Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Phoenix, AZ: 17-Year-Old Found Guilty in Girlfriend's Murder

Updated: Tuesday, 05 Jul 2011, 6:14 PM MST
Published : Tuesday, 05 Jul 2011, 6:14 PM MST

PHOENIX - 17-year-old Thomas Odom has been convicted of murder, after a 10 hour deliberation by jurors.

Because Odom is a juvenile, he is not eligible for the death penalty. He faces a sentence between 25 years to life in prison.

In April of 2010, 15-year-old Iva Herman's body was found. She had sustained blunt force trauma to the head.

She had last been seen leaving an El Mirage library with her boyfriend, Thomas Odom.

Odom beat her to death and dumped her body in a culvert near near 126th Avenue and Thunderbird. DNA evidence linked him to the body.

Sentencing is set for August 18.

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