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Today's Poll!Mo. teen murder suspect wants cards, clothes back
Friday, December 3, 2010
Attorneys for a central Missouri teenager accused of killing a 9-year-old neighbor girl say authorities seized birthday and Christmas cards received from the teen’s father, as well as eight large bags of her clothes.
Cole County Judge Patricia Joyce on Thursday gave the prosecutor’s office 60 days to inventory, copy and determine which items it needs for evidence so the rest can be returned to Alyssa Bustamante. She also denied a defense request to be present during some DNA testing.
Bustamante was 15 years old when she was charged with killing her neighbor, Elizabeth Olten, in October 2009. Police say Bustamante told them she wanted to know what it felt like to kill someone. Bustamante has pleaded not guilty. Her trial is set for May 16.
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misshoneybee 2 years, 5 months ago
What she want her clothes back for? What she gonna do, LOOK at them? This fool here is on lockdown 24/7, therefore, she's in a jumpsuit, so she don't need no street clothes. If she wants to wear street clothes, she should have behaved better when she was in the street.
JCLifer 2 years, 5 months ago
Guilty until proven innocent. Why are they trying this poor child as an adult anyway?
Darkhuntress82 2 years, 5 months ago
I thought she admitted her guilt.
Darkhuntress82 2 years, 5 months ago
Be that as it may someone should be punished for her death. For her to get over this traumatic incident she should just admit she did something wrong and go through counceling. To attempt to sweep it under the rug and just let her go will not teach her a lesson.
TheRickster 2 years, 5 months ago
Well you last few are completly unrealistic. One human being killed another human being to see what it felt like. Now in all honesty we should give her the complete "feel" for that experience. I understand that she and the victom were both under a legal age but to forgive and forget? Get out of the clouds and smell the real world. All in all,,this was tragic to say the least. But in no way should this killer be turned loose. The comment about what kind of family Elizabeth had,, is a kick in the parts. Plus I would add, a very sad remark. The trial will cost us all in the end for a stupid action that the out of control teenager did as a spoiled action by taking a life for ANY reason.
JCLifer 2 years, 5 months ago
She's just a SUSPECT. That's all.
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