November 14th 2023.
A Georgia couple has been arrested and charged with the murder of a young girl almost 35 years ago. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation identified the remains of the woman's daughter, Kenyatta “KeKe” Odom, who was found encased in concrete and left in the woods of rural southeast Georgia near Millwood in Ware County on December 21st, 1988.
At the time of her death, Kenyatta was only five years old. Evelyn Odom, also known as Zmecca Luciana, and Ulyster Sanders, her live-in boyfriend, have been charged with felony murder, cruelty to children in the first degree, aggravated battery – family violence, concealing the death of another person, and conspiracy to commit concealing the death of another person.
Kenyatta was killed in Albany, Georgia and her body was found 110 miles away outside of Waycross. Agent Jason Seacrist of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation made a statement during an online press conference in Waycross: “Baby Jane Doe is no longer unnamed, is no longer unknown. The baby that was thrown out into a trash pile has been identified, and we’re working to bring justice to her.”
The GBI began looking into genome sequencing to identify the child in 2019, and results revealed that the baby came from a certain family tree from the Albany area. It was a tip that police received after a news story acknowledging the anniversary of Kenyatta’s death in 2022 that led them to the suspects.
The Dougherty County Grand Jury heard the facts on November 1st, 2023 and on November 9th, law enforcement officers arrested Odom and Sanders without incident. District Attorney Greg Edwards of the Albany-based Dougherty Judicial Circuit stated that “We believe that there is evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that will lead to justice being found for Kenyatta.” The GBI gave a $5,000 reward to the woman who gave the tip.
This case reminds us of the importance of justice and the need to protect vulnerable children who cannot protect themselves. Hopefully, the arrest of Evelyn Odom and Ulyster Sanders will bring peace to Kenyatta's family.
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