ATLANTA, GA – Nearly 35 years after the mysterious death of a child known as “Baby Jane Doe,” identified as Kenyatta Odom, authorities have made a significant breakthrough in the case. Evelyn Odom, the child’s mother, and Ulyster Sanders, her then-boyfriend, were arrested on Thursday, officials announced Monday.
According to CBS News, both suspects face several charges, including felony murder, cruelty to children, concealing the death of another, aggravated battery, and conspiracy to conceal a death.
On December 21, 1988, Kenyatta’s remains were discovered by a road crew inside an old television set off Duncan Mill Road in Millwood. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) Special Agent in Charge Jason Seacrist described the tragic scene, stating Kenyatta was “wrapped up in a blanket, inside of a duffel bag, inside of a trunk that had been encased in concrete.” Seacrist noted the area as a dump site, littered with various discarded items, including an old desk and trash.
The cause of Kenyatta’s death was ruled a homicide by a medical examiner, but the specific cause remained undetermined, per GBI reports. Initially, Kenyatta remained unidentified as she did not match any local missing children. The breakthrough in identification came after a genome sequencing, prompted by a tip following a news article about Kenyatta, revealed a familial match with a family in Albany, approximately 100 miles from where her remains were found.