Episode 56: Two Graves and A Diary - Thrill Killer Alyssa Bustamante, part I
"Was it just because you wanted to know how it felt to kill someone?”
In the small town of St. Martins, Missouri, when a nine-year-old girl vanishes, the entire community comes together to search for her. While investigators combed through the vast woods where it was believed she had last been, they discovered two small graves. The disturbing words found inside a teenager’s diary would lead homicide detectives to a shocking and very unusual suspect. This is the tragic and disturbing case of child killer Alyssa Bustamante and her victim, Elizabeth Olten.
Content Warnings: Child Homicide, Suicidal Ideation, Depression
Key Themes: Psychopathy, Female Offenders, Teenage Killers, Criminal Investigation, Forensics
Resources:
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Research for Episode 56 includes:
Alyssa D. Bustamante, Appellant, v. State of Missouri, Respondent. (2015) | FindLaw
Alyssa Bustamante Interrogation Video
Alyssa Bustamante | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers
Alyssa Bustamante sentenced in child murder case - CSMonitor.com
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Evidence in Bustamante case detailed
Journal helps police find a 2009 Missouri teen thrill killer
Judge Grants Motion to Suppress Evidence in Bustamante Case | Fulton Sun
Petition · Repeal Law That Could Free Elizabeth Olten's Murderer Alyssa Bustamante Within 3 Years - United States · Change.org