By Jeff Haldiman "If I could give my life to bring her back, I would," those are the words from Alyssa Bustamante to the family of her victim, Elizabeth Olten, prior to Bustamante receiving a life sentence in prison for the killing that took place in
Alyssa Bustamante, 18, pleaded guilty in January to second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the October 2009 slaying of Elizabeth Olten in St. Martins, a small rural town west of Jefferson City. Bustamante had been charged with first-degree
Alyssa Bustamante, 18, pleaded guilty in January to second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the October 2009 slaying of Elizabeth Olten in St. Martins, a small rural town west of Jefferson City. The judge also ordered the teen to serve a
By Melanie Jones: Subscribe to Melanie's RSS feed Alyssa Bustamante has been sentenced to life in prison for the brutal murder of her nine-year-old neighbor, Elizabeth Olten. Bustamante, 18, was described as a remorse-less "thrill killer" by
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Prosecutors trying to debunk a key defense theory about why a Missouri teenager killed a 9-year-old neighbor girl relied on the testimony Tuesday from a psychiatrist who said an
