In 1982, two women, an Alma resident and one from the Breckenridge area were last seen hitchhiking from Brek on Jan. 6 – not at the same time, and they didn’t know each other.
On that same day, both were murdered, their bodies found in Park County.
21-year-old Annette Kay Schnee, who worked at the Breckenridge Holiday Inn, was seen in the afternoon at a Breckenridge pharmacy during a break between shifts. Her plan was to hitchhike home to change into her other work clothes and come back into town for a night shift at a local tavern. She was never seen again after she left the pharmacy.
29-year-old Bobbie Jo Oberholtzer worked in a Breckenridge office building (The Bell Tower, it has since been torn down) and joined some friends for a drink after work. Around 8 p.m., she attempted to find a ride home to Alma, where her husband was waiting for her.
Oberholtzer’s body was found the next day near the Hoosier Pass parking lot. Schnee’s body was discovered in Sacramento Creek six months later.
