CO - Gannon Stauch, 11, found deceased, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, 27 Jan 2020 *Arrest* #62

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Megnut said:
Is this where this is going?

Gannon bled on the carpet. T cut it out. Then she put in a square of fresh carpet which she then set on fire, threw it into their trash, and replaced it with another carpet cutting?
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I have been comparing the candle wax picture to a picture in evidence and replacing the cut carpet twice would help make sense as to why the location of the spilled wax doesn't exactly match up to the cut piece of carpet..IMO anyway..
The spilled wax seems to be closer to the all and farther back than the cut piece of carpet. Leading the spilled wax being a cover for the whole carpet replacing as the blankets look completely staged as well.ive brought it before as well, that the blue blanket in this picture is similar to the blanket in the pink suitcase that was NOT photographed with the other burnt blankets.Screenshot_20230419-234045~2.png bhpwd7oh88v41.jpgScreenshot_20230419-233905.png
 
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Next witness: Donna Manogue. DNA Analyst. CS Crime Lab. Been in the area of forensics for the better part of thirty to thirty five years in various areas. Forensics and serology. Huge amounts of degrees and qualifications. Since 1981. Testified 30 times in CS, over 100 times in NM, and once federally. Qualified as a witness in her field.

Talking about what body fluids DNA is in. What a known profile is. What a profile is. How we obtain these known samples. Buccal swabs very common for living people, received buccal swabs in this case.

Because Gannon's case was no body for a long time, they developed a profile from his toothbrush and compared it to both his biological parents. When Gannon's body was found, she confirmed identity with samples from bone and bone marrow from Gannon's femur. Talking about the partial match between the toothbrush with the rib bone sample from Florida. The fingernails were also a partial match to Gannon's toothbrush.

Talking about LS's buccal swab now.

They've got the chart they talked about with the last witness on the screen, now, but it's way too small for me to read.

Garage, A, Major profile Gannon Stauch. Talking about procedures to do with mixed profile samples.
Garage, B, Major profile Gannon Stauch.
Garage, C, Single source profile Gannon Stauch.
Exhibit 503, Carpet 1, Gannon's room, single source profile Gannon Stauch.
Padding, Gannon's room, single source profile, Gannon Stauch.
Electrical outlet cover, Gannon's room, major profile, Gannon Stauch.
516, swap of electrical socket, gannon's room, single source gannon Stauch.
Carpet 2, single source profile Gannon Stauch.
Padding 2, single source profile Gannon Stauch.
332, wooden board (I assume one of the bits sawed off the lumber in the garage), she did the serological work on this item, talking about how she swabbed and sampled it. The large stain matched Gannon. Swabs from the edges of the board were a partial profile. Too low level. She did both serology and DNA because it was the weekend and was the only one working.
Shoes, swabs, outsole right shoe, single source profile Gannon Stauch.
I think she said the left sole was a match to Gannon, too? I missed a bit.
Shoes, swabs, insole left shoe, LS major contributor.
Shoes, swabs, insole right shoe, LS major contributor.
459, swabs from box at base of boards, partial single source profile Gannon Stauch.
 
Minogue's testimony is going very fast in confirming all the items tested and which items tested positive for DNA and blood.

People's Exhibit 503 cutting from the top of the carpet matched Gannon Stauch. Later, the witness confirmed the padding matched Gannon's DNA too.

Now, she is confirming the board that was tested. Then, on to the Nike shoes. Left shoe had a male contributor. The right inside sole had two contributors-- Letecia's and ? ​
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kittythehare said:
Brilliant captures, what are you using? Really clear images, thanks.
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Thank You @kittythehare. I'm taking pic shots from two channels, both Recovery Addict's youtube channel with split screen, usually very clear and nice close ups of demon LS; and Crime & Law's channel which has cc transcriptions. I'm using a MS snipping tool, which I love using, from my Asus All-in-One Desktop. :) I need visuals, and I figure others may too.​

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And we’re back. Next witness is Sherrie Homes, a forensic serologist + DNA analyst with the CSPD Metro Crime Lab. Holes is here as an expert witness in body fluids, specifically related in the investigation of Gannon’s disappearance.

Holes is going through several boxes of packages containing items, like Gannon’s toothbrush, sections of carpet or Nike sneakers believed to belong to Letecia Stauch, that reacted positively to blood tests. She’s also explaining swabbing and chemical test practices.

Holes is holding a large pink suitcase and is showing jurors how she swabbed it for blood/DNA analysis. I can’t see the inside of the suitcase from here, but it seems the jury should be able to see visible stains inside the suitcase.

Next witness, CSPD Metro Crime Lab DNA analyst Donna Manogue, is now going thru those same objects - also including scrub brushes, bedsheets, a blanket inside the suitcase - confirming that those blood tests matched Gannon’s DNA. Cells from inside the shoes matched Letecia.
 
18 swabs from base of stairs under cord, major profile Gannon Stauch.
Gannon's bed, partial single source profile Gannon Stauch
Blue and white scrub brush, major profile Gannon Stauch.
I think I missed another scrub brush, think she said it was another mixed profile major Gannon Stauch
Brillo scrub brush, at least one male.
Pink suitcase, single source Gannon Stauch
Blanket, single source, Gannon Stauch.
Swab from basement area rug, major profile Gannon Stauch.
Didn't hear what this was, but the major profile Gannon Stauch.
Burnt carpet cut out, major profile Gannon Stauch.
Plastic tub from storage room, swab 1, single source Gannon Stauch, swab 2, single source Gannon Stauch, swab 3 single source Gannon Stauch, swab 4 single source profile Gannon Stauch.
519, bluestar swab from storage room floor, major profile Gannon Stauch.
Something I didn't catch, major profile gannon Stauch.
Swab from handle, major profile Gannon Stauch.
Amazon box, all staining single source Gannon Stauch.

These are the items that clearly tested positive for Gannon. Many other items were tested during the course of the investigation.
 
How did T manage to keep her DNA out of the mix? No bleeding, gloves?

Seems the most damning is his blood on her shoes.

I mean it's all damning but the shoes bring the DNA profiles together.

Why can't the minor profile be determined?
 
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