Bobby Alsup, 33, was convicted Tuesday of second-degree murder, arson, theft, abuse of a corpse, and unlawful use of a weapon for the 2024 killing of his secret romantic partner, Kaley Snow, 31, in their shared Flavel Street home in Clackamas County, Oregon. He bludgeoned her head twice with a hammer on March 17, wrapped her body in a blanket, left it rotting in a shed, then burned the shed with gasoline on March 21 while dumping cleaning fluid on evidence.
Relationship and Warnings
Snow had texted a friend weeks earlier: “I think this dude staying here might try to kill me,” citing Alsup’s sketchy behavior, rent issues, and theft of her items for online sale—after moving in via his girlfriend’s friendship with her. Days before, she questioned his intent to stay.
Cover-Up Attempts
Alsup texted Snow post-murder for an alibi, scoured internet for police updates on her disappearance, and left blood/DNA on his clothes; his defense claimed he merely found and hid the body fearing blame, but prosecutors called it implausible given his assault history and scene evidence.
Sentencing Ahead
He faces life with parole possibility after 25 years, set for March 25; cellphone data placed him at the scene for hours, sealing the jury’s rejection of his story. Firefighters discovered her remains during the blaze response.
