Town file
Breckenridge, Colorado
Breckenridge, Colorado (Summit County, Colorado) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 616, "The Orange Sock Murders" (25 July 2025). Barbara Oberholzer, known to everyone as Bobby Joe, was born on Christmas Day 1952 and lived with her husband Jeff in Alma, Colorado, half an hour south of Breckenridge.
- Town
- Breckenridge
- County
- Summit County
- State
- Colorado
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 616
- Approximate location
- 39.499, -106.043
Episode 616 / 25 July 2025 / 74 min / express
The Orange Sock Murders
"We're going to Breckenridge, Colorado" about 0:03:14
The case: Murders of Bobby Joe Oberholzer and Annette Schnee (January 6, 1982). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2025
- Population
- 5,086
- Median household income
- $118,007
- Median home value
- $1,066,800
History, in brief
- The town's motto is 'the perfect mountain town'. about 0:04:45
- Founded in 1859 after gold was discovered there. about 0:04:50
- In 1887 a thirteen and a half pound gold nugget was discovered at Breckenridge. about 0:04:59
- In 1898 Pug Ryan and his gang held up Breckenridge's Denver Hotel, the town's big fancy hotel. about 0:05:18
- In 1898 it snowed at some point on 79 straight days, forcing the townspeople to build snow tunnels to get around. about 0:05:27
- In 1963 the first Uller Dag Festival was celebrated; it is now known as Uller Fest. about 0:06:00
- Two Breckenridge residents are chosen as Uller King and Queen for their contributions to the community and their love of snow. about 0:08:44
- The festival's world's longest shot ski was looking for 1,401 people to beat the record of 1,385 held by Park City, Utah. about 0:09:24
The reviews read out
5 stars
"A town in the Rocky Mountains offering skiing, snowboarding, mountain biking, fishing and hiking; everyone you meet is friendly."about 0:06:16
2 stars
"Enjoyed the natural environment and activities like snowboarding and hiking, but found the people derivative; hard to fit in if you are not into competitive sports, and as an artist felt ignored while athletes are revered."about 0:06:37
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Aspen, Colorado47 miles
- Golden, Colorado47 miles
- Estes Park, Colorado66 miles
- Longmont, Colorado68 miles
- Gunnison, Colorado81 miles
- Kiowa, Colorado85 miles
Everything here is as told in the episode, on the date it went out; figures and places may have changed since. Endings are covered: open an episode and use the spoiler switch to read them.