elizabeth olten

More details from Bustamante investigation released

Associated Press — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:28:30 +0000

Authorities investigating the October 2009 disappearance of a Missouri girl had seized muddy clothes and shovels from the home of a neighboring teenager who later confessed to killing and burying the girl, according to secretly filed court documents obtained by The Associated Press.

Bustamante apologizes; receives life in prison for Olten murder

Associated Press — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:20:08 +0000

A Missouri teenager who had described the slaying of a young neighbor girl as an "ahmazing" thrill made an emotional apology Wednesday to the girl's family and was sentenced to a potential lifetime in prison.

Bustamante sentenced to life in prison

Associated Press — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:46:37 +0000

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A central Missouri teenager who confessed to strangling, cutting and stabbing a 9-year-old girl because she wanted to know how it felt to kill someone was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison with the possibility of parole.

Drugs may have been involved in Olten slaying

Associated Press — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:05:02 +0000

Attorneys for a Missouri teenager who admitted killing a young neighbor girl are contending that a troubled childhood and an antidepressant drug may have contributed to the murder.

Family of Elizabeth Olten disappointed by plea deal

Associated Press — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:14:56 +0000

Relatives of a slain 9-year-old Missouri girl are disappointed by a plea agreement that could allow her confessed killer to be released from prison someday.