DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. – A man convicted in the death an elderly woman who was found hog-tied in her apartment has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Multiple media outlets reported 54-year-old Odes Dupree was sentenced Monday in the death of his 75-year-old neighbor Florene Duke. Dupree was convicted of two counts of felony murder, malice murder, kidnapping, robbery and burglary in Douglas County Superior Court.
Authorities said Dupree tied Duke up before stealing her TVs in 2014. Douglasville Police Chief Chris Womack said Duke’s face was covered, causing her to asphyxiate and die on the floor of her bedroom.
Prosecutors have said Dupree robbed Duke for drug money.