School busstop at intersection of Jessimine/Jim Denny Rd.
Bern, Oak Hill Hosp. was not there in 1993?
this is from the bus stop to where she was found to the dump behind Oak Hill Hospital. I don't have exact locations for her body or the dump, put this will give you a really good idea of the distances.
Oak Hill is in Hernando, Jennifer lived in Pasco. This was my first missing case. I will come back and read the whole thread later and give you some insight to the changes around the area. It has changed .
Hi Becca,
Thank you for posting here. I think we have the right starting point for her bus stop, but Spring Lake was confusing, not sure exactly where she was found on that road. There is an Old Spring Lake too, just off Spring Lake hwy. Also I put in Oak Hill hospital's address as the paper stated the dump site was behind it. Any help would be greatly appreciated :angel:
Approximately two years later on Thursday, January 5, 1995, a couple hunting for scrap metal in a rural area of Hernando County discovered Jennifer's missing book bag and clarinet case. The bag and case were found in heavy brush near a dirt road 12 miles west of the area where Jennifer's body was located in 1993 and approximately 20 miles from her home in Pasco County.
Suspect vehicle is a mid to full size, older model pick-up truck, medium to dark blue (faded) in color, with pipes and/or ladders in back, rectangular side mirrors, trailer hitch with wires hanging, and silver bumper in back (not chrome).
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An area known for finding scrap metal?
Pipes or ladders?
Wasn't Jennifer's father in the tree trimming business?
Was the abductor an ex disgruntled employee?
Had it originally been a kidnapping?
Trailer hitch? Landscaper?
Scrap metal seller?
I don't see the dump sight as the Unsub dumping the things there . I see it as a "clean out" of the home or a building and the person who dumped it there had no idea what they were.
Can I get a distance on the DS from the bus stop?
And any other similar cases in a 100 mile radius?
I think he could have been a tree trimmer or even a home repair guy because of the truck being old and a ladder and pipes in the back, he used it to get to high places, maybe a roof.. So I think self employed handyman type.
Also according to locals, the dump site was an illegal dumping ground. He knew where it was, 28 miles from her home, behind Oak Hill Hospital. Someone who hauls stuff away, after a job, like old air conditioners, wood, plaster, debris from working on a house, would know where to dump stuff.
In 1993 most people in Pasco could burn off stuff in the yard. So a backpack and clarinet case and clarinet, are a bit much to try to burn down, but a few cloths, some boots, and a purse, you could burn them in a trash can and get rid of evidence that way. Or just toss them somewhere else. But why separate her belongings? I think he forgot about these items and had to dump them later. JMO
Or....it could have been dumped in a separate place because someone else dumped it, like a spouse or family member who found it hidden in the house. Sometimes, these 's keep a memento, something personal and I cant see that they would have dumped it separately much less parted with their trophy at all. I can see that someone else could have done it, especially since it was at a different location.
I have heard that 3 people usually know about a crime; the victim, the perp, and the person the perp confides in.
I was raised in Pasco County from 1980 till 2003 when i moved, Much has changed over the years.
I will see what i can dig up to help , here is a video tha may be of help till others can chime im
http://video.tbo.com/m/34922790/odom-investigation-continues.htm
Added - Newspaper articles
http://news.google.com/newspapers?i...EAAAAIBAJ&pg=2347,8890&dq=jennifer+odom&hl=en
http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes...desc=Jennifer+died+of+head+wound&pqatl=google
http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes...rl+found+dead+in+Hernando+County&pqatl=google
http://www.sptimes.com/2003/03/07/Hernando/Investigators_study_s.shtml
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/keyword/jennifer-odom
http://www.sptimes.com/2003/02/16/Pasco/_Nothing_will_ever_be.shtml