By Newsdesk KRCG
Monday, November 23, 2009 at 5:24 p.m.
Read more: Local, Crime, Community, Elizabeth Olten, Alyssa Bustamante, Murder
JEFFERSON CITY, MO. -- The accused murderer of 9 year-old Elizabeth Olten is still in a county jail as her public defender tries to get her admitted to a mental hospital.
Court documents show that 15 year-old Alyssa Bustamante is on 24 hour suicide watch at the Morgan County jail.
Her attorney tells the judge that she is demonstrating signs of severe depression and anxiety. He wants her admitted for psychological treatment immediately.
Before being arrested for murder, Bustamante was undergoing intense treatment for suicidal tendencies, but today, one of her friends told national media that Bustamante talked about killing others as well.
“In one conversation that we had back in January, she pulled me aside and basically told me ‘I wonder what it would be like to kill somebody.’” Bustamante’s friend said. “I thought it was kind of strange but I just dismissed. I guess, I wouldn't really think that my best friend would do that."
Meanwhile, new photos obtained appear to show a teenager troubled and typical at the same time. One shows Bustamante with cuts on her wrist and fake blood around her mouth. While another one shows Bustamante with a stuffed animal on her head.
If convicted, Bustamante, who will be tried as an adult, could spend the rest of her life behind bars.
