Background of Syrl “Sy” and Christine “Chris” Orbach
– At the time of the slayings, the Orbachs had been married 19 years. Both were widowed from previous marriages.
– The Orbach name was well-known in the community. In 1919, when he was 23, Sy Orbach joined two associates in forming the Boys Apparel Co. They leased the boys’ department at Barth & Mayer Clothing about a year after Sy Orbach had begun working at the store as a window dresser. In 1933, when Rothschild’s clothing store bought out Barth & Meyer, Sy Orbach purchased the boys’ department. Over the next 50 years, the business expanded to include independently owned stores in Oklahoma and Colorado, and he expanded the line to include clothing for men and women. In 1975, Sy Orbach and his son had made the decision to break from Rothschild’s and open stores in their own name. He retired sometime around December 1981.
– Chris Orbach was an active Christian Scientist. According to a family friend, Sy Orbach converted to the Christian Science faith from Judaism. Christian Scientists do not believe in the existence of evil and often view illness as a spiritual ailment better treated with prayer than with traditional medicine.
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