Wanda O’Dell

In the town of Caryville, Tennessee, on an early evening in October, the life of 51-year-old Wanda Faye O’Dell came to a tragic and violent end. On Thursday, October 2, 2014, Campbell County Sheriff's deputies were called to a residence around 5:00 P.M. Inside the home, they discovered Wanda with a fatal gunshot wound.

Also present at the home was her 62-year-old boyfriend, Tommy Odell. Following the discovery of Wanda's body, authorities took him into custody. He was subsequently charged with criminal homicide in connection with her death.

Wanda was of the Baptist faith and a mother to three children, two sons and a daughter. Her death came just over a month after the passing of one of her sons. The investigation into the circumstances surrounding the shooting was set to continue in the days following the incident.