The case of Estelle Oddo: 1966 unsolved homicide

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Our volunteer team found and delved into the unsolved 1966 case of Estelle Oddo.

Estelle was a widow, living alone in a building in northeast Dade County. She occasionally visited restaurants and lounges in the Miami Shores area, and had friends and family, some in New York and California. Members of her family had a major jewelry business. One of her distant relatives was actress and celebrity Tina Louise, renowned for many roles over decades including “Ginger” in the classic Gilligan’s Island television series.

The facts we discovered about the homicide of Estelle Oddo are so substantial that, had they been acted upon back then, other homicides would have been prevented, and lives would have been saved. It could have, and should have, happe