9-year-old Elizabeth Olten vanished while walking home.

[portia]

her current DOC info.

https://web.mo.gov/doc/offSearchWeb/searchOffender.do

[beli]

I was just thinking about this case. Here is the picture from last year in March

[bermstalker]

What's the difference if she completes a high school diploma program or GED?* If she is guilty of this crime, she's probably not going to get out of prison for decades (if at all).

R.I.P., Elizabeth Olten.

I know this was posted awhile ago, but thought I would respond. It's not uncommon for inmates to get GED's in prison. Sometimes they want to join other work type situations in jail...and the GED process is the first step to joining those. I have a friend in prison and he got his GED. He can now joing the heating/cooling repair classes. He also takes a few online college corses. It passes the time and teaches them skills. The prison system probably looks at it like this: it keeps them busy. A busy mind is a mind that is not trying to cause trouble or get in fights. A lot of prison systems are basically huge manfacturing plants. If you're a good inmate- you can work there. Sometimes they even make money. Most of their money pays back the prison system for their room and board, but a small part gets put in an account for them. When they are released- they get the money. My brother was a skilled welder and sandblaster. When he was in prison, he was always able to work for them. When he was released, he always had some money to start over.


It's weird this thread was bumped. I was just thinking about this case. It was on Deadly Women not too long ago. Candaice Delong said this chick had some serious mental issues way before the murder. She wasn't taking meds and she was a cutter. She had behavioral problems. 3 weeks before the murder, a panal of doctors determined that Alyssa should be commited to the hospital because she was dangerous. The order didn't come in time tho.
Ms. Delong does say "Alyssa Bustamante is one of the most dangerous teenagers I've ever seen"
It starts at 13:04

[Nic B]

She just looks evil.....and scary.