Woman Confesses to Murdering Teen Over 30 Years Ago, but Avoids More Prison Time

Woman Confesses to Murdering Teen Over 30 Years Ago, but Avoids More Prison Time
A law enforcement official discovers a photograph of Pamela Pitts in the wood stove of a home she shared with two others in Prescott, Ariz., in 1988. Yavapai County Sheriff's Office via AP
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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.