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A man'd body is found by copper workers
In the summer of 1981, the quiet community of Magna, Utah, was unsettled by the discovery of a local man's body. James Douglas Odom, a 39-year-old Caucasian male, had been found deceased on June 27th of that year. His life had been cut short in a remote field situated near a dirt road at approximately 10020 W. 20th South, a grim location for such a final chapter. It was workers from the nearby Kennecott Copper who stumbled upon the scene that afternoon, bringing a sudden and tragic end to a two- ...Read More
In the summer of 1981, the quiet community of Magna, Utah, was unsettled by the discovery of a local man's body. James Douglas Odom, a 39-year-old Caucasian male, had been found deceased on June 27th of that year. His life had been cut short in a remote field situated near a dirt road at approximately 10020 W. 20th South, a grim location for such a final chapter. It was workers from the nearby Kennecott Copper who stumbled upon the scene that afternoon, bringing a sudden and tragic end to a two- ...Read More
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James Douglas Odom
August 2, 2022
Male
Caucasian / White
Magna
UT
1981-06-27
1981-06-25
1981-06-27
39
James Douglas
Odom
11/05/2025
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I've been diving into the case of James Douglas Odom, and I keep coming back to his last known where... ...Read More
10/13/2024
10/13/2024
I've been thinking a lot about the James Douglas Odom case lately. It's incredibly unsettling that h... ...Read More
06/21/2023
06/21/2023
Hey everyone, I'm new here but have been following the case of James Douglas Odom for a while now. S... ...Read More
01/08/2023
01/08/2023
