DADE CITY, Fla. (AP) _ Hernando County Sheriff’s Office officials say they will assign a full-time detective to the unsolved, 20-year-old case of a slain girl.
Jennifer Odom was 12 when she was last seen getting off a school bus near her home.
Six days after she disappeared, her body was found in an orange grove.
Sheriff Al Neinhuis said Tuesday that more than 1,000 investigators have been involved in trying to solve the high-profile case, and the sheriff’s office will utilize federal forfeiture funds to dedicate the additional manpower.
Because of the volume of documents and false leads they have received, Nienhuis said it could take at least a year to review the reports, interviews and evidence.
