Oregon Man Found Guilty in Brutal Murder of Landlady Who Foresaw Her Fate
A man has been convicted this week in Oregon, United States, for the horrific murder of his landlady, a crime the victim chillingly predicted would occur at his hands. A Clackamas County jury delivered a guilty verdict against Bobby Lee Alsup for the murder of Kaley Ann Snow in March 2024, along with charges of arson, theft, abuse of a corpse, and unlawful use of a weapon.
Victim's Premonition and Tragic End
Snow, who was renting a room to Alsup at the time of her death, had expressed fears about her safety weeks before the incident. On February 19, 2024, she reportedly sent a text message to a friend stating, “I think this dude staying here might try to kill me. I’m not afraid to die, just afraid of nobody knowing who it was.” This haunting message foreshadowed the grim events that unfolded.
Alsup and Snow had met through Alsup's girlfriend, and he had been renting the room for a few weeks. However, he was rarely home and had fallen behind on rent payments. While a clear motive for the crime was not fully clarified, reports from the Oregonian suggest that Alsup and the victim were also involved in a romantic relationship, adding a layer of complexity to the case.
Details of the Crime and Investigation
According to testimony from a Clackamas County Sheriff’s detective, Snow had texted Alsup asking, “You’ve been gone a while, so I gotta ask what’s up with the room? Do you even still want it?” Alsup reportedly made plans to visit the home on March 17, 2024, but then sent a text apologizing for not being able to come. However, phone records revealed he was actually at the home for four hours that day.
During that time, detectives stated that Alsup bludgeoned Snow twice with a hammer before concealing her body in a shed, where he “left her to rot.” Three days later, Alsup's girlfriend accused him of strangling her, leading to his arrest and questioning about Snow's disappearance after a tip to police. He denied any knowledge and was released from jail on March 21.
In a disturbing turn of events, Alsup then returned to the shed where Snow's body was hidden and set it on fire. First responders recovered her body while extinguishing the flames, and her death was officially ruled a homicide. Forensic evidence played a crucial role in the case, with Snow's blood found on the clothes Alsup was wearing at the time of the crime.
Court Proceedings and Sentencing
In court, Alsup's defense team argued that he had returned to the home and found Snow dead, and in a panic, tried to hide her remains to avoid being blamed for her murder. However, Senior Deputy District Attorney Stacey Borgman countered this claim, stating it was unlikely Alsup had “cleaned up someone else's mess” to evade charges. She emphasized that Alsup's DNA was found all over the crime scene and his digital footprint placed him there at the time of the murder.
Alsup is scheduled to be sentenced on March 25, with the minimum sentence being life in prison with the possibility of parole after 25 years. This case has drawn significant attention due to the victim's eerie premonition and the brutal nature of the crime, highlighting issues of trust and safety in rental arrangements.
