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Out-of-Town Jury to Hear Bustamante Trial
Tuesday, Feb 16, 2010 @02:42pm CST
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An out-of-town jury will hear the trial of a teenager accused of killing nine-year-old Elizabeth Olten. Attorneys for Bustamante requested a change of venue, but prosecutor Mark Richardson asked for the out-of-town jury due to the amount of evidence and the number of local witnesses in the case. Bustamante's attorney agreed to the arrangement. Bustamante has pleaded not guilty.
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Lawyers in Bustamante case to decide from where to import jury
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at 6:39 p.m.
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Judge Pat Joyce granted the change of venue during a hearing Tuesday morning at the Cole County courthouse. Alyssa Bustamante now awaits trial for the murder of nine-year-old Elizabeth Olten in the Morgan County Jail, where Bustamante turned 16 years old.
Bustamante did not appear in court for the proceeding, but was represented by her attorney Donald Catlett. On the question of venue, Cole County Prosecutor Mark Richardson was opposed to taking the trial on the road because of the number of witnesses he expects to call and out of respect to Elizabeth Olten's family.
"It would be burdensome for them to move to another county,” Richardson said. “What the state would propose is that the court would allow that a jury be selected from another county and brought here for the trial to occur here in Cole County.”
Catlett agreed, but was not ready to say which county should be tapped for jury selection. “Since Miss Bustamante isn't here today, I don't think we're really in a position to argue that at this time,” Catlett said.
Catlett was also unsure of when the defense would be ready to go to trial. "Your honor, we have not received the complete discovery yet, so it's really hard to make any kind of estimate on that until we get a look at all the police reports,” Catlett said. "And are we gonna be looking at some things from the lab that are gonna delay the trial date?" Joyce said. "I do not believe they will, your honor,” Richardson said.
Joyce directed the lawyers to return to court March 8 to determine from which county the jury will be chosen.
Bustamante will be in the courtroom at that time.
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Jury From Another County Will Hear Bustamante Case
Published: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 4:46 AM CST
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The case of Alyssa Bustamante will be heard by a jury made up of citizens from a county other than Cole County.
During a status hearing Tuesday before Cole County Presiding Judge Pat Joyce, Cole County Prosecutor Mark Richardson argued that it would be easier to bring in a jury due to the amount of evidence and witnesses that will be associated with this case. Bustamante's lawyer, Donald Catlett, agreed with that conclussion.
Catlett said he had not had a chance to look at what counties they would deem acceptable. He also said they are just now starting to go through the discovery evidence in this case so they are not yet ready to say when they would be ready for trial.
She is scheduled to be in the courtroom for her next status hearing March 8 when a decision could be made on what county the jury would be selected from.
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http://www.newstribune.com/articles/2010/02/17/news_local/doc4b7ab845db99a276242994.txt
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Killing for the thrill
Posted at: 02/17/2010 9:18 AM
Updated at: 02/17/2010 9:58 AM
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Many Missouri community and family members, struck hard by the death of Elizabeth Olten, are struggling to make sense of the fact that a local teenager is charged with Elizabeth's murder. A grand jury indictment says 16-year-old Alyssa Bustamante killed her 9-year-old acquaintance by strangulation, cutting her throat and stabbing her. Bustamante is charged as an adult.
Family and friends shared intimate details with us about both girls, answering some of the many unanswered questions about how such a thing could happen. In exclusive video her friends shared, Alyssa Bustamante looks like a typical teen riding on a school bus, laughing, joking and sometimes hamming it up for the camera held by a classmate.
She says to another student on the bus, “I’m gonna pop a cap in your ***.” It’s something a lot of kids jokingly say to others these days. But when that kid is Alyssa Bustamante, now accused of murdering for the thrill of it, that statement raises eyebrows.
Lindsey Jones showed us the video she took of her friend Alyssa nearly a year ago. Jones wanted us to see a different side of Bustamante. Besides that one statement, most of the video shows Bustamante as an outgoing, loud and joking kid. "I want to remember Alyssa as I know her, as I think she still is. I believe she’s a troubled girl who made a decision and didn’t really think it out.” Jones said.
Alyssa's public image is much different. Some have called her a teenaged monster after learning that she is charged with murdering Elizabeth Olten. Others have said Bustamante had been planning to hurt someone.
Experts have also testified that Bustamante was on Prozac. At the time of Elizabeth Olten's murder, Bustamante was living with her grandmother. The grandmother had tried to help Alyssa cope with depression and a recent suicide attempt. Alyssa Bustamante and Elizabeth Olten lived several houses apart in St. Martins, a small town just west of Jefferson City.
Authorities say Bustamante plotted Elizabeth's murder for months. Sources close to the investigation say Bustamante intended to kill and bury only one person that October afternoon. That leaves this question unanswered: Why did she dig two graves in the wooded area near her home?
Global news outlets are now covering the story. So are student reporters with the Jefferson City High School student paper, "The Red and Black". Bustamante is supposed to be a sophomore at Jefferson City High. In covering the story, student reporters say they have learned about a regular kid, with a sweet side, who hid emotional scars.
Alyssa was known to cut herself and even attempted suicide. “I know that she had been to therapy before. I know that she had the history with the cutting and that she had tried to kill herself,” says Julie Blankenship, the lead student reporter on the story for "The Red and Black".
Blankenship says the murder has had a great impact on students at the high school. She says many students became upset and angry when the news broke. Now, the tone inside school hallways is returning back to normal.
Video: Killing for the thrill 2:16
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Jurors for Bustamante trial will not be from Cole Countuy
Posted: Wednesday, Feb 17, 2010 - 11:05:21 am CST
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During a status hearing Tuesday morning before Cole County Presiding Judge Pat Joyce, Cole County Prosecutor Mark Richardson argued it would be easier to bring in a jury due to the amount of evidence and witnesses that will be associated with the case. Bustamante's lawyer, Donald Catlett, agreed with that conclusion.
Joyce had excused Bustamante from being in the courtroom Tuesday, but Catlett said her presence will be needed during a March 8 status hearing, when a decision could be made on which county will be used to choose jurors for the trial.
Bustamante, now 16, remains held in the Morgan County Jail, for Cole County. "We're not doing anything special for her," said Morgan County Sheriff's Department Chief Deputy Tim Harlin. "She's being held in general population and being treated as an adult." He added: "We've had other cases like her's before.
"We had a 15-year-old male inmate at one time. We do take into consideration their age and keep an extra eye on them. We can make arrangements if something special is needed, but we've had no problems with her while she's been here." Harlin said she is offered anything other prisoners would be eligible to get, including religious services, but is not receiving any education at this time. He said that's not unusual.
Spokesman David Luther confirmed Bustamante is no longer a student in Jefferson City Public Schools. While privacy issues prevented Luther from talking about specifics on Bustamante's status with the district, state education officials have said that, in effect, she has been expelled or placed on long-term suspension because of an allegation of a criminal act. DESE said that's covered as actions districts are allowed to take under the Safe Schools Act, and a student facing these allegations is not entitled to education services.
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