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A memorial for 15-year-old Alyssa Otremba is shown near Grand Teton Drive and Tee Pee Lane on Monday, Sept. 5, 2011.
By Jackie Valley (contact) 
Published Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011 | 10:38 a.m.
Updated Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011 | 5:53 p.m.
Javier Righetti
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A 15-year-old girl was stabbed 40 times by a man who was arrested and allegedly confessed to killing and raping her, according to an arrest report released Tuesday.
Alyssa Otremba’s burned body was found Saturday in a vacant northwest valley lot. The Arbor View High School sophomore’s mother reported her missing after she failed to return home from a walk Friday evening.
On Monday, Metro Police confirmed the body was that of Otremba and announced the arrest of a suspect, 19-year-old Javier Righetti.
Police said a tip from the girlfriend of Righetti’s friend led detectives to the suspect’s home in the 7900 block of Willow Pines Place, near Grand Teton Drive and El Capitan Way. Police arrested Righetti on Monday in connection with murder with a deadly weapon, sexual assault with a deadly weapon, first-degree kidnapping with a deadly weapon and robbery with a deadly weapon.
Otremba had sent her mother a text message about 6:30 p.m. Friday that said, “I am on Grand Teton heading home, I will be home in 30 min.”
Family and friends searching for the girl Saturday located a burned, unrecognizable body in a lot near U.S. 95 at Oso Blanca Road and Grand Teton Drive. An autopsy by the coroner confirmed her identity Monday.
She had more than 40 stab wounds to the face, neck, chest, stomach and thighs, according to the arrest report. An accelerant had been used to burn the body.
During the investigation, a woman called police because she thought she had information about the girl’s murder. Detectives met with the woman, who was the girlfriend of one of Righetti’s friends, on Monday, according to the arrest report.
She told police that Righetti called her boyfriend numerous times Friday night. Her boyfriend, Daniel Ortiz, finally answered his phone, at which point Righetti allegedly told him he needed help, according to the arrest report.
Ortiz allegedly dropped his girlfriend off at her home because Righetti wanted him to come alone, according to the police report.
Detectives then contacted Ortiz, who said Righetti told him that “he had killed a young girl in the desert area,” police noted in the report. Ortiz allegedly didn’t believe him, brushing the statement off as the product of Righetti being high.
Ortiz, however, said he took Righetti to a 7-Eleven store on Durango Drive to buy matches, according to the arrest report. Afterward, Righetti allegedly ran across the street to an Albertson’s Express and bought gasoline in a silver can, Ortiz told police.
Francisco Servin lights a candle at a memorial for 15-year-old Alyssa Otremba near Grand Teton Drive and Tee Pee Lane Monday, September 5, 2011.
Righetti had the can of gasoline and a small duffle bag with him when he got to the car, but Ortiz told police he didn’t know what was in the bag.
Righetti allegedly asked Ortiz to drive him to the vacant lot near Oso Blanca Road, according to the arrest report. Ortiz said Righetti asked him to come with him, but Ortiz said he felt ill and left the scene.
Ortiz told police he had been avoiding Righetti’s calls ever since the incident, according to the arrest report.
When detectives served a search warrant at the house where Righetti lived, he surrendered to officers, police said.
Righetti allegedly confessed to another robbery and rape, in addition to the kidnapping, rape and murder of Otremba, according to the arrest report. He told detectives he followed Otremba to rob and rape her, then he killed her with a kitchen knife from his house, police noted in the report.
Righetti is being held in the Clark County Detention Center without bail, according to jail records.
Friends and family have formed a makeshift memorial for Otremba at the vacant lot where she was found. Otremba, a band member at Arbor View, was described by friends as a “very open” person who was funny and nice.
This world is becomming more evil every year!
They need to just put this loser down. He doesn't deserve the chance to be "reformed". He needs to be eliminated before he infects anyone else with his sickness. No appeal process, no other nonsense, no stupid attorneys preventing the state from doing the right thing. Just get rid of him.
Now that he has confessed please see that he receives the same sentence he gave Alyssa. Don't wait years to do it either, he did not have her years.
Very sorry for Alyssa's family. Would hate to have to live though something like this.
It is time for the good people of Las Vegas to take our streets back. You see something going on, report it.
My sincere condolence to the family and friends of Alyssa. My heart breaks to hear of such tragedy. I could not imagine a worse fate for anyone's child. I am glad the murderer is behind bars.....his life is over too and surely his family and friends are just as saddened.
Now if there was a reason to enact the death penalty this is it for me. Sorry but this person is a poor piece of waisted mater and should be dealt with as such.
Vegas is one messed up city! And I am born and raised in the Bronx (NYC). In NY crime had a tendency to stay in the "bad neighborhoods." You knew the track not to cross as you may end up a victim. Here the crime travels and it will find you in your nice neighborhood setting. Desperate landlords that need tenants have brought in a bad element and shattered your idea of a suburban escape. Lock your doors, watch over your loved ones and be aware of your suuroundings!
I'm glad the girlfriend of the 'friend' had the good sense to contact the police. I only hope her good sense extends even further and that now that she sees what kind of people she's hooked up she gets as far away from these kinds of losers - and don't look back - just GO.
It's high time for public executions with public participation.
I can only imagine the pain and suffering that went on before this SOB took this young lady's life. Now, here comes, the runaround, not from the people but our so called LAWYERS AND JUDGES. They will drag this out for months, weeks, years, milking the system, getting every penny they can. The people of this country had better take back our street, community, cities, counties, states and Washington DC now!! before it is too late. It troubles me to say this..but...I CAN NOT SEE IT GETTING ANY BETTER!!! In fact it has gotten worse in the years that I have been on this earth.
Another walking advertisement for the death penalty. How can anyone argue that he deserves to live?
Lets take this piece of garbage along with the pieces of garbage who killed the school teacher, Norman Belcher, Autumn Murry and Michelle Payette and put them all in the same room. Then lets have them tied up for alligators, bears, mountain lions and all predators to tear them part and eat them alive! That is the best way to get rid of these evil people from this world!
I'm not a fan of the death penalty, but in this case, hang the scumbag.
My heartfelt condolences to the family and friends.
Rest in peace, little one.
I know we have a disproportionate share of scumbags in this city but this guy has set a new low.
People have no fear in doing these disgusting acts of violence. Why? Because our judicial system is WEAK!! I won't be suprised if this criminal get years in prison with free food, cable and comfort.
If any involved judge/lawyer reads this, PLEASE expedite the maximum punishment as fast as you can!!
Thank God the witness had the courage and morality to tip Metro.
He has clearly forfeited his life and needs to be executed. A simple bullet to the head, be done with it.
I say burn the guy for 2 minutes... put him out... throw citric acid on him then turn a fan on. Then burn him again and put him out and throw alcohol on him. Then light him up again. LOL
OK people here is how this should work.
Monday- Scumbag is caught and confesses.
Tuesday- Scumbag goes before a court and is
found guilty and sentenced to death.
Wednesday- Scumbag goes before a firing squad.
I have a daughter the same age and I cannot even imagine the pain this family is going through at this moment. I drove by the site where it happened and teared up just thinking about what this little girl was going through at the hands of this animal.
Please I beg you Court system, don't let this scumbag enjoy another day of his life. Give him the death penalty and give it to him within 24 hours. 40 stab wounds and then burning her, are you serious!!! Goodbye sweetheart and my deepest sympathy to the family.
Wow - pure evil.
I would like to commend the media (so far) of not wasting valuable bandwidth/space/etc, and posting a picture of the POS that did this.
To the commenters asking for justice from the courts and DA lawyers. Now is the time for you to voice your STRONG opinion to them by either a phone call or mail. The more responses they get from the citizens of LV, the more they will seek a far more serious sentence.
I just did.
I wonder what this piece of garbage Javier Righetti home life was like. What environment did he grow up in that would allow him to think Robbing, Raping, and murder is something to do all by the age of 19. How detached where the parents or worse how did his parents bring him up and teach him to become an urban monster.
Not even what Casey Anthony did compares to this!
Suspects parents had left town.
http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/15403026/...
I wonder what motivated this kid to do what he did. Does he have something in his past? Was he part of a gang? Awful violence for such a young man.
Dilligaf.. count me in, what number or email would I use? Its about time someone, or somebody takes a stand and states, "we will not tolerate this kind of heinous behavior in our city!" Hopefully Alyssa's death will not be in vein.
Dead man walking...
They're gonna do to him what he did to her. He'd better start praying that it will be quick. Not likely though. God has turned his back on this F-ing squirrel.
The angels of death will awaken for this one. Better get some buckets because a body bag won't suffice.
Glad to see that there is only one comment that even sounds like they are making excuses for this scumbag. It is very discusting to hear people making excuses for what criminals do and use the excuse of "It must have been something in his past that caused him to do this." I dont give a rats *** what the reason is....He deserves the death penalty as quickly as possible. RIP Alyssa!
Throw him in a cell with a bunch of outlaw biker type thugs (one or two ought to be sufficient) and walk away for awhile.
This guy deserves the death penalty.
The girl's family deserves swift justice.
Most of really don't car how "humane" his punishment is, since it will be more humane than the way he tortured his victims.
I wonder if this is the same guy who was a suspect in a sexual assualt on a 15yr old girl back in March that happened in the same area?
Lock him up with the fellow that hears voices....
According to Channel 5 his parents have already gone back to Mexico. Anchor baby, or just plain illegal? Oh well that is the type of people Harry and Obama want to be here. Dream act indeed.
The best execution for this evil monster is this: Tie him by his legs to the back of a pickup truck and drag him down a dirt road. His limbs will be ripped apart and he will die in excruciating pain, the same way that little girl did!
The serial killers in our midst!
Think about how often this happens across America in any large metropolitan city - on any particular day of the week! It tells us just how many serial killer apprentices are out there roaming around Spaceship Earth in saturation!
What are the odds of survival for a 15 year-old girl in just about any city in America (250K+) if she had to walk from one end of the city to the other after 7 PM?
Not very good....and it's the same across the globe.
He'll get done in quickly in prison (hopefully). I'm sure his new roomates won't appreciate a child rapist/killer amongst them.
I did not see any speculation as to the sentence for this awful crime, but I am guessing, given today's laws and standards, he will get less time than if he had taken a picture of her nude. This is the system we have.
I live in the neighborhood where this happened. In July, I was taking my daily walk in this same area down Elkhorn one street over from Grand Teton towards Durango and a young man was driving in the opposite direction. He yelled something to me from across the street and then went to the light, made a u turn and pulled up next to me asking me if I wanted a ride. I said no thank you. He smiled and seemed charming and as I continued to decline he went from sweet and charming to persistent and irritated and just stared at me in a way that made my hairs in the back of my neck stand up then he drove away. I felt so uncomfortable I had a friend come and pick me up instead of walking back home. I was grateful that I was already near a busy intersection because I had a strange feeling if I was not, I would be in trouble. That's the feeling I had with this strange teenage kid. For weeks I had an uneasy feeling about him and I even stopped my walking around the neighborhood. Anyway, fast forward to this day, I hear about the girl Alyssa, I visited her memorial site and today when I saw her alleged killers picture my heart dropped because I am 99% positive that it was this same man that tried to get me into his car. I wish I could have done something to prevent this from happening. Obviously I could not call the police because someone asked me if I wanted a ride but I still wish he would have done something to justify me calling the police and maybe he would have been locked up when Alyssa went for her walk if it was the same monster! I feel so bad for this little beautiful sweet girl and I will always wonder if I looked into a killers eyes! What a horrible thing for her and her family to have to experience. Pleae people don't let your kids walk alone!!!! RIP sweet Angel you are in God's care now. Prayers to the family.
Another mexican..... Shocking.... Right....