A 15-year-old girl has been arrested in the murder of a 9-year-old in St. Martins, Missouri. Elizabeth Olten disappeared last Wednesday night while walking home from a friend’s house. The local police searched for Elizabeth for two days and then received a handwritten note last Friday that led them to believe a 15-year-old girl who was living in the house Elizabeth left that night knew something about where she was.
The 15-year-old girl took the detectives deep into the woods where Elizabeth’s body was. CNN reported last night that the murder was planned and they have physical and written evidence. The 15-year-old girl did not live with her parents, but other family was taking care of her. The local police charged the 15-year-old with first-degree murder.
In Salt Lake City in 2007, Sulejmen Talovic an 18-year-old killed five people at a local shopping mall just a few days before Valentine’s day. The murders were random and Talovic had no concern for human life, himself or his future.
Dr. Helen Smith created a documentary called "Six" that explored six teenager killers and why they did what they did. Dr. Smith said that during her research she encountered great resistance from the systems that are in part responsible for teaching and socializing these teenagers. The systems that Dr. Smith claims are particially responsible are: the educational system, law enforcement, the parents and the community.
Sources: True Crime Report, Blog Critics, and CNN
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