Survived by One: The Life and Mind of a Family Mass Murderer

by Thomas V. Odle and Robert E. Hanlon

On November 8, 1985, 18-year-old Tom Odle brutally murdered his parents and three siblings in the small southern Illinois town of Mount Vernon, sending shockwaves throughout the nation. The murder of the Odle family remains one of the most horrific family mass murders in U.S. history. Odle was sentenced to death and, after seventeen years on death row, expected a lethal injection to end his life. However, Illinois governor George Ryan's moratorium...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809332620
• ISBN13: 9780809332625
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"