After digging deeper into Alan
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2025 6:51 am
The police report from that incident included this booking photo of the then-22-year-old Phillips, and his signed confession. In the confession, Phillips admitted to picking up a woman who was hitchhiking in Breckenridge and physically assaulting her by an empty cabin.
Lee Phillips's background, Det. Sgt. Kipple and her team were convinced he was the man who murdered Bobbie Jo Oberholtzer and Annette Schnee. But they needed proof, so they set out to secretly obtain his DNA to see if it matched the blood found on Bobbie Jo's belongings.
In late January 2021, they began covertly tailing Phillips and finally, after telegram database five weeks, they got a big break. When Phillips went to a Sonic Drive-In one day to grab some food, detectives were right there. Later that day, he discarded the bag in this post office trash can, near where he lived. Kipple and her team were there to retrieve it after he left. Phillips's DNA was pulled from saliva on a napkin in the bag.
On Feb 23, 2021, the DNA results concluded it was Alan Phillip's blood that was on Bobbie Jo's glove and that tissue.
Later, DNA testing conducted on the orange bootie found near Bobbie Jo's body, would confirm the murders were linked: Annette's DNA was on the inside of the sock and Bobbie Jo's DNA was on the outside.
On Feb. 24, 2021, Alan Lee Phillips was arrested for the women's murders, during a traffic stop near his home. He was initially charged with two counts each of first-degree homicide, kidnapping and assault. He denied any involvement in the crimes.
In her interview with CBS News correspondent, Natalie Morales, Det. Sgt Wendy Kipple described how Phillips was "shocked" when she handcuffed him.
Lee Phillips's background, Det. Sgt. Kipple and her team were convinced he was the man who murdered Bobbie Jo Oberholtzer and Annette Schnee. But they needed proof, so they set out to secretly obtain his DNA to see if it matched the blood found on Bobbie Jo's belongings.
In late January 2021, they began covertly tailing Phillips and finally, after telegram database five weeks, they got a big break. When Phillips went to a Sonic Drive-In one day to grab some food, detectives were right there. Later that day, he discarded the bag in this post office trash can, near where he lived. Kipple and her team were there to retrieve it after he left. Phillips's DNA was pulled from saliva on a napkin in the bag.
On Feb 23, 2021, the DNA results concluded it was Alan Phillip's blood that was on Bobbie Jo's glove and that tissue.
Later, DNA testing conducted on the orange bootie found near Bobbie Jo's body, would confirm the murders were linked: Annette's DNA was on the inside of the sock and Bobbie Jo's DNA was on the outside.
On Feb. 24, 2021, Alan Lee Phillips was arrested for the women's murders, during a traffic stop near his home. He was initially charged with two counts each of first-degree homicide, kidnapping and assault. He denied any involvement in the crimes.
In her interview with CBS News correspondent, Natalie Morales, Det. Sgt Wendy Kipple described how Phillips was "shocked" when she handcuffed him.