I pray that God will Comfort the Family of Elibeth for with every grain of sand of the Seashore and every Star in the Sky.

Shey will be Dearly missed this Thansgiving and Chrstmas.

A beauitful Girl is for ever gone

We niss your SWEET VOICE AND BEAUITFUL SMILE ELIBETH

); ): ):

AN MAY ALL GOOD BEFALL THIS WORLD.

copywritten 2009

She did display signs of mental instability. She was under treatment for it. Many of her friends knew of the suicide attempt, the cutting, the therapy and meds, yet they saw her as a normal 15 year old girl. What does that tell us about what's considered normal these days? Okay, let's say your kid comes home from school and says, "I met this girl today who has these problems...". Since we're all so PC these days, we tell our kid to be accepting of everyone, don't be judgemental, treat her like everyone else. They see her as normal because we TOLD them to. They also see her as normal because it's not ABnormal to be in therapy or on meds these days, even at 15.

And then, it must be pretty close to impossible to spot a killer before they kill, or someone would have solved that problem by now. If family services, therapists, doctors at MidMo, etc, didn't see this coming, how could anyone, family or friends, be expected to know? Perhaps the adults in her life missed some signs. Maybe they messed up, not keeping a closer eye on her internet usage. Or maybe she went to school, got As and Bs, went to church, and they had no clue she even had MS, FB, YT accounts to monitor. I personally don't know enough to be able to either blame or excuse her family, therapist, etc.

My heart goes out to all those in pain over one person's actions. To Elizabeth's family & friends, to Alyssa's family and friends, to all who are hurting because of this tragedy.

I just watched the "friend" on CBS. Very mature, caring girl. More than I can say for most. Alyssa was lucky to have such a friend.

just hit the nail on the head. Its like a rabid animal - UNTREATABLE

All victims? Are you trying to say Alyssa is a victim in this? OMG..Her family, yes, but her.. you are out of your mind!

It is easy to sit back and judge what everyone else should have done. There are so many people hurting that knew both of these girls and these entire situation is unimaginable. My thoughts and prayers are with everyone who is hurting and everyone who is or has been part of this investigation.

This behavior was obviously not an instance of someone "snapping." This girl was able to maintain good grades, according to her school, and engage in what appeared to others as "friendships," according to some who claim to know her, while taking a week to implement a plan to murder an innocent child in cold blood and bury her. Are we supposed to feel sorry for her or excuse her behavior because she is depressed and anxious? Many good people, including teens, suffer from anxiety and depression and do not kill people. This is a sociopath. Anyone who doubts this should watch the movie "The Bad Seed." It doesn't matter how old she is. Some people are just evil, mere shells who manipulate others for their own benefit with absolutely no empathy or feeling. These girls who thought she was a friend need to understand such people are not capable of friendship. She is a danger to the rest of us and should never be allowed to walk free

I pray that God will Comfort the Family of Elibeth for with everygrain of the Seashore and every Star in the Sky.

Shey will be Dearley missed this Thansgiving and Chrstmas.

A beauitful Girl is forever gone

We niss your SWEET VOICE AND BEAUITFUL SMILE ELIBETH

); ): ):

AN MAY ALL GOOD BEFALL THIS WORLD.

copywritten 20009

"From the photos I have seen, she doesn't look big enough to dig holes or kill single-handedly. Does she have a boyfriend? Did she have help in doing this deed?"

I do not understand the above post. As a 16 year old girl, I weigh around the same weight and I can dig a hole. I mean all you need is a shovel, not a boyfriend. She was a 15 year old girl who had power over this 9 year old girl. This young girl probably looked up to Alyssa. I doubt she needed anyone to help her. I believe she should be tried as an adult and hopefully put to death for her heinous crime.

Seems I see that word a LOT in the comments. I think everyone can agree on that Alyssa has " Problems" . Most of us do,most of our Children do as well. As a Mom I have Battles, and I myself Battle Depression, yet none of us go killing People!!!!!!
When my kids go online I know the sited they visit, I have their Passwords and if they act in a way that has me concerned they get Questions and loads of them.
What I can't understand and some might say it would be diffrent if I knew Alyssa is that she seemed to have so much Freedom, she was in Therapy, the Therapist didn't notice anything wrong or diffrent???
When I read that she spent the night in the Woods before without Permission, attempted Suicide just 2 Years ago how come NOONE that knew kept a closer Eye on her????
She can seem " Normal" to the outside World, ut those that knew her all her Life dark Sides, Mental History and all..........that is where the Understanding stops for me to a Point.
A Cry for help could have been more selfmutalation from Cutting that kids say she laughed off as No Big Deal??? Noone thinks that is a big deal in a Girl that tried to commit Suicide??? really???????
I could even to a point understan lashing out and maybe hurting herself, an animal or even a Sibling or a child ( NOT that that would be ok).....but KILLING???????
I think with most of the Community and specially Parents that have kids in the same Agegroup that is where the Understanding and the Compassion stops.
ALSO, all the ppl that ask for Compassion For Alyssa I have the Question, where is the Compassion for Elisabeths Family and all the Hell they are going through?? Where is the Compassion so many of u talk about for that poor Family??? The Mom at home without her Girl, The Dad in Jail, losing his Daughter and not even being able to go to the Funeral??? What about them and the Compassion for THEM????
I hope Alyssa gets the Help she needs ( Noone argues she obviously needs help) but please keep her where she can't hurt noone else and let's please also remember the Victims, Elisabeths Family and yes Alyssas Family too, specially her Siblings, that have to live with the Choices their Sister made, and I am sure some are cruel enough to confront them about it when given the Chance ( those poor kids)

I think the point being raised both by the child being interviewed and the one who commented below is merely that two little girls' lives are, for all intents and purposes, over. One of those girls gave it up while the other had it taken and everyone is entitled to feel this animosity towards that one little girl, but what I think people lose sight of is that just as everyone who ever knew and loved Elizabeth is grieving, so too is everyone who ever knew and loved Alyssa. Possibly even more, because along with the sadness over effectively "losing" someone you cared about, there will be a constant nagging feeling that maybe they could have been the one to stop it.

Alyssa's young friends don't deserve the trauma this has brought into their lives any more than Elizabeth's family and friends do.

The community IS in state of shock and confusion right now. Going forward, I think the only productive thing we can hope to do in the wake of all of this, is try to figure out what went wrong here. Perpetuating endless vitriol towards Alyssa on the internet changes nothing; it doesn't bring Elizabeth back and it will have no bearing on Alyssa's day in court. What we CAN do, is acknowledge the very REAL problems Alyssa had (and, honestly, do you remember being 15? what the hell do they know about "normal"? -- no offense intended to our young commenters intended) and try to figure out what steps we can take in the future to handle youth with severe mental disorders.

I see a lot of opinion on the seriousness of the crime and WHAT the outcome should be. Most comments are of narrow minded opinions. There are many victims in this case. The pain in the loss of a 9 yr old within the FAMILY is horrendous. It is without question a sensless loss. Others are in pain as well: A young lady of 15 whose life will never be the same. And her family as well. All victims! And the community as a whole. We all are victims of narrow minded ignorance and opinion. As what has already been written,,, forgivness is the key to healing.

Obviously there are kids who know Alyssa and Elizabeth and are in pain. This is on the news and in the paper and online. It's everywhere. I don't live in JC anymore but grew up there and lived there for over 40 years and it's on the news here, too. I applaud the student who asked for compassion and sensitivity in the comments. There are ways to express your opinions and make comments without being insensitive and harsh. These children, including Alyssa, are people, too. They are trying to "face facts" and the lack of compassion the "adults" around them are expressing is setting a terrible example for them to follow. How we conduct ourselves publicly in these forums sends messages on how to behave. Some of what I've read has been horrendous and hypocritical: denouncing the violence and such kids are exposed to and then using words of violence, ignorance and hatred to express what good people the posters are. I have seen more character in teenagers on these boards than I have the so-called adults. I think this girl should be tried as an adult and should face consequences for her actions, but I can still be sad that it happened at all. Such complex emotions are what separate us from animals. I haven't seen much complexity lately. To the kids who know Alyssa and are confused and hurting: be sure to talk to the adults in your life. Grieve and make no apologies for it. Go to your school counselors. No one will have answers for you, but it's okay to admit how you are feeling. Hang in there!

We should all pray for both of these families for peace and understanding.

I am truly sorry for your pain.. however this is something you or anyone else cannot expect positive comments about. Your friend murdered a little girl.. So maybe you need to accept that.
You said She had problems, but who doesn't? Well I know alot of people with problems, but they don't go around mutilating young victims and placing them in a grave that was dug 2 weeks beforehand.

Maybe it would be better for you if you didn't read the comments. Surely you can understand peoples anger and fear. Again, I am so sorry you have to go through this, but please understand our community is very upset and we have a right to be.

Alyssa is my friend. Even the girl who was interviewed in one of my close friends. Alyssa's friends all knew that she did have emotional problems, but that doesn't mean she wasn't a normal 15 year old girl. Why must so many people constantly throw out their narrow minded opinions and constantly poke at the situation. If you knew her like so many of us did you would be looking at this situation much differently. It has been very difficult for me, and I know that it's been hard for so many others. All of the pain brought on by this situation can't even be imagined by me alone. She was a great friend. She had problems, but who doesn't? Alyssa is a friend just like any other, the laughs, the smiles, the jokes, the hugs, and someone you could trust. When you truly don't understand the situation that is much bigger than me and you please why not just accept what has happened and realize what has happened can't be changed by constantly analyzing and contimplating the situation and thinking of all the pain and suffering caused. I don't know how to explain the situation because even I myself am trying to move on, but I will never forget what has happened here and I doubt anyone else will. But please just stop and realize that Alyssa is a person to, my friend.

Do some of you not realize what facts have been brought out that she had this killing planned!
It wasn't something she did at last minute due to some instant psychotic side effect to medication.. graves being dug 2 weeks prior, along with all the hobby posted by Alyssa herself stating her hobbies were killing people, not counting the numerous other networking sites that had her dark and evil antics written all over them for the whole world to see.
I don't get why some of you are seriously willing to allow this as an excuse or reason....

From the photos I have seen, she doesn't look big enough to dig holes or kill single-handedly. Does she have a boyfriend? Did she have help in doing this deed?

Where was her Supervision in all this is what I wonder. After a Suicide Attempt and "cutting" herself and being in Therapy noone saw the need to check on her Profile or what she said or did online????????? Was everyone around her stickin their head in the sand????
How can she dig graves and noone notices the dirt on her after that???
She kills a Girl, considering how she must have been coverd head to toe in Blood, noone noticed at her house????

Remember the BTK killer? His family,co workers and friends never had an inkling that he was a psychotic serial killer. Not all people who have mental issues wear them on their sleeves. How many of us know someone that killed themselves but we never saw it coming, totally out of character. None of us understand exactly how the mind works...wires cross, things snap, people can be mentally ill and seem totally normal. No one is saying she was insane, but normal 13 year olds do not try to kill themselves nor need ongoing psychiatric care..it's obvious she is a disturbed young girl with deep seeded issues and was suffering a lot more than she let on. Again, not that any of that excuses or explains what happened on that day in October but to respond to the the commenter that thinks a teenage friend is a good judge of mental disorders.

It is painful to read such harsh comments from so many who lack compassion. There are many victims of this crime. Based upon mental illness issues beyond our control, any one of us could have a family member in this horrific situation.I am grateful that none of you will judge my life when it ends. There is Someone greater who understands what we have all endured; why we make the choices we make; and loves us no matter what. I find comfort in that. Perhaps pondering that will help some of you.

I don't think her statement discounts mental problems, no.

there are plenty of people who need therapy, maybe even intensive treatment by professionals, but are functional enough to engage in normal activities. If their condition is worsening due to misdiagnosis or a counselor simply not paying enough attention, their "abnormal" behavior can surface without warning.

ok so i guess there's some VERY WEIRD & SICK normal people out there?

Some mental illnesses manifest in teen years. There has to be a screw lose somewhere.

her friend says this "Before this, before all this, she was a normal 15-year-old girl,"

hmmm.. doesnt that kind of blow the mental illness out the window? this is a close friend of hers, she knows her well, yet she was normal?