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DNA match leads to murder charges 30 years after 12-year-old Florida girl's death

  • Jeffrey Norman Crum was identified through DNA evidence as the killer of Jennifer Odom, who disappeared after getting off a school bus in 1993.
  • Crum is already serving two life sentences for a previous sexual battery conviction.
  • Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against Crum for Odom's kidnapping, sexual assault, and murder.
  • Investigators believe Crum may have other victims and are asking the public for any information related to the case.
  • Odom's family finally has closure after decades of relentless effort by detectives to solve her killing.
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