Pam Pitts was murdered by her flatmate named, Shelly Harmon.
Pam Pitts was the elder child; after her, there were three other kids from Paul Pitts and Carol Pitts. All of them grew up in Prescott, Arizona. Pam was a kind-hearted and loving person.
Pitts was an outgoing child and was always very excited about life. Paul Pitts briefed “Snapped.” He further said, “Pam was a wonderful kid; she was the type of person who could make friends with anyone.”
When Pam was 19 years old, she moved out of her parent’s home and got an apartment for herself with the girl who murdered her, Shelly. They became friends fast as they were part of the same friend’s group.
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Prescott Teenager Pam Pitts Murder Update
Prescott teenager Pam Pitts was killed by her roommate, Shelly Harmon. She was murdered 30 years ago, and it became a cold case. However, after nearly three decades, the case has reopened.
Per the reports, Pamela Pitts, also known as Pam Pitt, wanted to live separately. She did not like to share the place with Shelly. But sadly, she was murdered before she could leave.
Later, Shelly even killed her boyfriend as he told people that he wanted to break up with her. There have been assumptions that maybe Shelly has a fear of rejection, due to which whenever someone tries to leave her, she kills them.
It would nearly be 30 years since Pam was murdered. But what took such a long time for her to get justice because there was no proper evidence or witnesses.
Was Pam Pitts Burned To Death?
Pam Pitts was burned to death by her flatmate Shelly Harmon. She was brutally killed. Her body was found in 1988 in an unrecognizable pile of trash.
Shelly confessed that she did second-degree murder of her then-flatmate Pam. The innocent girl was last seen at a party at a place called Gordo’s Pit or Alto Pit, which is a forest area near Prescott. It is 100 miles north of Phoenix.
Moreover, when Pam was not found, the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office said, tips started flooding in, blaming a Satanic Cult, an ex-lover, a drug dealer, and an overdose at the party. But, no one was really close to the real murderer, who was her own roommate/friend. The case went cold because they could not find proper evidence and witnesses.
Furthermore, Clerx, who was late boyfriend of Shelly, wanted to end the relationship with her and was going to take their dog, was shot by Shelly. She confessed to the prosecutors, saying, “I loved him; I was planning to spend the rest of my life with this man.”
So, she burst into anger and shot him as he lay on the car’s roof and dropped his body in a mineshaft.
Where Is Shelly Harmon Now?
Shelly Harmon was given time for her 20 years sentence for the murder of her ex-boyfriend named Clarx. She spent four years in county jail waiting for the trial. After that, she was released in the spring of 2021 from custody.
Harmon confessed that she had murdered Pam, but as per the court, she will not be serving any more time in jail as she had already been in jail for 20 years for killing her late boyfriend.
The murderer is already in her 50s and agreed to plead guilty in Match to the second-degree murder of her 19 years old roommate Pamela Pitts. She would have been sentenced to 20 years in prison. However, the court agreed to give her time credit because she had already served 20 years.
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