@NuttMegg,
My apologies for late post. Here is April 4th testimony.
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Court taking a break until 10:40 am.
COURT BACK
Al said there were sexual harassment claims that led Al and Letecia to move to Colorado from Alaska. Letecia raised sexual harassment claim based on a comment Al's captain made. Another sexual harassment claim based on a conversation a Colonial and Letecia had.
Al said Letecia informed the Alaska National Guard of a complaint with sexual harassment. Al said this caused issues within his unit and led to his eventual transfer from Alaska to Colorado.
Al said Letecia told him she was pregnant with twins while he was in Alaska. He said he's confident she never went to the doctor. She never had twins.
DA Allen: Did
#LeteciaStauch tell you she was pregnant with twins Al: Yes sir DA Allen: Was that a form of manipulation? Al: Yes
Al said
#LeteciaStauch filed two burglary claims in 2019. She pointed to a hammer hanging from a string in the garage. She referred to it as a squatter but Al said no one was ever found.
In one of the 2019 break-in allegations, Al said an ammo can was dumped over and their room was a little messed up and Letecia said this was a sign someone broke into their house.
Al said she fired a gun out of a window well in their home on another occasion. He didn't find a bullet casing.
Al describing the multiple guns he kept in the home.
Al said
#LeteciaStauch admitted to Al she made up the burglary claims in 2019. "She finally admitted to making up the claims to the break-ins."
In Al's mind, he says the made up break-ins were attempts at Letecia trying to manipulate him.
Al said Letecia suggested Gannon get into counseling. She made a claim he was coming after, and counseling may help with that. Additionally, she brought up that he was a mommas' boy and counseling would help with the separation from his biological mom.
Al said Letecia was closer to Laina than she was to Gannon. Al said he "absolutely does not" think Gannon "had it out" for Letecia.
Al said Letecia had conflicts with Principal at French Elementary school where Letecia worked. Al says Letecia would tell him she felt she was more educated than the principal.
Al says Letecia claimed she got injured at French Elementary school. That a bookshelf fell and hit her head. He didn't see signs of injury and thought it was another manipulation tactic.
Late 2019-2020 Al said Letecia was pursuing employment with Spirit Airlines. He says she went to Orlando for Spirit Airlines training after Christmas 2019 and it was a short trip.
Al's mom was in town for a week right before Gannon's disappearance and murder. Al said his mom stayed at the house when she visited. Al and Letecia were not getting along well during the visit.
Last time Al saw Gannon alive was January 25th. "Me and Gannon were at the top of the stairs and I ran my hands through my hair and I told him I love you like I always did.
Al says he remembers his last words shared with his son in person like it was yesterday. "You are always going to be in my heart and I will always be in your heart," Al said to Gannon. "He said I love you Dad and I am going to watch Pokemon."
Al said Letecia told her Gannon had threatened or came out her with a life. "I never saw threats out of Gannon, knife or no knife." This was right before Al got Gannon into counseling in 2019 after Letecia suggested it.
Al said Letecia wanted to "be like Kim Kardashian." "A good way to sum it up was she always wanted to live above her means.”
Al is talking about an extra large green suitcase they had in their storage. He says it's the same one he recognized in the photos under a bridge.
While talking about the suitcase, I'm looking at
#LeteciaStauch on the feed. She's resting her face on her fist and rubbing her face.
We're hearing Letecia and Gannon on video. Letecia recording herself asking Gannon "Are you sure you didn't do it on purpose?" Gannon is crying in this recording and you can hear he is upset.
Al refers to that recording with Gannon heard crying. "Those are the last words I ever heard Gannon speak”
Al said Letecia texted him pictures on Monday, Jan 27th, 2020. Al describing the pictures showing Gannon in his bed that morning.
"There were a couple of things I noticed that were different." Al said his bed was pulled away from the wall and that was abnormal. He doesn't remember one of the blankets captured on Gannon's bed normally being there.
Prosecution playing video showing Gannon in Hawaii.
Al describing searching for Gannon.
Al said he heard there was a sighting of Gannon at a gas station. Al and Letecia went to that gas station and saw footage from gas station. It was not Gannon but another boy on the footage.
Al said he went around the French Elementary School parking lot three times to look if Letecia's car was there like she told him. He did not see that car.
"That was the key moment when I switched. She knows more than she's telling me." Al describing the moment he realized her car wasn't at French. He said he went to the Sheriff's office about it.
Al describing stories Leteica told him following Gannon's disappearance. Al said Letecia said she was raped and Gannon got burned by the rapist. Al said he asked Letecia "where is the bloody mess" and she said she cleaned it up because she got scared.
Al said he was directed to go to the FBI's office to give background history of his and Letecia's relationship. "From that it turned into pretext phone calls. I would get on a call with the defendant when I was in the FBI office and was given directions on what to say.”
On some of these recorded calls, Al said you can hear people whispering to him.
Some of the calls are long, DA Allen said ones' an hour and fifteen minutes. Judge says DA will admit them now and play some after lunch break.
Judge is sending jury on lunch break early. At 1:20 pm, he says that we will be hearing the recorded phone calls between
#LeteciaStauch and Al, one after another.
