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Long suspected of murder, woman confesses but avoids prison

Long suspected of murder, woman confesses but avoids prison By Felicia Fonseca and Brent Corrado Published  Shelly Norgard and Pamela Pitts (file) FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - Pamela Pitts’ body was found burned beyond recognition in a pile of trash in 1988. Tips flooded in blaming a Satanic cult, a drug dealer, an ex-lover, an overdose at an Arizona party spot. It would take more than 30 years, some prison calls and an eyebrow-raising plea deal before a convicted murderer would confess. But in a shocking twist, a court recently agreed the 19-year-old’s killer wouldn’t spend any more time behind bars. Over the years, investigators couldn’t pin down the evidence they needed to arrest anyone in the slaying that stoked fear about a killer on the loose around

Shelly Harmon confesses to 1988 killing of Pamela Pitts near Prescott

View Comments Pamela Pitts body was found burned beyond recognition in a pile of trash in 1988. Tips flooded in blaming a Satanic cult, a drug dealer, an ex-lover, an overdose at an Arizona party spot. It would take more than 30 years, some prison calls and an eyebrow-raising plea deal before a convicted murderer would confess. But in a shocking twist, a court recently agreed the 19-year-old s killer wouldn t spend any more time behind bars. Over the years, investigators couldn t pin down the evidence they needed to arrest anyone in the slaying that stoked fear about a killer on the loose around Prescott.

Long suspected of murder, she confessed but avoided prison

Long suspected of murder, she confessed but avoided prison by Felicia Fonseca, The Associated Press Posted May 9, 2021 11:21 am EDT Last Updated May 9, 2021 at 11:28 am EDT FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. There was no shortage of tips about who killed Pamela Pitts, a rowdy but compassionate 19-year-old whose body was found burned beyond recognition in a pile of trash in 1988. A Satanic cult. A drug dealer. A cowboy. An ex-lover. A guy nicknamed “Halftrack.” Or maybe it was an overdose at a spot in central Arizona where people went to party. It would take more than 30 years, some prison calls and an eyebrow-raising plea deal before a convicted murderer would confess and the mystery would partly be solved. But in a shocking twist, a court recently agreed Pitts’ killer wouldn’t spend any more time behind bars.

Woman confesses to 1988 murder of her roommate but will serve NO jail time under plea deal

Woman confesses to 1988 murder of her roommate but will serve NO jail time because she s already serving 20 years for killing her ex-boyfriend  Shelly Harmon, 50, agreed to plead guilty in March to the second-degree murder of 19-year-old Pamela Pitts in September 1988 Harmon was convicted of murdering her ex-boyfriend in 1993 and was sentenced to 20 years in prison  As part of the plea deal, she would be sentenced to 20 years in prison But, an Arizona court agreed to give Harmon credit for the time she served in her ex-boyfriend s killing and waiting trial for Pitts murder She had previously maintained her innocence in Pitts homicide 

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