Bobby Alsup was found guilty of second-degree murder and related charges for killing his roommate Kaley Snow, with whom he had a secret affair. Snow had texted a friend weeks earlier expressing fear that Alsup might try to kill her. Her charred body was discovered in a shed on their shared property after he set it ablaze.
An Oregon jury convicted Bobby Alsup, 33, on Tuesday of second-degree murder, arson, theft, abuse of a corpse, and unlawful use of a weapon in the 2024 death of Kaley Snow, 31. The two shared a house on Flavel property in Clackamas County, where Alsup had rented a room a few weeks before the killing. They had met through Alsup's girlfriend, a friend of Snow, and begun a secret romantic relationship, according to prosecutors cited in a Clackamas County District Attorney's Office press release announcing the verdict. Alsup displayed concerning behavior, such as selling Snow's belongings online even before her death. Snow texted Alsup on March 12, 2024: 'You've been gone awhile, so I gotta ask what's up with the room. Do you even still want it?' Weeks prior, she had messaged a friend: 'I think this dude staying here might try to kill me,' and added, 'I'm not afraid to die, just afraid of nobody knowing who it was,' describing Alsup as 'sketchy' and behind on rent, per reports from The Oregonian. Cellphone data placed Alsup at the property for about four hours on March 17, 2024, when prosecutors say he struck Snow twice in the head with a hammer. To cover his tracks, he texted her phone afterward for an alibi, doused the hammer with cleaning fluid to destroy DNA, wrapped her body in a blanket, and left it in a shed. On March 21, 2024, past midnight, he returned and set the shed on fire with gasoline. Firefighters discovered her charred remains. Evidence included cell tracking, Snow's blood on Alsup's clothing, his internet searches about police investigations, and his DNA at the scene. Alsup's defense claimed he found the body and hid it fearing blame due to prior assault convictions, but Senior Deputy District Attorney Stacey Borgman called this implausible. Alsup faces a minimum life sentence with parole possible after 25 years; sentencing is set for March 25.