A parole hearing is scheduled Monday for a woman serving a life sentence for killing a nine-year-old girl. The hearing is for Alyssa Bustamante, 30, who was sentenced to life in prison for the 2009 murder of Elizabeth Olten in central Missouri’s Cole County....
A Missouri Senate bill would revoke parole eligibility for juveniles under the age of 18 if they’re convicted of second-degree murder. It’s sponsored by Sen. Mike Bernskoetter, R-Jefferson City. Patricia Preiss, of mid-Missouri’s St. Martins, testified in favor of his...