Crime & Safety
Local Boston Bombing Survivor Talks to ABC 7
John Odom was serious injured in the bombings at this year's Boston Marathon.
John Odom, a resident of the Hollywood Riviera who was seriously injured in the April 15 bombings at the Boston Marathon, gave his first television interview to ABC 7 on Thursday night.
"All I remember is waking, looking around and yelling for help," Odom told reporter David Ono. "I was scared to death."
Odom was set to retire a month before the bombings. He was in town to see his daughter Nicole run the marathon.
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He spent more than a month at Boston Medical Center before being transferred to Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital.
- Full story: John Odom, Boston Bombing Survivor, Shares Story [ABC 7]
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