Alyssa Bustamante: Plead Guilty to the Murder of 9-year-old Elizabeth Olten SUNNY MODE EGCC Bad Alyssa or Just a little normal insane girl, for fun I like to cut and kill people, this is how Alyssa Bustamante describes herself on social media in 2009. Alyssa’s life started out as one of sadness, Alyssa, her younger sister and her twin brothers were awarded to their grandmother due to their mother’s battle with drugs and alcohol. Their father was in prison for three felonious assault charges on their mother and multiple counts of illegal drug violations. It appeared for several years the family was going to heal from the traumatic changes that they had suffered with the love and guidance from their grandmother. Until Alyssa started …show more content…
There are children born every day to ill equipped, drug addicted parents. There are hundreds of kids being raised by their grandparents in every town in the nation due to the parent’s neglectful behavior and none involvement that do not commit criminal acts and grow up to be successful members of society. I think that maybe David Rowe, D. Wayne Osgood, and W. Alan Nicewander might be right. Their theory states some people in the population have a characteristic that controls their inclination or propensity to commit crimes. This disposition could be either present at birth or established early in life. Traits include diminished intelligence, impulsive personality, genetic abnormalities, and effects on the brain from drugs or …show more content…
(Mar 9, 2016). Female Killers, Documentaries of women that kill. In Alyssa Bustamante Documentary. Retrieved 01/28/2018, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WtVAEu6c8E. Siegel, L. J. (2015/2018.). [Juvenile Delinquency, Theory Practice Law 3rd E]. doi:Bookshelf online Antonia Monacelli . ( January 11, 2018). owlclation. Murderous Children: Alyssa Bustamante (15) Brutally Murdered a 9-Year-Old Girl. In Alyssa Bustamante Documentary. Retrieved 01/28/2018, from https://owlcation.com/social-sciences/Murderous-Children-Alyssa-Bustamante. Last Name, F. M. (Year). Article Title. Journal Title, Pages From - To. Melissa McCarty. (03/20/2017). CrimeWatch Daily. In Diary of a 'thrill-kill': Missouri teen Alyssa Bustamante murders neighbor girl, records event in journal. Retrieved 01/28/2018, from https://crimewatchdaily.com/2017/03/20/diary-of-a-thrill-kill-missouri-teen-alyssa-bustamante-murders-neighbor-girl-records-event-in-journal/. Last Name, F. M. (Year). Book Title. City Name: Publisher
Times got harder and more rough over time. Josh begin to worry about Joey, thinking he was going to get sick. Surprisingly Joey’ health was better than Josh’s health. Josh came down with a bad cough with everyday it got worse. Joey was the one who spent money to buy cough syrup for his brother. He would go to soup kitchens and beg to and bring the food back to his brother. It became harder and harder for them to stay alive each day. The only thing keeping them was that they were getting closer and closer to Lonnie. It was pretty risky for them, but
Growing up Mary Karr didn't have a “stable” childhood. Her parents Pete and Charlie had many obstacles they faced throughout their life. Pete, who worked at a graveyard at the oil refinery was an alcoholic. He would drink every day, whether it was at home or with the liars club, he always had a drink in his hand. Charlie, who dealt with many illnesses such as an anxiety disorder and being a hypochondriac was not the best role model in Mary and Lecia life. At only 2 years old, Charlie almost died of pneumonia. After surviving that, she wasn't a normal kid, she had many issues.
A horrific murder happened in tiny Skidmore on December of 2004. Lisa Montgomery and Bobbi Jo Stinnett met and found out that they had much in common and became good friends (Nunes 85-86). Surprisingly, Bobbi and Lisa met in an internet chat room. Bobbi was into puppy breeding and she occasionally served as a judge. Lisa lived in Kansas where her close friends were shocked about what she was talking about. Of course, Lisa shrugged it off and she sent an email to Bobbi saying that she wanted to see the puppies (Nunes 85-86). When Lisa met Bobbi Jo she had a fake name which was Darlene Fisher because she didn’t want Bobbi to know her real identity. When Lisa sent Bobbi the email she had a criminal intent on her mind. She was planning to choke Bobbi into unconsciousness and then cut open her womb and steal Bobbi’s unborn baby. When Lisa arrived at the house she threw a rope around Bobbi’s neck and choked her until she was unconscious. That is when Lisa took a knife and started to cut open Bobbi’s stomach. Lisa had to cut through skin, fat, and muscle to get to Bobbi’s uterus. Bobbi’s baby was in eight-month gestation; Lisa cut and tied the baby’s cord. Lisa stole the baby and fled to her house in Kansas. Unfort...
brutally murdered outside The Daily Planet, a restaurant patronized by the local young people who are involved. The girl was visiting home for the summer. after being in the Los Angeles area attending school. Her and a friend were getting into their car when two guys on a motorcycle rode up next to Kimber Reynolds blocking her in, taking her purse, and beating her. her into a submission.
The main reason why they were removed from the family is because; her mother were doing drugs. Such as, she would be cooking dope in the kitchen without paying any or no attention to Ashley. The mother had a boyfriend, named Dusty that would fight with the mother as well. I recall, he hit her and that’s why Tommy was born premature. One night Ashley was outside by herself since there was no one that was watching her, so the neighbors watched her till the mother came home. One time Dusty drove around in a car that didn’t have any license plates and he didn’t have a valid driver’s license.
Within the past decade there has been a wide range of research and evidence available based on both sides of the nature or nurture debate. Along with further research that identifies a number of determinants that have some form of influence towards criminal behavior and activity. This researc...
In her memoir, Who Killed My Daughter (1992), author Lois Duncan, asserts that her daughter, Kaitlyn Arquette’s murder was not part of a random shooting, but was murdered by her boyfriend’s Vietnamese gang, in which he was involved in, by suggesting that there was an unknown motive that led to the murder of her youngest daughter.
In furthering a genetically predisposed and socially-influenced explanation, there is an abundance of considerations when explicating criminal behaviour; for example, a non aggressive, psychologically sound individual may be influenced by peer pressure into recreational drug usage, as “Psychoactive drug abuse commonly results from a combination of low self-esteem, peer pressure, inadequate coping skills, and curiosity.” (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005) therefore suggesting that light recreational drug abuse can accrue to a dependence due to a multitude of social influences, which invariably leads to further crime in order to financially support an addiction.
Moreover, females acting alone manage an estimated eight year killing time, double that of their male counterpart (as cited in Farrell et al, 2011, p. 232). For children, people are often hesitant to blame women for their deaths. Nobody wants to accept that a mother could kill their own child, or anyone else’s child. Even if they aren’t a mother, women are seen as compassionate and caring, the nurturing gender, so they are less likely to be the center of investigation in a child’s death.
In July of 1994, a little girl named, Megan Kanka, was raped and strangled. They found her body near her home in Hamilton Township, New Jersey. The story of thing young girl has shocked the nation. The man responsible for this brutal act is named, Jesse Timmendequas. He had been convicted twice prior to this attack.
Maker, J., Brittain, J., Piraino, G., & Somtow, S. Children Who Kill. World Press Review. June 1993 v40 n6 p21-23.
One might believe that if an individual is more educated and hold an adequate job, this person would have a lot to lose if involved with crime. This makes education and employment a type of deterrent to crime.The community is the „other parent‟ for children. They are going to follow what the community around them does. If there is violence, drugs, and weapons frequenting the streets, they are more likely to participate in it. Alcohol and drugs is a complex issue relating to crime. Looking at newspapers, most of the crimes committed involved were from people under the influence of alcohol or
Lanthrop’s argument that substance abuse is caused by both your environment and genetics is very intriguing. Not only does Lanthrop use strong medical and statistical evidence in his statement, he uses personal experience. By using his personal experience in his argument, Lanthrop establishes credibility or ethos with his readers as well as emotional appeal or pathos. By establishing credibility and appealing to the emotional side of readers Lanthrop effectively argues that substance abuse is impacted by a person’s environment and their genetic code. However, out of the two main causes of substance abuse, genetics has the greatest impact on one’s substance abuse issue.
Pearson, Patricia. When She Was Bad: Violent Women and the Myth of Innocence. New York: Viking, 1997
... did not have a history of troubled behavior or personal connection to the victim, were capable of being involved in such a random, yet passionate act of violence. Virk was a ‘punching bag’ for the internal anxiety or frustration these girls faced, which essentially leads back to parent’s inability to detect these issues and societies failure to provide support for these girls. The autopsy reports showed that Virk would have most likely died solely from her head injuries from the severe beating she took, essentially making every person present that night underneath the bridge responsible for Virk’s death. Although female violence has been on the rise, the media did play an essential role in creating fear of female violence in Canada. While the story of the murder of Reena Virk is both ruthless and alarming, not many similar cases have occurred in the past 17 years.