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Two women, two unsolved murders, and two orange socks

November 19, 2022 / 03:50

This episode covers the mysterious disappearances and murders of Bobby Joe Oberholtzer and Annette Schnee in January 1982 in Breckenridge, Colorado. Key discussions include the timeline of events surrounding their disappearances, the discovery of their bodies, and the connection between the two cases.

Bobby Joe Oberholtzer called her husband Jeff to share news of her promotion on January 6, 1982, but she never returned home. Jeff's search for her led to the discovery of her belongings and eventually her body.

Annette Schnee also went missing on the same day, with her sister Cindy recalling the moment their mother learned of Annette's disappearance. The investigation faced delays until a young boy found Annette's remains, linking her case to Bobby Joe's.

Former Colorado Bureau of Investigation agent Jim Hardkey played a crucial role in connecting the two cases through evidence found at the crime scenes.

The episode highlights the challenges faced by investigators and the emotional toll on the families involved.

TLDR

The episode details the 1982 disappearances of Bobby Joe Oberholtzer and Annette Schnee in Breckenridge, Colorado, and the investigation that followed.

Episode

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it was January 6 1982 in Breckenridge Colorado and Bobby Joe oberholtzer had just called her husband Jeff to tell him
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she received a promotion at work she told him she was planning to celebrate with friends after work and would be
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home soon but when Bobby Joe wasn't home by midnight Jeff drove over to the home
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of the friends Bobby Joe had been celebrating with welcome up asked him you know where
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Bobby was if they knew and she no and it wasn't like her to not come home no not
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at all Breckenridge police told Jeff it was too soon to file a missing persons report so he headed back to Alma a half
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an hour south of Breckenridge the phone rang I think about quarter to eight it was a Rancher he had found her
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driver's license and some of the contents of her wallet blowing in his driveway oh
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and I knew something was horribly wrong Jeff and some friends headed toward the ranch were Bobby Joe's license had been
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found that's when I spotted her backpack out in the snow and I got out of the vehicle
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and went through the snow that's when I found her glove in the snow and it was covered in blood
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and oh some friends headed up Hoosier pass the route Bobby Joe usually took home from
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work they went up with cross-country skis to the pass and uh they've found her body
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former Colorado Bureau of Investigation agent Jim hardkey was at the crime scene
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the other item that was found up there was an orange booty like a ankle sock that didn't belong it didn't fit
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anything connected with Bobby Joe oberholtzer what investigators didn't know yet was that another young woman
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named Annette schnee vanished the same day her sister Cindy remembers their mother getting a call
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I heard her on the phone I heard her start to cry I said what's wrong and she said Annette is missing
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a friend from work reported a net missing on January 8th the day after Bobby Joe's body was found but Annette's
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friend reported she hadn't seen a net since January 6th that was last seen at about 4 30 in the afternoon in in
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Breckenridge Bobby Joe oberholtzer was last seen in Breckenridge at about 7 30 in the evening nearly six months went by
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and investigator still hadn't made an arrest in the case of Bobby Joe oberholtzer
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but the case took a dramatic turn when a young boy stumbled upon Annette's remains in Sacramento Creek
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here's fishing and founder reported to his dad and the dad called the Sheriff's Department
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Jim hardkey attended Annette's autopsy and his eye was drawn to something that would forever change the course of the
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investigation on her left foot I noticed an orange booty and in my mind I'm remembering the
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orange booty that was found at the top of hoosier pass very close to where Bobby Joe oberholtzer's body was found
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and I'm saying holy this is amazing this ties the cases together

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Episode Highlights

  • The Disappearance of Bobby Joe Oberholtzer
    Bobby Joe's mysterious disappearance on January 6, 1982, leaves her husband worried and searching.
    “It wasn't like her to not come home.”
    @ 00m 28s
    November 19, 2022
  • A Grim Discovery
    A young boy finds Annette Schnee's remains, leading to a breakthrough in the investigation.
    “This ties the cases together.”
    @ 03m 40s
    November 19, 2022

Episode Quotes

  • Oh, and I knew something was horribly wrong.
    Two women, two unsolved murders, and two orange socks
  • Holy, this is amazing, this ties the cases together.
    Two women, two unsolved murders, and two orange socks

Key Moments

  • Grim Findings01:40
  • Case Connection03:37

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