Joanne Witt
Joanne Witt murder 6/11/2009 El Dorado Hills, CA *Daughter Tylar Witt and boyfriend Steven Colver arrested for Joanne Witt’s murder*
California Teen ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Suicide Pact Goes Awry After Mom’s Murder
Read Tylar Witt’s Handwritten Letter to Her Mother
Tylar Witt police interview/a>
Tylar Witt testifies against her lover in murder trial
Tylar Witt Admits Murder Plot In ‘Forbidden Love’ Trial
‘Juliet’ Teen, Tylar Witt, Describes Her ‘Romeo,’ Steven Colver, Killing Mom
CrimeLibrary: Forbidden Love: Steven Colver and Tylar Witt
Teen Girl Testifies: Why I Plotted to Kill My Mother
Steven Colver Sentenced to Life in Prison; Tylar Witt Gets 15 Years For Murder
Forbidden young love ends with a mother’s violent murder
Movies/Documentaries
48 Hours Mystery: A Fatal Attraction (can watch it here)
20/20: Teen Lovers’ Deadly Pact (aka: Savage Sweethearts) – you can watch the program here
Deadly Sins: Teen Carnage
Killer Kids: Forbidden Love
Defendants
Tylar Witt – pled guilty, sentenced to 15 years to life in prison
Steven Paul Colver – convicted, sentenced to LWOP
INMATE INFORMATION
Inmate Name COLVER, STEVEN PAUL
CDCR Number AI4972
Age 30
Admission Date 08/24/2011
Current Location Avenal State Prison
Parole Eligible Date (Month/Year) LWOP
Parole Eligible Date Information
The inmate shown above is serving a sentence of life without the possibility of parole and is, therefore, not eligible for parole consideration at this time.
INMATE INFORMATION
Inmate Name WITT, TYLAR MARIE
CDCR Number WE2756
Age 25
Admission Date 09/27/2011
Current Location Central California Women’s Facility
Parole Eligible Date (Month/Year) 08/2020
Parole Eligible Date Information
The Parole Eligible Date displayed above is subject to change.
The parole eligible date shown above is the first date the inmate is (or was) eligible for a parole suitability hearing by the Board of Parole Hearings to determine if the inmate should be released. Inmates may earn credits for participating in rehabilitative programming, which may move their parole eligible dates to an earlier date. Inmates could also be found guilty of an institutional rules violation, which could result in a loss of credits that may move their parole eligible dates further into the future. Parole eligible dates may also change based on a variety of other reasons, including court orders, changes in law, and routine audits. Parole eligible dates displayed on this website are updated regularly.
Filed under: crime, Deadly Duo, Domestic Violence, high profile, murder, murder in the 21st Century | Tagged: 2009, California, Deadly Duo, Family/Domestic Violence, homicide, Joanne Witt, LWOP, matricide, stabbing, teens who kill |
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The only reason Tylar took the plea deal was because she was a child when the murder occurred, and this country doesn’t like seeing juveniles getting life without parole. Also, Steven and Tylar were just five years apart! Big deal! If he was old enough to be Joanne’s age and Tylar was young enough to be a baby, then yes, he would be a pedophile. If Tylar and Steven consented to the sexual actiuvity, then it’s not rape! It’s only rape if only one of them wanted the sex and the other didn’t! Age is nothing but a number except in that example above.
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Karen,
The age thing you said is not exactly correct. It is rape for anyone under the age of consent. A 12 year old cannot consent, whether he/she wants sex or not. Be careful, as you came close to being okay with pedophiles. Under 16 is usually considered a child. Tylar was NOT a child, she was a teenager. Tylar have been 16 years old, but that does not make her a “child”, especially when she does an adult act. So, please drop the “age is nothing but a number” since it does not work in most situations.
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Still, this country doesn’t like juveniles being locked up for life. Whoever said “Age is nothing but a number” should have thought about this thoroughly. I know singer Aaliyah had a song and an album titled “Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number”, but she probably didn’t coin the phrase.
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Why does this country seem to think that juvenile offenders can be rehabilitated and learn from thier mistakes, but adult offenders can’t? That’s ridiculous.
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I agree. Kids are killing parents, classmates and innocent people just because its the ‘norm’ thing to do whenever things don’t go their way
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Mylifeofcrime, you obviously haven’t been to the Third World countries where girls that are younger than Tylar get married off to guys who are much older than Steven. These older men should also be jailed for statutatory rape, but they never do. The philosophy “Age ain’t nothing but a number” doesn’t apply here, and the girls’ parents don’t care about their well-being, or they would let their daughters live their childhoods without this stigma.
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Karen,
Please understand that my blog is about crime in the US and I do not research other countries and their customs for it. So what happens in other countries has no effect on my opinions of crime in the US. My concern here is Joanne Witt. She is the victim here and she is the one to be remembered.
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Nicely said.
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Such a beautiful woman gone too soon. I’m sure Joanne Witt has never been forgotten. RIP
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