In the small town of St. Martins, Missouri, when a nine-year-old girl vanishes, the entire community comes together to search for her. While investigators combed through the vast woods where it was believed she had last been, they discovered two small graves. The disturbing words found inside a teenager’s diary would lead homicide detectives to a shocking and very unusual suspect. 

This is the case of Alyssa Bustamante and Elizabeth Olten.

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Research for Episode 56 includes:

A Look Back at the Teenage 'Thrill Killer' Who Slit the Throat of a 9-Year-Old Girl | Investigation Discovery

Alyssa D. Bustamante, Appellant, v. State of Missouri, Respondent. (2015) | FindLaw

Alyssa Bustamante Interrogation Video

Alyssa Bustamante | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers

Alyssa Bustamante sentenced in child murder case - CSMonitor.com

Diary of a 'thrill-kill': Missouri teen Alyssa Bustamante murders neighbor girl, records event in journal

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Evidence in Bustamante case detailed

Journal helps police find a 2009 Missouri teen thrill killer

Judge Grants Motion to Suppress Evidence in Bustamante Case | Fulton Sun

Petition · Repeal Law That Could Free Elizabeth Olten's Murderer Alyssa Bustamante Within 3 Years - United States · Change.org

Prosecutor: Alyssa Bustamante Killed Elizabeth Olten Because "She Wanted to Know What it Felt Like" - CBS 

Teen killer had troubled family

Witness Testimony Key in Bustamante Sentencing | News | komu.com