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UPDATED Aug 21, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET
Aug 19, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET
Jury convicts Jeffrey Crum in 1993 Odom murder
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A Hernando County jury convicted 64-year-old Jeffrey Norman Crum of kidnapping, sexual battery, and murder in the 1993 death of 12-year-old Jennifer Renee Odom. The case began Feb. 19, 1993, after Odom disappeared walking home from her school bus stop, and her body was found Feb. 25, 1993 in an abandoned orange grove. Prosecutors said they intend to seek the death penalty.
WHO: Jeffrey Norman Crum; Jennifer Renee Odom; Hernando County jury; Fifth Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office (Bill Gladson)
WHAT: Conviction in a 30-year cold case for kidnapping, sexual battery, and murder; prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty.
WHEN: Reported Aug 20, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE: Hernando County, Florida
WHY: The jury’s verdict found Crum guilty of the offenses tied to Odom’s 1993 disappearance and death.
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