Global InformationMurder of Elizabeth Olten information
| Murder of Elizabeth Olten | |
|---|---|
 Location of St. Martins within Cole County | |
| Location | St. Martins, Missouri, U.S. |
| Date | October 21, 2009 |
Attack type | Child-on-child murder by strangulation, stabbing |
| Weapon | Knife |
| Victim | Elizabeth Olten, aged 9 (killed) |
| Perpetrator | Alyssa Bustamante |
| Motive | Homicidal ideation, thrill |
| Verdict | Pleaded guilty |
| Convictions | Second-degree murder, armed criminal action |
| Charges | First-degree murder (charge dropped after plea deal) |
| Litigation | Wrongful death lawsuit settled for $5 million[1]
|
| Sentence | Life imprisonment with the possibility of conditional release in 2024, plus consecutive sentence of 30 years in prison |
Elizabeth Olten was a 9-year-old girl who was murdered by her neighbor Alyssa Bustamante, who was 15 at the time, in St. Martins, Missouri on October 21, 2009.[2]
Bustamante lured Olten into the woods before strangling and stabbing her to death. Bustamante murdered Olten simply due to homicidal ideation and to see what it was like to kill someone. She was later indicted and pled guilty to second-degree murder and armed criminal action and was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of conditional release in 2024 for second-degree murder. However, due to her additional conviction of armed criminal action, even if she is granted conditional release in 2024, she will have a consecutive sentence of 30 years in prison. This makes her earliest probable release in 2054, when she will be 60 years old.
- ^ "Woman reaches $5 million settlement in daughter's death". Archived from the original on 2019-05-17. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
- ^ Horng, Eric; Ferran, Lee; Friedman, Emily (November 18, 2009). "Teen Murder Suspect Was Indicted, Wanted to Know 'What It Felt Like to Kill'". ABC News. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2019.