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Syrl Orbach, 87, and his second wife, Christine, 68, were slain by a stranger or strangers who took a few valuable possessions and left even fewer clues to the crime.
Police say the murder case remains open and the investigation continues.
Orbach, who oversees the clothing store chain as president since the death of his father and stepmother, would prefer not to talk about the tragedy that made newspaper headlines two years ago.
police investigators theorize the couple were killed by someone who used the pretense of seeing the home for a possible purchase to gain entry.
Mr. and Mrs. Orbach were found with their throats slashed about 3 p.m., July 1, 1982. They also had suffered blows to the head.
Robbery was the apparent motive. Police reported a fur coat, $50,000 in jewelry and a small amount of cash was missing.
The family's Toyota station wagon was also taken, but it turned up several hours later in the parking lot of nearby Penn Square Shopping Center.
There were few clues to the crime, although one witness recalled seeing a man driving the Orbach's vehicle the morning of the murders. A composite drawing was made, but it never led to any suspects.
none of the stolen items has ever been found and today there still are few leads to the crime.
Anyone have any input on this one? Hardly anyone I've asked even knows about it until I show them.
Police say the murder case remains open and the investigation continues.
Orbach, who oversees the clothing store chain as president since the death of his father and stepmother, would prefer not to talk about the tragedy that made newspaper headlines two years ago.
police investigators theorize the couple were killed by someone who used the pretense of seeing the home for a possible purchase to gain entry.
Mr. and Mrs. Orbach were found with their throats slashed about 3 p.m., July 1, 1982. They also had suffered blows to the head.
Robbery was the apparent motive. Police reported a fur coat, $50,000 in jewelry and a small amount of cash was missing.
The family's Toyota station wagon was also taken, but it turned up several hours later in the parking lot of nearby Penn Square Shopping Center.
There were few clues to the crime, although one witness recalled seeing a man driving the Orbach's vehicle the morning of the murders. A composite drawing was made, but it never led to any suspects.
none of the stolen items has ever been found and today there still are few leads to the crime.
Orbach Murders: 25 years later and still unsolved
I worked at Orbach's at the time this happened and it was just horrific. Syl was a really kind and nice man as was his wife. There was much speculation about all the because only months earlier his son had taken over the business and it was very extended... They had gone from a men's and...
www.okctalk.com
Syrl Orbach - Oklahoma Cold Cases
Syrl Orbach was murdered on July 1, 1982, in Oklahoma City. Any tips? Contact Detective Mike Burke at (405) 297-1127.
oklahomacoldcases.org
Anyone have any input on this one? Hardly anyone I've asked even knows about it until I show them.
