Autopsy reveals Benoit was struck by 11 bullets [View All]

[MyrnaLoy]

'Bustamante was issued a concealed weapons permit through the Latah County Sheriff's Office on March 28, expiring in 2016.....Police found the apparent murder weapon and five other guns in the hotel room.

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Issued the permit at the end of March and used it to murder 5 months later.

"On June 10, 2011 at 3:04 p.m.: Lt. Lehmitz received a telephone call from Kathryn M. Benoit. This call was a result of the University of Idaho referring her to address safety concerns. Lt. Lehmitz spoke with her advising her of basic safety principles and asked her to call police if any threatening or suspicious incidents occurred. July 14, 2011: University of Idaho requested the Moscow Police Department participate in a threat assessment concerning the alleged threatening behavior of Bustamante relating to Benoit.

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3 months after he was issued a concealed weapon permit his actions were reported to the police depart. This woman was hit with 11 .45 cal bullets by someone law enforcement thought was a good risk. 3 months after the permit law enforcement knew of complaints. This woman is now dead.

4 months after the permit was issued law enforcement was once again notified by the university. Still he buys weapons to kill a young woman.

Drugs in the room: Clonazepam, Lexapro, Lamotrigine, and Alprazolam.

Weapons in his room: Smith and Wesson M&P .45-caliber handgun, Smith and Wesson .44-caliber revolver, Springfield Armory .45-caliber handgun, uger LCP .380-caliber handgun, Glock 9mm caliber handgun, Taurus Judge .45 caliber / .410 gauge handgun, and ammunition for each weapon.

edited to add less than one month before she was gunned down the Moscow Police Department was contacted to check on her welfare. It seems everyone knew this professor was a threat but was allowed to purchase weapons and continue to carry concealed.


"Documents seized pursuit to the warrant indicates that Kathryn M. Benoit filed a sexual harassment complaint with the University of Idaho on June 12, 2011. In the complaint it was alleged that threats of violence occurred on three separate occasions where Professor Bustamante held a gun to her head and detailed the manner in which he would use it. The first incident occurred the end of January 2011, the second incident occurred the week after spring break 2011, and the third incident occurred the second week of May 2011, which ended the relationship." http://www.kxly.com/news/28990352/detail.html