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==Death==
On November 5, 2008 Odom died of an accidental overdose from [[heroin]], [[methamphetamine]], [[benzylpiperazine]] and [[alcohol]]. It was election night, and Odom's family said that he had gone out partying that night.<ref name="Tribune">{{cite news|last1=Walker|first1=Ben|title=Family rep: Odom died after election night party|url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-bbo-death-bat-man-family-030409-2009mar04-story.html|accessdate=January 14, 2017|work=[[The San Diego Union-Tribune]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=March 4, 2009}}</ref> Dan Shwam, Odom's former Broncos manager, suggests the media and fan response to the trade "drove him back to the bottle, that it put him on the road to drugs again."<ref name="salon"/>
The ten bats that the Vipers received for Odom were never used, and the Vipers planned to auction them off for charity, but [[Ripley's Believe It or Not!]] purchased them for $10,000.<ref name="salon"/>
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