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May 10, 2021 Share 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’ k...

Pamela Pitts' killer confesses, avoids prison 10 May, 2021 12:30 AM 8 minutes to read This undated photo provided by police shows a law enforcement official discovering a photograph of Pamela Pitts in the wood stove of a home she shared with two others. Photo / AP This undated photo provided by police shows a law enforcement official discovering a photograph of Pamela Pitts in the wood stove of a home she shared with two others. Photo / AP Other 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 ...

Felicia Fonseca May 09, 2021 - 5:22 PM 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...

Prosecutors tried to draw similarities between the two cases to back up a theory that when Harmon felt threatened or abandoned, she killed. Cates called that a stretch. Prosecutors knew Harmon was furious with Pitts over money, for wanting to move out and for sharing news of Harmon's pregnancy, according to court documents obtained by The Associated Press. Pitts went missing on Sept. 16, 1988, the day that Harmon drove around Prescott looking for her and saying she'd kill her if she found her, the documents say. Harmon also said she knew how to conceal a killing: by burning a body or dumping ...

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. Pamela Pitts body was found burned beyond recognition in a pile of garbage in 1988.(Associated Press) Over the years, investigators couldn't pin down the evide...