Man arrested over mystery deaths of two women 40 years ago in US
A 70-year-old man has been arrested and charged over two murders carried out almost 40 years ago in the US.
Annette Schnee, 22, and Barbara Jo Oberholtzer, 30, both disappeared in Colorado on the same day in 1982.
The two women, who are not believed to have known each other, were last seen on January 6 of that year, while they were hitchhiking separately from the small town of Breckenridge, near the Rocky Mountains.
Annette Schnee (left) and Barbara Jo Oberholtzer, were both found shot dead in 1982 in Colorado. Colorado Bureau of Investigation
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Ms Oberholtzer's body was found on January 7, about 16km south of the town.
Her body was at the summit of Hoosier Pass, about 3300m above sea level, with a single gunshot wound to the chest.
Ms Schnee's body was found much later, on July 3 that year, about 32km south of Breckenridge.
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She was found face-down in a stream, clothed, with a single gunshot wound to the back.
Now, Fox31 Denver has reported that 70-year-old Alan Lee Phillips has been arrested over the crimes.
He has been charged with murder, assault with a deadly weapon, and kidnapping.
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