Jennifer Odom homicide case timeline

Homicide case timeline

Feb. 19, 1993 – Jennifer Odom, 12, goes missing after getting off a school bus in St. Joseph.

Feb. 25, 1993 – Jennifer’s body is discovered by a Hernando County couple. She was lying in an orange grove south of Powell Road near Spring Lake.

Jan. 5, 1995 – A couple discovered Jennifer’s book bag and clarinet case in a rural area near Nightwalker Road – about 12 miles northwest of where Jennifer’s body was found.

Jan. 9, 1998 – Charges were dropped against a man accused of fatally shooting a 15-year-old girl behind a burned-out building in DeLand. Bobby Allen Raleigh was investigated in the Odom case, but no charges were brought. He remains on death row for previous convictions.

July 21, 1998 – Authorities detain and question Walter Ducharme, a drifter who lives in Maine.

Nov. 18, 1998 – A Hernando County grand jury listens to testimony from Ducharme’s ex-wife and decides not to indict Ducharme in Jennifer’s slaying. Prosecutors later say they are convinced he had nothing to do with the homicide.

Feb. 20, 2006 – The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office holds a media conference – attended by Jennifer’s parents – announcing a new hotline and website address devoted to the case.

Early December 2011 – The most recent tip called in to the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office.