Authorities Identify Girl Whose Body Was Hidden in Concrete in 1988 and Arrest Her Mother and Boyfriend

Authorities Identify Girl Whose Body Was Hidden in Concrete in 1988 and Arrest Her Mother and Boyfriend
Georgia Bureau of Investigation Agent Jason Seacrist, at podium, and Ware County Sheriff Carl James address reporters in Waycross, Ga., on Nov. 13, 2023, in a still from video. Georgia Bureau of Investigation via AP
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SAVANNAH, Ga.—A 5-year-old girl whose body was found encased in concrete and dumped in the woods of rural southeast Georgia has been identified nearly 35 years later, authorities said Monday as they announced the child’s mother and a live-in boyfriend have been charged with her murder.

DNA tests that began years ago and a crucial tip investigators received in January finally enabled them to determine that Kenyatta Odom was the young victim known for decades only as Baby Jane Doe.