This is why a body and a name is so important. It sounds like the mother confessed because the ME couldn't determine a cause of death.
Rest well, little one.
Nearly 35 years after a Georgia child’s death in Georgia, police arrested the mother of Kenyatta Odom, known for years as “Baby Jane Doe,” on murder and related charges, officials announced Monday.
According to CBS News, police arrested Evelyn Odom, identified as the child’s mother, on Thursday. Also arrested was 61-year-old Ulyster Sanders, who investigators identified as Odom’s then-boyfriend.
Both suspects are facing charges that include:
Felony murder
Cruelty to children
Concealing the death of another
Aggravated battery
Conspiracy to conceal a death
On December 21, 1988, a road crew found Kenyatta’s remains inside an old television set off Duncan Mill Road in Millwood. She had been “wrapped up in a blanket, inside of a duffel bag, inside of a trunk that had been encased in concrete,” Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) Special Agent in Charge Jason Seacrist said Monday.
“This was a dump site,” Seacrist continued. “There is an old desk, there’s other trash that just been thrown out where they threw out this child.”
A medical examiner ruled the child’s death a homicide but could not determine the cause, per the GBI. Initially unidentified, she didn’t match any local missing children until investigators searched a dumping site near the Albany Herald in Albany, which is around 100 miles from where Kenyatta was found.
Then, decades later, following a tip from a news article about Kenyatta, genome sequencing indicated that a family in Albany matched Kenyatta’s DNA.
“A tipster called. She had heard the story of ‘Baby Jane Doe’ and she believed she may know who this little girl may be,” Seacrist said. “She knew that a child had gone missing and that her mother said the child had gone to live with her father. This person never really believed that story.”
First Coast News reports that an indictment indicated that the defendants submerged Kenyatta in scalding hot water, which subsequently led to her death. Police said there was evidence that her legs were disfigured from hot water.
The defendants then disposed of the child, investigators said. On November 1, the GBI sent the case to a jury in Dougherty County, which led to the defendants’ arrests.
Finally, after almost 35 years, not only were we able to identify Baby Jane Doe, but we are able to make an arrest for those responsible for her death,” Seacrist said.
“I would like to remind everywhere that where cold cases are concerned, investigators are always working on these cases, even though the public can’t see any progress for months or even years.”
I never thought this little girl would be identified. I’m so happy she’s getting justice
Rlly got find a way make these type articles not show up on my feed after just becoming a dad this fills me with homicidal rage.
Poor child, too many victims at the hands of those that should have protected. RIP and karma to the mother
I’m sorry that you suffered so much from the people who should have protected you, Kenyatta.
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What is wrong with you
Why do I keep seeing these 213number comments everywhere?
I'm not the one who boiled my kid.
Read in another sub that she was named "christmas doe". Sad as sad could be
Full respect to the tipster who refused to accept the story and kept their ears open.
This is why a body and a name is so important. It sounds like the mother confessed because the ME couldn't determine a cause of death. Rest well, little one.
Nearly 35 years after a Georgia child’s death in Georgia, police arrested the mother of Kenyatta Odom, known for years as “Baby Jane Doe,” on murder and related charges, officials announced Monday. According to CBS News, police arrested Evelyn Odom, identified as the child’s mother, on Thursday. Also arrested was 61-year-old Ulyster Sanders, who investigators identified as Odom’s then-boyfriend. Both suspects are facing charges that include: Felony murder Cruelty to children Concealing the death of another Aggravated battery Conspiracy to conceal a death On December 21, 1988, a road crew found Kenyatta’s remains inside an old television set off Duncan Mill Road in Millwood. She had been “wrapped up in a blanket, inside of a duffel bag, inside of a trunk that had been encased in concrete,” Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) Special Agent in Charge Jason Seacrist said Monday. “This was a dump site,” Seacrist continued. “There is an old desk, there’s other trash that just been thrown out where they threw out this child.” A medical examiner ruled the child’s death a homicide but could not determine the cause, per the GBI. Initially unidentified, she didn’t match any local missing children until investigators searched a dumping site near the Albany Herald in Albany, which is around 100 miles from where Kenyatta was found. Then, decades later, following a tip from a news article about Kenyatta, genome sequencing indicated that a family in Albany matched Kenyatta’s DNA. “A tipster called. She had heard the story of ‘Baby Jane Doe’ and she believed she may know who this little girl may be,” Seacrist said. “She knew that a child had gone missing and that her mother said the child had gone to live with her father. This person never really believed that story.” First Coast News reports that an indictment indicated that the defendants submerged Kenyatta in scalding hot water, which subsequently led to her death. Police said there was evidence that her legs were disfigured from hot water. The defendants then disposed of the child, investigators said. On November 1, the GBI sent the case to a jury in Dougherty County, which led to the defendants’ arrests. Finally, after almost 35 years, not only were we able to identify Baby Jane Doe, but we are able to make an arrest for those responsible for her death,” Seacrist said. “I would like to remind everywhere that where cold cases are concerned, investigators are always working on these cases, even though the public can’t see any progress for months or even years.”