Vonda Bellofatto letter/envelope 1/11/1985 VICTIM

This auction is for a letter from the mother of executed Oklahoma Satanic teen serial killer Sean Sellers, Vonda Maxine Bellofatto (8/13/1953 – 3/4/1986). On 9/7/1985, Sean Sellers, with accomplice Richard Howard, shot and killed a convenience store clerk. The following year on 3/4/1986 he shot and killed his mother, Vonda Bellofatto, and stepfather in an apparent Satanic ritual. Sellers was 16-years-old at the time. Due to the serious nature of the crimes and the lack of a sentence other than 7 years to life imprisonment, the jury recommended Sellers be put to death. The Sellers case was celebrated in the Christian media with Sellers becoming the poster boy of the "Satanic Panic" movement that was popular with Christians in the 1980's. He was executed on 2/5/1999. Sellers remains the youngest person since the reinstatement of the death penalty to be executed for a crime committed while under the age of 18. He was 29. Vonda Bellofatto was 32.

ITEM DESCRIPTION: The missive is one page, dated 12/19/1984, and is signed, "Vonda & Sean." The letter's original recipients were Seller's biological grandparents. In the letter Bellofatto goes into moving into her new house, the house she would be ultimately murdered in by her son. An extremely rare piece of American true crime memorabilia. The original mailing envelope is postmarked 1/11/1985. The letter and envelope come inside a protective magazine sleeve with an acid free board and have been stored flat. Message me with any questions you might have. Thanks for having a look-see.