Oregon Man Found Guilty After Victim Warned Friends About Her New Roommate Before Her Death

A Clackamas County jury found 33-year-old Bobby Lee Grady Alsup III guilty of murdering his roommate, Kaley Snow, two years ago and desecrating her body on Tuesday.

Snow had sent a message to a friend, asking her to look out for the “sketchy” new roommate if anything happened to her.

Clackamas County Jury Finds Roommate Guilty OF Murder Of Kaley Snow

On February 19, 2024, 31-year-old Snow texted a friend, “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.”

Then, on March 17, 2024, Snow, who grew up in the house on rural Southeast Flavel Street where she was murdered, disappeared.

That day, the roommate, Alsup,  had made plans to bring over some marijuana. Phone data later proved he stayed for 4 hours.

During the trial, evidence showed Alsup killed Snow with two hammer blows to the head. He then carried her body to the pump house and tried to cover his tracks by dumping cleaning fluid on her body and the murder weapon.

The weapon was dropped into a toilet bowl. Forensic technicians later found specks of Snow’s blood on Alsup’s slip-on sandals and pants.

Alsup was a month late on rent at the time and was trying to hide their affair from his jealous girlfriend. Snow had met Alsup through his girlfriend, Brianna Ware, who previously rented from Snow.

He had moved into Ware’s room for a few weeks as his own relationship hit a rough patch. He moved only a few things in, was rarely around, and never paid the rent.

During the hearing, it was revealed that Alsup and Snow had a brief romantic relationship. For three days, Snow’s body went undiscovered, but Alsup’s girlfriend grew suspicious and turned him over to the police.

The motive was not clear, but witnesses’ testimony and digital evidence indicated that Alsup had plundered items after the murder and sold them online.

Alsup’s iPhone collected evidence crucial to the case. Alsup was initially arrested, but after being released from custody, he sneaked back to the house and tried to conceal his crime by setting a fire.

Fewer than 4 hours into deliberations, Alsup was found guilty by the jury. The verdict was handed down two years to the day after Snow died.