Teen Thrill Killer Alyssa Bustamante Could Get Paroled Some Day

A teenager who slit her young neighbor's throat and called it "enjoyable" may have the opportunity to walk free one day.

Alyssa Bustamante, 18, was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole in a Missouri courtroom today.

The teen expressed remorse for brutally killing her neighbor, Elizabeth Olten, in October 2009, in what prosecutors described as a thrill killing.

"I know words can never be enough and they can never adequately describe how horribly I feel for all of this," Bustamante said to Olten's mother and siblings, who sat silently. "If I could give my life to get her back I would. I'm sorry."

Bustamante stabbed the 9-year-old girl in the chest, strangled her, sliced her throat and left her in a shallow grave covered with leaves so she could find out what it felt like to kill.

"I just f***ing killed someone. I strangled them and slit their throat and stabbed them now they're dead. I don't know how to feel atm [at the moment]," Bustamante wrote in her diary.

She later added: "It was ahmazing. As soon as you get over the 'ohmygawd I can't do this' feeling, it's pretty enjoyable. I'm kinda nervous and shaky though right now. Kay, I gotta go to church now...lol."

Elizabeth's mother, Patty Preiss called Bustamante "an evil monster" and said that she "hated her" on the first day of the teen's sentencing hearing.

Prosecutor Mark Richardson had argued for life in prison, plus 71 years, accounting for the years Elizabeth lost.

The defense cited Bustamante's depression and a suicide attempt as a reason for a reduced sentence.

On the teen's YouTube page, a video appears to show the suspect with her brothers purposefully shocking themselves on an electrified fence. She listed "killing people" as one of her hobbies under her profile.

Her Twitter messages around the time of the murder spoke of "addiction" and "terrors."

One message said, "all I want in life is a reason for all this pain."

"She committed the murder after deliberation, which means cool deliberation or cool reflection on the matter for any length of time," Cole County prosecutor Mark Richardson told the court Wednesday.

The Associated Press contributed to this report

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  • none, but i sure need one ...  •  Cranbury, New Jersey  •  1 month 25 days ago
    We should give her and Zimmerman to Afghanistan as gift to show we are sorry for what Sgt. Robert Bales did.
  • none, but i sure need one ...  •  Cranbury, New Jersey  •  1 month 25 days ago
    She should have said the little girl was wearing a hoodie and it was self defense.
  • Evan  •  3 months ago
    There are many circumstances where a murderer may be rehabilitated, but killing for enjoyment is not one. The lack of empathy for another human being is the sign of a psychopath. This is the kind of person that will kill again given the opportunity to get away with it. I feel sad that this young lady turned out like this, I really do. But I would not risk another life to allow her another chance at freedom. I'm sorry, but it's not worth the risk.
    • jnm 3 months ago
      I agree with you 100%. I believe in rehabilitation I understand that this young person was dealt a really bad hand in life. However, I think that the result of that bad hand is that she is a lost cause. I don't have any real faith that she will ever be able to be trusted outside of an institutional setting. I'm sorry for that, but keeping her under lock and key for life is the safest course.

      If it were me, I don't think I would want to risk living in the real world. Even if I were pronounced "cured" or "healed" and set free to live my life, I would be terrified that I would not be able to handle the stresses of the outside world and would commit more violent acts.
    • PlainsRider 3 months ago
      Well said, Evan.
      I'm sorry if she's had a difficult life. But, her actions prove that she is too dangerous to be allowed out in society where she can harm more innocent people.
  • j  •  3 months ago
    Bad seed.
  • Kapt'n K  •  3 months ago
    Should have been 1st degree murder..sounded like this was planned and something she wanted to do for a long time..I remember being 15 and had my wits about me (didn't murder anybody either), just because you are young does NOT mean you cannot differentiate right vs. wrong!
  • W  •  3 months ago
    People that kill just to kill should be put down, period. There is no need to keep them alive and have to care for them and worry about them. Equal justice, you kill for no justifiable reason then you get killed for a d--n good reason. Monsters are very real people and we have the means and resources to remove them from existence and we should at any and all times. I will believe in giving murders a second chance the second I see a murder victim get a second chance.
    • Racheal 3 months ago
      got that right W
    • Lady Kougar 3 months ago
      Yep!!
    • milesy 3 months ago
      When I read another article about her, it stated that she had dug TWO graves--was she planning on killing her sister as well? That sent chills up and down my spine.
  • Lao Ho  •  Rockville, Maryland  •  3 months ago
    This is terribly scary. Her diary admits she felt some pleasure at the deed. Where's the death penalty when we need it?
    • Corey 3 months ago
      In a holster!
  • NadaK  •  3 months ago
    I don’t understand how a killer had a “failed” suicide attempt. She was pretty successful at killing that innocent girl. How ironic
    • Jason Ratz 3 months ago
      She failed because she didn't want to die. She just wanted a reduced sentence. IMO.
    • NadaK 3 months ago
      I know right. what she did was pure evil.
    • Louis 3 months ago
      I think NadaK is real cute.
  • john  •  San Diego, California  •  3 months ago
    Am afraid she would do it again , If she is freed!
    • Racheal 3 months ago
      She would-shes a psychopath just like Ted Bundy.
  • Optimistic Pessimist  •  3 months ago
    Monsters are just sometimes born,not necessarily because of poor parenting or any other reason. Best thing to do is to put her to sleep like a rabid dog,at least don't ever let her out in society ever again!
  • Yahoo user  •  3 months ago
    Lots of people come from more abusive environments than this girl and they don't kill. She has no soul and will never have one. These people are manipulative and cunning and cannot be rehabilitated.
  • A Yahoo! User  •  3 months ago
    She should not be released - she is scary.
  • anonymous123  •  San Francisco, California  •  3 months ago
    serial killer...just like the series dexter. she won't get reformed in jail. she'll just learn how not to get caught the next time. serial killers do evolve into monsters!
  • Caroline M.  •  3 months ago
    She deserves what she gave, not parole.
  • Nastybutler  •  Salt Lake City, Utah  •  3 months ago
    She's got CRAZY EYES, You can see it . just like a rabid dog.
  • SOB  •  3 months ago
    You gotta love the people who are making the teen out to be a victim when the real victim was the little girl who was killed just for the fun of it.
  • THX 1138  •  3 months ago
    Check back in 10 yrs. She will be at least 100 lbs heavier, covered in jail house tats with a crew cut.
  • Honey  •  3 months ago
    She should never be allowed to see a free day out of jail.
    Elizabeth will never draw a breath of air, ever again.

    I agree, that the names of judges who impose these light sentences should be identified.
    However, the names are easily obtainable for they are public record.

    If she ever goes before the parole board, the family has a right to attend and object.
  • Chris  •  3 months ago
    If you kill someone, I feel NO sympathy for you. This girl, along with everyother murdered should get the death penality. I'm tired of murderers getting sentenced to jail time, then get off on parole in 10 years. The murder victim will NEVER have a second chance at life, and neither should murders.

    I know there are some people who will disagree. They usually say something on the lines of; "If you give someone the death penalty, you are just as bad as the murderer themselves."
    Well, that's wrong, the death penalty is a form of justice. Sentencing someone to the death penalty is not murder. It's a justified killing of a murderer.
  • Maria O  •  Irvine, California  •  3 months ago
    Sociopaths like Alyssa will NEVER be cured. She cannot grow a conscience. She must be put away for life and NEVER enjoy freedom again. She will kill again if released!