CA CA - Matt Odom, 28, Bakersfield, 15 Sept 2014

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A father with custody of his four young children died Monday morning after he was discovered wounded in the front yard of a northwest Bakersfield home near Columbia Elementary School, police and his attorney said.

The victim was Matthew Odom, 28, according to his family law attorney and his employer.

Police called the death a homicide, but didn’t reveal many details of how Odom died.

The authorities were called to the 9400 block of Waterbury Drive south of Brimhall Road at 6:35 a.m. Monday, according to Bakersfield police.

The first officer arrived five minutes later and found a man “suffering from traumatic injury” in the front yard.

The man was transported to a hospital but did not survive his injuries, police said. He was declared dead at the hospital.


http://www.bakersfield.com/news/att...cle_a6fcfa23-b885-5f9c-831c-17eceb4290ea.html
 
Murder of California Father Matt Odom Remains Unsolved

Matt was on his way to work as an electrician in the early morning hours of September 15, 2014. He had called his boss around 5:30 a.m. saying he was running a little late.

What happened next remains a mystery. What is known is that the 28-year-old was discovered in his front yard, covered in blood. It did not appear to be a robbery, as nothing was taken from the home.

So, who would have killed Matt?

Bakersfield Police have never officially named a suspect, frustrating Matt’s family.
 
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"There’s still a killer that’s free," Chris Odom said. "We want closure the best we can. It’s not going to bring him back or make it better, but we want closure. Five years has been long enough."

"Are they really doing their due diligence is really my concern," Chris Odom said of BPD. "I would like to believe there are still some good detectives with no hidden agendas."

Sumers Odom was subsequently ordered not to contact her children by telephone or text, not to show up at their school and to get mental health counseling, according to previous reporting.

Since Matt's death, she has regained custody of the four children and moved out of state, Chris Odom said.
Five years after murder of Matt Odom, his family still waits for justice
 
Posted: Sep 15, 2020 / 01:55 PM PDT / Updated: Sep 15, 2020 / 02:01 PM PDT

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Tuesday marks six years since the murder of Matt Odom, a Bakersfield father of four who was found dead outside his home in Northwest Bakersfield. On Sept. 15, 2014, Matt Odom, 28, was found stabbed to death in his front yard on Waterbury Drive. His case remains unsolved.

There have been many public accusations in his death, but Bakersfield Police has never charged anyone or named suspects in the case.

The Bakersfield Police Department told 17 News on Monday that the investigation is still active.

The Kern Secret Witness website says they are offering a reward of to $10,000 for information that can help solve Matt Odom’s case. If you have any information, you are urged to call the Kern Secret Witness tip line at (661) 322-4040.
Six years since murder of Matt Odom, Kern Secret Witness offering $10,000 reward for information | KGET 17
 

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