Alyssa
Alyssa Bustamante Murderer By:Zachary Reynolds
Age at time of felony: 15
Where: Cole County, Missouri
Felony committed: second degree Murder and armed criminal of 9 year old Elizabeth Olten sentenced: Life in prison with chance of parole currently trying to reduce amount of time in prison date of murder: October 21, 2009
Story:
One day a 15 year old girl, Alyssa Bustamante, took an increased dose of antidepressant Prozac, this was dangerous as it could have been the reason for the murder because when you increase on dosage side effects can cause increased mood swings and violent tendencies. One of the feelings of the medicine prescribed was curiosity in how it felt to kill some one, so she lured 9 year old Elizabeth Olten out to the woods and slit her throat and strangled her then placed her in a pre-dug grave and buried her, after this young Alyssa Bustamante continued to right in her journal “I strangled them and slit their throat and stabbed them now they're dead, I don't know how to feel at the moment. It was amazing. As soon as you get over the 'oh my gawd I can't do this' feeling, it's pretty enjoyable. I'm kinda nervous and shaky though right now. Kay, I gotta go to church now...lol. “ a week before that though she wrote in her journal complaining on the fact her battery to her phone was dead proof that she was suffering from depression. Mother of Elizabeth was concerned that her daughter had been gone for 45 minutes so she called the police when they found her they discovered a second grave dug Alyssa explained these as her liking to dig. Alyssa now known as a thrill killer was facing charges of life in prison without parole but thanks to her lawer got down to life with possibility of parole. In court Alyssa told the family of Elizabeth “I know words can never be enough and they can never adequately describe how horribly I feel for all of this, If I could give my life to get her back I would. I'm sorry. “
Alyssa Bustamante
Age at time of felony: 15
Where: Cole County, Missouri
Felony committed: second degree Murder and armed criminal of 9 year old Elizabeth Olten sentenced: Life in prison with chance of parole currently trying to reduce amount of time in prison date of murder: October 21, 2009
Story:
One day a 15 year old girl, Alyssa Bustamante, took an increased dose of antidepressant Prozac, this was dangerous as it could have been the reason for the murder because when you increase on dosage side effects can cause increased mood swings and violent tendencies. One of the feelings of the medicine prescribed was curiosity in how it felt to kill some one, so she lured 9 year old Elizabeth Olten out to the woods and slit her throat and strangled her then placed her in a pre-dug grave and buried her, after this young Alyssa Bustamante continued to right in her journal “I strangled them and slit their throat and stabbed them now they're dead, I don't know how to feel at the moment. It was amazing. As soon as you get over the 'oh my gawd I can't do this' feeling, it's pretty enjoyable. I'm kinda nervous and shaky though right now. Kay, I gotta go to church now...lol. “ a week before that though she wrote in her journal complaining on the fact her battery to her phone was dead proof that she was suffering from depression. Mother of Elizabeth was concerned that her daughter had been gone for 45 minutes so she called the police when they found her they discovered a second grave dug Alyssa explained these as her liking to dig. Alyssa now known as a thrill killer was facing charges of life in prison without parole but thanks to her lawer got down to life with possibility of parole. In court Alyssa told the family of Elizabeth “I know words can never be enough and they can never adequately describe how horribly I feel for all of this, If I could give my life to get her back I would. I'm sorry. “
Alyssa Bustamante