57: Two Graves and A Diary - Thrill Killer Alyssa Bustamante part 2

Episode 57: Two Graves and A Diary - Thrill Killer Alyssa Bustamante part 2

“Was it just because you wanted to know how it felt to kill someone?”

Alyssa Bustamante has been labeled a thrill killer, a psychopath, and an evil monster. Only a child of fifteen herself when she committed an act of unimaginable violence, she remains a true killing anomaly. Part 2 of this story explores the dark layers of this young female offender, signs of psychopathy, and discusses how our society defines juvenile justice.

Content Warnings: Child Homicide, Suicidal Ideation, Depression

Key Themes: Psychopathy, Criminal Psychology, Female Offender, Juvenile Justice System, Homicide Investigation

Resources

IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW IS SUFFERING FROM DEPRESSION OR SUICIDAL IDEATION, PLEASE REACH OUT FOR HELP.

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Research for Episode 57 includes:

⁠A Look Back at the Teenage 'Thrill Killer' Who Slit the Throat of a 9-Year-Old Girl | Investigation Discovery⁠

⁠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 ⁠

⁠Diary of a 'thrill-kill': Missouri teen Alyssa Bustamante murders neighbor girl, records event in journal⁠