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Jeffrey Crum trial: Verdict reached for Jennifer Odom’s accused killer

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A jury reached a verdict in the Jeffrey Crum murder trial after several days of testimony from more than two dozen prosecution witnesses. It took jurors more than five hours to find Crum guilty on all three counts, including murder, kidnapping and sexual battery.

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Jennifer Odom case: Opening statements in accused killer's trial begin (opens FOX 13 Tampa)
Published Aug 18, 2026
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The trial in a decades-old kidnapping and murder case in Hernando County began Tuesday morning. Jeffrey Crum is charged with the kidnapping, sexual battery and murder of 12-year-old Jennifer Odom in 1993.
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Jeffrey Crum trial: State rests case in 1993 murder of Jennifer Odom (opens FOX 13 Tampa)
Published Aug 19, 2026
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The state rested its case in Hernando County on Wednesday in the decades-old murder trial of Jeffrey Crum. The prosecution called more than two dozen witnesses over the course of two days. PREVIOUS: Jennifer Odom case: Opening statements in accused killer's trial begin Hernando County courtroom test…
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Jeffrey Crum trial: Verdict reached for Jennifer Odom’s accused killer (opens FOX 13 Tampa)
Published Aug 20, 2026
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A jury reached a verdict in the Jeffrey Crum murder trial after several days of testimony from more than two dozen prosecution witnesses. It took jurors more than five hours to find Crum guilty on all three counts, including murder, kidnapping and sexual battery.