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Teen Thrill Killer Alyssa Bustamante Could Get Paroled Some Day

By ALYSSA NEWCOMB | ABC News – Wed, Feb 8, 2012

A teenager who slit her young neighbor's throat and called it "enjoyable" may have the opportunity to walk free one day.

Alyssa Bustamante, 18, was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole in a Missouri courtroom today.

The teen expressed remorse for brutally killing her neighbor, Elizabeth Olten, in October 2009, in what prosecutors described as a thrill killing.

"I know words can never be enough and they can never adequately describe how horribly I feel for all of this," Bustamante said to Olten's mother and siblings, who sat silently. "If I could give my life to get her back I would. I'm sorry."

Bustamante stabbed the 9-year-old girl in the chest, strangled her, sliced her throat and left her in a shallow grave covered with leaves so she could find out what it felt like to kill.

"I just f***ing killed someone. I strangled them and slit their throat and stabbed them now they're dead. I don't know how to feel atm [at the moment]," Bustamante wrote in her diary.

She later added: "It was ahmazing. As soon as you get over the 'ohmygawd 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."

Elizabeth's mother, Patty Preiss called Bustamante "an evil monster" and said that she "hated her" on the first day of the teen's sentencing hearing.

Prosecutor Mark Richardson had argued for life in prison, plus 71 years, accounting for the years Elizabeth lost.

The defense cited Bustamante's depression and a suicide attempt as a reason for a reduced sentence.

On the teen's YouTube page, a video appears to show the suspect with her brothers purposefully shocking themselves on an electrified fence. She listed "killing people" as one of her hobbies under her profile.

Her Twitter messages around the time of the murder spoke of "addiction" and "terrors."

One message said, "all I want in life is a reason for all this pain."

"She committed the murder after deliberation, which means cool deliberation or cool reflection on the matter for any length of time," Cole County prosecutor Mark Richardson told the court Wednesday.

The Associated Press contributed to this report

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none, but i sure need one ... • Cranbury, New Jersey • 2 mths ago
We should give her and Zimmerman to Afghanistan as gift to show we are sorry for what Sgt. Robert Bales did.
none, but i sure need one ... • Cranbury, New Jersey • 2 mths ago
She should have said the little girl was wearing a hoodie and it was self defense.
KeyboardMania • Warren, Oregon • 3 mths ago
These young people grew up during the last ten years of Watching our government invade and slaughter innocent men, women and children so they are probably starting to think its acceptable behavior. Because we don't seem to mind do we.
- Daniel and Samantha 3 mths ago
  I'm no supporter of the war, trust me, but it's no excuse for this girl's heinous crime. I don't even think video games could be blamed for this. It was just plain evil.
- tibndin 3 mths ago
  You are a douchebag in Warren, Oregon.
- Dav 3 mths ago
  I like your point, except....men, women, and children innocent of what? noone in the mideast is innocent...you propose she's a child at 9 but she's not innocent? your logic doesn't exist.
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John • 3 mths ago
for all you hater , look at all the thumbs down on your comments, many of us take sides with Allyssa
- Imane 3 mths ago
  People like you is why Alyssa didn't think twice before doing what she did. Great job "lawyer".
- John 3 mths ago
  funny
- John 3 mths ago
  cant wait for book, movie.....cool
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John • 3 mths ago
She need a little love thats all.....Forgive and Forget .These things happen so thats what I say
- Jasmine 3 mths ago
  Really? Forgive and Forget!! a Monster who killed an inocent child!!!
- Louie Lohr 3 mths ago
  Hope this kind of tragedy never hits your family - only then, you would change your tune in a heart beat.
- Louie Lohr 3 mths ago
  Hey John! Psychopaths are too far gone to receive love!
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Evan • 3 mths ago
There are many circumstances where a murderer may be rehabilitated, but killing for enjoyment is not one. The lack of empathy for another human being is the sign of a psychopath. This is the kind of person that will kill again given the opportunity to get away with it. I feel sad that this young lady turned out like this, I really do. But I would not risk another life to allow her another chance at freedom. I'm sorry, but it's not worth the risk.
- jnm 3 mths ago
  I agree with you 100%. I believe in rehabilitation I understand that this young person was dealt a really bad hand in life. However, I think that the result of that bad hand is that she is a lost cause. I don't have any real faith that she will ever be able to be trusted outside of an institutional setting. I'm sorry for that, but keeping her under lock and key for life is the safest course.
  
  If it were me, I don't think I would want to risk living in the real world. Even if I were pronounced "cured" or "healed" and set free to live my life, I would be terrified that I would not be able to handle the stresses of the outside world and would commit more violent acts.
- PlainsRider 3 mths ago
  Well said, Evan.
  I'm sorry if she's had a difficult life. But, her actions prove that she is too dangerous to be allowed out in society where she can harm more innocent people.
j • 3 mths ago
Bad seed.
Kapt'n K • 3 mths ago
Should have been 1st degree murder..sounded like this was planned and something she wanted to do for a long time..I remember being 15 and had my wits about me (didn't murder anybody either), just because you are young does NOT mean you cannot differentiate right vs. wrong!
Lao Ho • Rockville, Maryland • 3 mths ago
This is terribly scary. Her diary admits she felt some pleasure at the deed. Where's the death penalty when we need it?
- Corey 3 mths ago
  In a holster!
Yahoo user • 3 mths ago
Lots of people come from more abusive environments than this girl and they don't kill. She has no soul and will never have one. These people are manipulative and cunning and cannot be rehabilitated.
A Yahoo! User • 3 mths ago
She should not be released - she is scary.
anonymous123 • San Francisco, California • 3 mths ago
serial killer...just like the series dexter. she won't get reformed in jail. she'll just learn how not to get caught the next time. serial killers do evolve into monsters!
THX 1138 • 3 mths ago
Check back in 10 yrs. She will be at least 100 lbs heavier, covered in jail house tats with a crew cut.
David • Austin, Texas • 3 mths ago
There is no new information in this column. No mention of her sentance, No calculation ofher earliest possible release date. It is a totally useless artical.
IlIuealo • St Louis, Missouri • 3 mths ago
How hard is it to understand that a person who is mentally ill isn't rational and the wires are all mixed up? Stop with the "shes not sorry", "if she were older she'd get the chair", "she's probably getting off on fan mail"! The girl is simply sick that would make her do something like that. Whether she's sorry or not doesn't even come into play. She's not right in the head. Her brain is broken. Someone like that could say she's george washington one second and a box of laundry detergent the next. Stop pretending a person with fried wiring is supposed to feel and act as someone who is perfectly sane. Its just like a drunk who is out of their minds when they drink and who does something horrific, but it's even more understandable because she's a M I N O R WHO DIDN'T CHOOSE TO BE PSYCHOTIC!! Having poor mental health is not making excuses, it's just a treatable state. Put her in a psych ward for 10 years until she is better. Vicious blood gluttons all of you who say these things!
Richard • 3 mths ago
Heaven forbid that this Phuqing evil little Qunt should ever be set free!
john • San Diego, California • 3 mths ago
Am afraid she would do it again , If she is freed!
NadaK • 3 mths ago
I don’t understand how a killer had a “failed” suicide attempt. She was pretty successful at killing that innocent girl. How ironic
Optimistic Pessimist • 3 mths ago
Monsters are just sometimes born,not necessarily because of poor parenting or any other reason. Best thing to do is to put her to sleep like a rabid dog,at least don't ever let her out in society ever again!
W • 3 mths ago
People that kill just to kill should be put down, period. There is no need to keep them alive and have to care for them and worry about them. Equal justice, you kill for no justifiable reason then you get killed for a d--n good reason. Monsters are very real people and we have the means and resources to remove them from existence and we should at any and all times. I will believe in giving murders a second chance the second I see a murder victim get a second chance.

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