorado-ma...
2. NBC News — A Man Was Rescued in a Storm the Same Day 2 Women Disappeared. He's Now Convicted. (September 16, 2022)
AP via NBC News reported Alan Lee Phillips convicted by Park County jury on eight counts including two counts of first-degree murder. Phillips was ironically rescued from a snowstorm the very same night his two victims disappeared near Breckenridge. Sentencing set for November 7.
Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/...
3. CBS News — Man Sentenced to Two Terms of Life in Prison After DNA Linked Him to 1982 Killings (November 8, 2022)
Judge Stephen Broome sentenced Alan Lee Phillips, 71, to two consecutive life terms without parole. Victims' families gave emotional impact statements in court. Phillips's genetic genealogy match came from DNA on a bloody glove found near Oberholtzer's body in 1982.
Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alan-lee...
4. Oxygen / NBC Universal — Colorado Man Gets Life for 1982 Cold Case Murders in Breckenridge (November 8, 2022)
In-depth coverage of Alan Phillips's two consecutive life sentences. Covers how investigators obtained his DNA from a discarded napkin in February 2021, confirming a match to blood evidence from Oberholtzer's glove. Phillips maintained his innocence and filed an appeal.
Source: https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/ala...
5. CBS News 48 Hours — Annette Schnee and Bobbie Jo Oberholtzer: How a Pair of Orange Socks Connected Two Colorado Cold Case Murders (2022)
Full CBS 48 Hours investigation tracing 40 years of the case — from the orange socks linking both victims, to private investigator Charlie McCormick's decades of work, to how United Data Connect's genetic genealogy ultimately identified Alan Phillips as the killer.
Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/annette-...