The Thrill Kill: Alyssa Bustamante
The Thrill Kill: Alyssa Bustamante  
Podcast: Unspeakable: A True Crime Podcast By Kelly Jennings
Published On: Wed Feb 04 2026
Description: In this episode of Unspeakable, KJ  dives into the case of Alyssa Bustamante, a Missouri teenager who shocked the world with her brutal “thrill kill” murder of 9-year-old neighbor Elizabeth Olten in 2009. At just 15 years old, Bustamante lured the young girl into the woods, strangled her, slit her throat, and buried her in a pre-dug grave—all while documenting the horrific act in her diary as “amazing” and “pretty enjoyable.”Timestamps03:02 The Case of Elizabeth Olten08:23 Childhood Friends and Their Struggles11:58 The Day of Disappearance25:37 The Community Rallies42:21 The Discovery of the Hole46:46 The Journal 52:25 Alyssa's Confession1:10:23 The Aftermath#unspeakable #podcast #alyssabustamante #crime #truecrime #tennessee #missouri