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35-Year-Old 'Baby Jane Doe' Case Solved: Child Identified, Mother and Boyfriend Charged

Kenyatta 'KeKe' Odom Identified Through DNA Tracing, Tipster's Information Leads to Arrests

  • Kenyatta 'KeKe' Odom, a 5-year-old girl whose body was found encased in concrete in Georgia in 1988, has been identified after 35 years.
  • Evelyn Odom, Kenyatta's mother, and Ulyster Sanders, Odom's boyfriend at the time, have been arrested and charged with felony murder, first-degree cruelty to children, concealing a death, and other counts.
  • The breakthrough in the case came after a tipster called in January 2023, leading to the positive identification of Kenyatta.
  • GBI agents used modern DNA tracing techniques to determine that the child was from a family in the Albany area.
  • Both defendants remain in custody and the case continues to be investigated.
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