He was executed by the state of Virginia, US for the murder of Helen Schartner . He defended himself -- the book -- The Death of Innocents by Sister Helen Prejean (author of Dead Man Walking) tells his story.
Death occurred in Virginia, burial in Italy. Shortly before his execution by lethal injection, Mr. O'Dell was married to Lori Urs, a paralegal and researcher who worked on his case. Though she and many others called for more sophisticated DNA tests to be performed, these tests were not performed and the remaining blood evidence was destroyed by burning by the Circuit Clerk of Virginia Beach.
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Classification: Murderer
Characteristics: Rape
Number of victims: 1
Date of murder: February 5, 1985
Date of arrest: Next day
Date of birth: 1943
Victim profile: Helen Schartner
Method of murder: Strangulation
Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
Status: Executed by lethal injection in Virginia on July 23, 1997
Death occurred in Virginia, burial in Italy. Shortly before his execution by lethal injection, Mr. O'Dell was married to Lori Urs, a paralegal and researcher who worked on his case. Though she and many others called for more sophisticated DNA tests to be performed, these tests were not performed and the remaining blood evidence was destroyed by burning by the Circuit Clerk of Virginia Beach.
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Classification: Murderer
Characteristics: Rape
Number of victims: 1
Date of murder: February 5, 1985
Date of arrest: Next day
Date of birth: 1943
Victim profile: Helen Schartner
Method of murder: Strangulation
Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
Status: Executed by lethal injection in Virginia on July 23, 1997
He was executed by the state of Virginia, US for the murder of Helen Schartner . He defended himself -- the book -- The Death of Innocents by Sister Helen Prejean (author of Dead Man Walking) tells his story.
Death occurred in Virginia, burial in Italy. Shortly before his execution by lethal injection, Mr. O'Dell was married to Lori Urs, a paralegal and researcher who worked on his case. Though she and many others called for more sophisticated DNA tests to be performed, these tests were not performed and the remaining blood evidence was destroyed by burning by the Circuit Clerk of Virginia Beach.
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Classification: Murderer
Characteristics: Rape
Number of victims: 1
Date of murder: February 5, 1985
Date of arrest: Next day
Date of birth: 1943
Victim profile: Helen Schartner
Method of murder: Strangulation
Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
Status: Executed by lethal injection in Virginia on July 23, 1997
Death occurred in Virginia, burial in Italy. Shortly before his execution by lethal injection, Mr. O'Dell was married to Lori Urs, a paralegal and researcher who worked on his case. Though she and many others called for more sophisticated DNA tests to be performed, these tests were not performed and the remaining blood evidence was destroyed by burning by the Circuit Clerk of Virginia Beach.
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Classification: Murderer
Characteristics: Rape
Number of victims: 1
Date of murder: February 5, 1985
Date of arrest: Next day
Date of birth: 1943
Victim profile: Helen Schartner
Method of murder: Strangulation
Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
Status: Executed by lethal injection in Virginia on July 23, 1997
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