Elizabeth Olten (9) R.I.P.

Elizabeth Olten, 9, ST. MARTINS, Mo. 10/21/09


Mo. girl, 9, missing after visiting friend
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/new...7?OpenDocument
ST. MARTINS, Mo. — Cole County authorities are looking for a 9-year-old girl who did not return home after visiting a friend.

Cole County Sheriff Greg White says Elizabeth Olten did not arrive home Wednesday evening after leaving a friend's home about 6:15 p.m. She was supposed to walk a quarter mile to her home on Route D near St. Martins, just west of Jefferson City.
Her family called police when she had not arrived by 7 p.m.

A Cole County sheriff's deputy says the search was scheduled to resume early Thursday.

The Jefferson City News-Tribune reports that the girl's family members said she is afraid of the woods and the dark, so she wouldn't be out at night.

Elizabeth Olten has long brown hair and was last seen wearing a pink sweater, T-shirt, blue jeans and white shoes

Cole County Authorities Searching For Missing 9-year-old Girl
http://www.fox2now.com/ktvi-cole-cou...,0,89862.story

9-year-old Missouri girl reported missing
http://www.kspr.com/news/local/65509342.html

Police searching for missing 9-year-old
http://www.connectmidmissouri.com/ne...aspx?id=366189

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&so...ed=0CBAQ8gEwAA

But here is another article:

http://www.newstribune.com/articles/...2694256245.txt

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Neighbors told reporters that Olten, who attends Pioneer Trail Elementary in Apache Flats, knows the area, and they didn't believe she would simply wander off.

Family members told reporters that Elizabeth is afraid of the woods as well as the dark so she wouldn't be out at night.

Authorities got the call from Elizabeth's family around 7 p.m. and they along with their neighbors began searching nearby yards, fields and ditches using flashlights to help guide their way.

A command post was set up at Xtreme Body and Paint, near the girl's home, and approximately 50 members of various law enforcement and emergency response agencies came to the scene.

Some of the members stayed with the mobile command unit at the post while the rest were sent out to search on foot in an area approximately half-a-mile by half-a-mile in size. Some of these members also carried mobile infra-red units to try to find any heat signatures in the woods.

Later in the evening, a Missouri Highway Patrol helicopter, also equipped with infra-red equipment, searched the area.

Amber Alert has been issued. Here is the poster from the MSHP.

http://www.mshp.dps.mo.gov/MSHPWeb/m...130G327641.pdf

Search under way for 9-year-old mid-Missouri girl

Onna Adrian, whose daughter-in-law is Elizabeth's older sister, said Elizabeth generally walked home from the friend's house through neighbors' yards rather than along the two-lane county highway that runs past their houses.

Adrian said Elizabeth did not normally hide out and, if confronted, would have screamed and tried to run away.

"She is very shy," Adrian said. "She's not the type to get in a vehicle with anybody."

Elizabeth, who has long brown hair and brown eyes, is about 5-feet, 2-inches tall and weighs 102 pounds. She was last seen wearing a pink scarf, sweater and T-shirt with butterflies, blue jeans and white shoes.

Adrian said the girl's mother did not want to talk to a reporter Thursday. Elizabeth's father, Dale Olten Sr., has been in a Missouri prison since April serving a four-year sentence for drug possession.

http://www.amw.com/missing_children/case.cfm?id=68930

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The distance between the two houses was less than a quarter mile. Though Olten's walk should have taken no more than ten minutes, her parents knew something was awry when she failed to return home in a reasonable amount of time.

Less than 45 minutes after Elizabeth left her friend's house, her parents were on the phone with police, reporting her missing.

Immediately, cops, firefighters, and volunteers blanketed the area, hoping to find little Elizabeth safe from harm. They say she disappeared somewhere in the area near Hwy. 50, between the 600 block of Rte. D and the 200 block of Rte. D.

Though rain poured from the skies above, that didn't stop authorities from using a helicopter to find the girl, nor did it prevent searchers from working steadfastly through the night.



As a precautionary measure, investigators have questioned numerous sex offenders in the area, and have looked in the nearby woods and waterways for any sign of the young girl.

Though there seems to be no trace of Elizabeth in the area, cops have publicly stated that foul play is not suspected in her disappearance.

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/new...F?OpenDocument

Volunteers to resume search for Mo. girl, 9

The primary search on Thursday focused on a section of woods about half a mile wide and half a mile long, which police zeroed in on by triangulating the girl's cell phone location, White said. The phone has not been found, and the battery died by Thursday morning. Uneven terrain, high brush and soaking weather were hindrances.

David Wininger, a volunteer firefighter who helped look until early Thursday morning and returned after work, said it was "overwhelming" and "beautiful" to see the outpouring of assistance. Wininger, 51, said groups of searchers spread out in lines across fields and woods to cover every square foot.

"It's very brushy. It's very hilly. There's a lot of rocks, trees and brush piles," Wininger said. "It's a very rough place to be."

More than 200 volunteers showed to help nearly 100 emergency personnel, and some were turned away.

That angered Gene Bauer, who drove 45 minutes from Eldon to help. Bauer criticized how the search had been conducted and said he would examine gravel roads on his own if needed.

Vicki Olten, who is Elizabeth's aunt, called the girl a "tough tomboy," but that she was afraid someone had tried to hurt her.

"I want my niece home. I want her safe," said Olten, of Russellville. "She's a beautiful young girl and got a full life ahead of her. She does not deserve this. Her family does not deserve this."

The Missouri State Highway Patrol set up a check point on a highway near the house and interviewed motorists. The Patrol used a helicopter with a thermal imaging radar on Wednesday, but poor weather prevented a repeat of that on Thursday. Officials hoped it could be used again Friday.

A police tip line for those with information is: 866-362-6422.

http://www.connectmidmissouri.com/ne...aspx?id=366735
Why no Amber Alert for missing girl?

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/new...F?OpenDocument
Volunteers to resume search for Mo. girl, 9

http://ozarksfirst.com/content/fulltext/?cid=198401
How Your Cell Phone Could Help In A Crisis

http://www.newstribune.com/articles/...0093862382.txt
9-year-old's family frustrated by pace of search

Police find body of missing 9-year-old Mo. girl
Sat Oct 24, 12:06 am ET

ST. MARTINS, Mo. – The body of a missing 9-year-old girl was found in a wooded area near Missouri's capital city on Friday, two days after she was last seen walking from a neighbor's home, police said.

Cole County Sheriff Greg White said a juvenile, described as a "suspect," was taken into custody. The juvenile was acquainted with the girl, Elizabeth Olten, White said.

The sheriff did not give any details on how Elizabeth died or about the juvenile in custody except to say that the person lived in the area west of Jefferson City and was older than the girl. Police said Elizabeth's body was found just before 3 p.m.

"We were able to obtain some physical evidence and through some analysis of some of the evidence and in all honesty some written evidence, we were able to develop a person of interest," White said. "Once we reached that person and interviewed them, ultimately they led us to where we've recovered Elizabeth's body."

(More at link)

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091024/...ouri_girl_dead

http://www.singsnap.com/snap/member/wolf_heart
this is Elizabeth's killer...

Several bits and pieces of information, whether factual or not, have surfaced online and in rumor mills. In one text, an alleged friend wrote, “She told my friend that she wanted to commit a murder to see if she could get away with it” and, “She told this to many kids at her school”.

TRAGIC UPDATE:

As if this thing could not get any worse. I had heard that a writing teacher at the high school committed suicide after the murder. What is now being confirmed is that the perpetrator turned in a paper that in some way detailed the intent of her crime. This teacher by all accounts was a wonderful, ethical teacher. My mom was telling me he marched with MLK and even went to jail for protesting during the Civil Rights era. Apparently, he blamed himself for not recognizing the paper for what it was.

More details have come out about the details of the killing and the gravesite, but I don't want to say too much until police release those details. These are all through the grapevine at this point. But if they are true, the level of planning on behalf of the perpetrator is absolutely unbelievable.

http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=34186434&postcount=33

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2333070/elizabeth_olten_case_15yearold_girl.html

Elizabeth Olten Case: 15-Year-Old Girl Kills 9-Year-Old Girl, Police Suspect
October 28,
Very few details are known about the discovery and recovery of the body of Elizabeth Olten. However, Cole County Sheriff Greg White revealed: "We were able to obtain some physical evidence and through some analysis of some of the evidence and in all honesty some written evidence, we were able to develop a person of interest. Once we reached that person and interviewed them, ultimately, they led us to where we've recovered Elizabeth's body."

White said the body had been very well hid in the woods in an area that had previously been searched.

Elizabeth Olten disappeared on October 21 about 6:15 p.m. while walking home from a friend's house. She never made it home and by 7 p.m., because 9-year-old Elizabeth was afraid of the dark and the woods by which she walked home, the Olten family called the police. Searches had revealed nothing. It wasn't until the suspect was interviewed that police were able to recover the body of the missing child.

According to ABC News, the suspect's attorney, Kurt Valentine, said, "It will be the judge's obligation to look at the individual and look at her, excuse me, look at the juvenile's circumstances."

Valentine also said, "I would ask that they wait, that they listen to the facts as they come out and not judge quickly. Learn about this person, learn about this child. You're dealing with a child."

(Guest)
Alyssa Bustamante aged 15 allegedly killed Elizabeth Olten aged 9. Alyssa Bustamante is the older sister of the girl that Elizabeth Olten went to visit the day she was allegedly murdered by Alyssa Bustamante. Alyssa Bustamante allegedly planned the murder well in advance by allegedly digging a grave prior to her allegedly murdering Elizabeth Olten. Alyssa Bustamante has a parent currently incarcerated for a felony. You can browse to: Search for: Missouri Department of Corrections Offender Search Search by the name Caesar Bustamante to get a better idea of the type of family we are talking about here.
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