In December 1988, a road crew in rural Ware County, Georgia, discovered an abandoned television console on the side of Duncan Bridge Road. Inside was a black suitcase. Inside that suitcase, a duffel bag. And inside the bag — the body of a little girl.
For decades, no one knew her name. She was remembered only as “Christmas Doe.”
Thirty-four years later, advances in forensic genealogy finally gave her identity back: five-year-old Kenyatta Odom. Now, investigators say her mother and her mother’s boyfriend are responsible for her death.
This episode follows the heartbreaking story of Christmas Doe, the decades-long mystery of who she was, and how modern forensic science finally brought her justice.
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The “mother” was found guilty on four of the five counts. The following counts she was found guilty on: Felony murder, first-degree cruelty to children, conspiracy to commit a crime, and concealing the death of another. She was not found guilty on the charge aggravated battery. The state is scheduling a sentencing date. From what I read, the boyfriend did plea guilty and was working with the prosecutors.