Elizabeth Olten Timeline: Retracing Alyssa Bustamante Murder Case

18-year-old faces possible life prison term in 9-year-old neighbor's murder.

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

By Art Holliday St. Louis (KSDK) – When Alyssa Bustamante committed brutal murder she was just 15-yearsold. Some people have wondered if a juvenile committed the crime, or an adult. No parent would ever suggest that their 15-year-old is an adult.

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

18-year-old faces possible life prison term in 9-year-old neighbor's murder.