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| Inmate who made Las Vegas headlines in 1981 dies in Nevada prison |
| By reviewjournal.com- Katelyn Newberg |
| Published: 01/31/2019 |
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Few in Las Vegas are likely to remember the name John Odoms, but he made headlines more than four decades ago. The 72-year-old, who was serving a life sentence in connection with the 1981 attempted murder of a Las Vegas auto repair shop owner, died Monday night at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center, according to the state Department of Corrections. Odoms was committed to the prison out of Clark County on Feb. 4, 1982, the agency said in a news release. His next of kin have been notified of his death, and an autopsy will be scheduled. Court records show that Odoms, also known as John B. Odom, was sentenced in 1982 after being found guilty of attempted murder with a deadly weapon and burglary. Read More. |
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