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Father of Alleged Elizabeth Olten Killer Alyssa Bustamante Has Violent Past

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Photo: Alyssa Bustamante's hand, as tagged on Facebook, mock-stabs a friend with a red-tipped knife.

NEW YORK (CBS) Alyssa Bustamante, the teenager who allegedly killed Missouri 9-year-old Elizabeth Olten, grew up in a turbulent household, say friends, and may not be the only Bustamante disposed to violence. Records show her father is a convicted felon.

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Exclusive: Alyssa Bustamante Friend Says Elizabeth Olten's Alleged Murderer Thought About Killing

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NEW YORK (CBS/AP) In an exclusive interview with CBS News Crimesider, one of Alyssa Bustamante's closest friends said that the alleged killer of Missouri 9-year-old Elizabeth Olten had talked about murdering before, and had a psychologically troubled past that may have been overlooked by professionals.

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EXCLUSIVE: Alyssa Bustamante Photos Reveal Inner Life of Elizabeth Olten's Accused Killer

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NEW YORK (CBS) Crimesider has obtained exclusive photos of Alyssa Bustamante, the 15-year-old alleged killer of Elizabeth Olten, 9.

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The Shaniya Davis Story: Timeline of "Angel's" Last Days on Earth

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When Shaniya Davis, 5, was reported missing in North Carolina on November 10, 2009, suspicion turned to a man described as her mother's boyfriend. But he was let go, and police targeted another man spotted on hotel surveillance footage holding the child. Then, authorities arrested the girl's mother and accused her of offering her daughter for prostitution, hoping Shaniya was still alive, but fearing the worst.


PICTURES: Shaniya Davis Found Dead
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The arrests offered a glimmer of hope Shaniya would be found alive. But on Monday Nov. 16, searchers discovered the girl's body off a rural road, nearly a week after her mother reported her missing from a mobile home park in Fayetteville, N.C.

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Alyssa Bustamante, Alleged Elizabeth Olten Killer, Listed "Killing People" as Hobby Online

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NEW YORK (CBS/AP) "Killing people" and "cutting" -- two hobbies listed by Alyssa Bustamante, the Missouri 15-year-old alleged killer of Elizabeth Olten, 9, in an online profile.

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Miley Cyrus Tour Bus Crash: One Dead, Singer Not on Board

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DINWIDDIE COUNTY, VA (WTVR) Virginia State Police (VSP) have held a news briefing to provide details on this morning's crash involving a tour bus for singer Miley Cyrus.

The accident happened on I-85 south near mile marker 56 in Dinwiddie County, about 45-minutes south of Richmond, Va. Police said 10 people were on board the bus when it went off the road and overturned. The singer was not on board and is not at the scene of the accident.

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Loaded Lugar: Senator's Wife, Charlene Lugar, Charged for Drunken Hit-and-Run

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NEW YORK (CBS/AP) Charlene Lugar, wife of U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., has been charged with drunken driving and hit-and-run after hitting a parked car in northern Virginia.

Fairfax County Police say an officer stopped 76-year-old Charlene Lugar Wednesday evening at a McLean intersection after seeing damage to her car and smoke coming from the hood. Police later determined that she hit an unattended parked car about two miles away.

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Peruvian Gang Killing People, Selling Human Fat to Cosmetics Companies, Say Cops

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Photo: Peruvian police show seized bottles of human fat and dynamite at press conference in Lima, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009.

NEW YORK (CBS/AP) What the … fat?

A gang in the Peruvian jungle has been killing people and draining fat from the corpses to sell on the black market for use in cosmetics, according to police.

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Alyssa Bustamante to be Tried as Adult for Murder of 9-Year-Old Elizabeth Olten

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NEW YORK (CBS/AP) Alyssa Bustamante, a Missouri 15-year-old charged with killing her neighbor, 9-year-old Elizabeth Olten, has been indicted and will stand trial as an adult.

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Shaniya Davis Autopsy Under Way, Police Hope to Learn How 5-Year-Old Died

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NEW YORK (CBS/AP) The autopsy of murdered North Carolina 5-year-old Shaniya Davis is now under way, according to Fayatteville, N.C., police, who hope to determine exactly how the little girl died.

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PICTURES: Shaniya Davis' Vigil

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