Two years have gone by, and finally this murdered girls family is going to see some justice. A 17 year old girl has now pleaded guilty to killing her nine year old neighbor. That's right she killed a 9 year old little girl.
Alyssa Bustamante entered a guilty plea to lesser charges of second degree murder and armed criminal action. The murder occurred on October 21st, 2009 in the death of Elizabeth. Alyssa is scheduled for sentencing on February 6th. She could be facing 10 to 30 years on the second degree murder charge.
Alyssa was 15 at the time she committed the murder. She allegedly told police that she killed the young girl "just to see what it felt like". Many of her statements were thrown out on grounds that the juvenile officer present during questioning "used deceptive tactics". Reportedly misleading the defendant on what the punishments for her could be.
Thank you to CNN for this updated story.
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UPDATE****************
ReplyDeleteThis teen killer has now been sentenced to Life In Prison! She was sentenced by the judge to life in prison for the 2009 killing of her 9 year old neighbor.
The sentence was announced Wednesday morning. She received life for the second degree murder charge and 30 years for armed criminal action.