Hernando County sheriff announces arrest in 1993 cold case

• Crum's conviction in a similar murder case in Pasco County helped the sheriff's office link him to Odom's murder, Nienhuis told reporters at a press conference on Thursday.
• He said the agency collected over 75,000 pieces of evidence for the case and that DNA evidence in particular helped lead to Crum's arrest.

Flashback: Odom went missing on Feb. 19, 1993, after she stepped off a school bus and started her short walk home. Her body was found six days later in an abandoned orange grove, according to the sheriff's office.

• Children had seen a faded blue pickup truck following the girl as she walked. Nienhuis confirmed that Crum owned a vehicle matching that description.

What they're saying: "I have confidence we have the right person," said Bill Gladson, Hernando County's top prosecutor, at the press conference. "We have the right aggravators in this particular case to treat it as a death penalty case."

Editor's note: This story has been corrected to remove a line about Crum's DNA, which referred to a different case involving Crum, not the 1993 case.