True Crime Review by Chris Bunton “Survived By One” is written by Dr. Robert E. Hanlon and Thomas Odle. It is a nonfiction true crime book. It tells of the murder of the Odle family in Mt. Vernon, Illinois, in 1985. They were killed by the oldest son; Thomas, who is one of the authorsContinue reading “Book Review: Survived By One”
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True Crime: Murder in Mt. Vernon
True Crime by Chris Bunton On November 8, 1985, 18 year old Tom Odle murdered the five members of his family in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. He killed his father first; stabbing him repeatedly with a knife. Then, he waited on his mother to get home and killed her in the same way. According to IllinoisContinue reading “True Crime: Murder in Mt. Vernon”