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. Over the years, investigators couldn't pin down the evidence they needed to arrest anyone.