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A 9 year old girl, Elizabeth Olten, was killed by a 15 year old girl (Alyssa). She disappeared October 21. Her body was found on October 23 in woodland near her Missouri home. The girl often played with Elizabeth and was the older sister of Elizabeth’s friend. The police got a tip which led them to the 15 year old. She then led them to the body. The police had previously searched the area where Elizabeth’s body was found but the body was well hidden. Police have physical and written evidence and the girl has been charged with first degree murder. The teen is being detained. (CNN, 2009) and (Kotz, 2009)

The teens lawyer said that the court trial should not be open to the public because then she won’t get a fair trial. Right now, the defendant’s identity is being held and they have not released anything the teen has said about the murder. (Finlay, 2009)

Psychologists have said that the teen is a psychopath and that she has antisocial behavior. On her Twitter page, there is dark poetry. There is a post on YouTube where she shocked her brother and herself on an electric fence. All of these things may be used against her. Her alleged hobbies are killing animals and cutting herself. This is the practice of some serial killers. (Finlay, 2009) There were written clues that lead to the 15 year old girl who then led police to Olten’s body. (CNN, 2009)

The 15 year old was charged with first degree murder. It did not say whether she was tried as an adult or not. It was also not said how long she will be in jail. (Huffington Post)

It is just for her to be charged this way because she took someone’s life. She should be charged as an adult because she was old enough to know what she was doing. She is also old enough to take responsibility for her actions. In a way I believe that she should be charged with the death penalty. But there are some rumors that she psychotic. If she is I believe she should be in a mental jail for a while. (Blank, 2009)



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