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Jury is back. Michael Allen will present rebuttal now.
Allen: "The only fantasy in this courtroom is that this defendant, this step mother who killed Gannon has psychosis”.
Allen says they don't have to prove motive and yet they did anyway. "This defendant hated Gannon, we know that because she searched him 'I hate my stepson' she has one stepson.”
Allen says Letecia wanted to hurt Al and Landen and with Gannon's death, she "did to the core.”
Allen says Al would not have gone on his training if he had seen some problem with the defendant. "He went because she doesn't have psychosis, what he didn't know, he couldn't see into her heart, the hatred she had for Gannon."
Allen says "it's not psychosis it's all about Leteica." Allen calls it acting when she appears to be "freaked out”.
Allen: "She needed an unassailable excuse to not go to work because she knew what was going to happen that day, she knew Gannon was done that day.”
Allen says searches show you everything you need to know. "She was calculating, manipulating...why? Because it was always about her.”
Allen: "None of us in this court room has killed a child, that doesn't make it a psychotic act, that doesn't mean it's insane.”
Allen: "She wanted to kill him.”
Allen: "The brutality of it speaks to the hatred she has for Gannon and the pure determination she had to kill for Gannon.”
Allen: "This didn't start over one quick moment. This started Sunday night with a candle incident that makes no sense, according to the way she describes it to people, because she wants to make it his fault.”
Allen says Harley and Al testified that Gannon never played with candles. That it doesn't make sense.
The pictures she took of Gannon before his death. Allen: "They are proof of life pictures to show she has nothing to do before what she's about to do...a way to cover her tracks and it starts early.”
Allen: "Temporary insanity is not in our insanity statute in Colorado, that does not apply here."
"Everything this woman did in her life was to cause chaos...she's a story teller. Telling stories is not psychosis, it's who she is.”
Allen said Dr. Lewis is well known, but she's the only person they could get to say Letecia has signs of DID. "Not a single other doctor saw a shred of DID”.
Allen says anytime Dr. Lewis was pressed to justify her opinion, she couldn't do it.
Allen: "You don't have to prove cases beyond all doubt, you have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt.”
Allen: ""If the crimes fit, you should convict.”
Allen: "Why do all the things she did if she didn't know what she was doing was wrong?”
Allen: "You don't stab an 11-year-old 18 times, 11 of which are on his arms and hands as he's defending himself, unless you intend to kill him."
Allen: "you don't ten retrieve a hand gun...squeeze that trigger unless you intend to kill him."
Allen: "Every single person that knew her knew she knew the difference between right and wrong.”
Allen: "She knew she could never replace the love Gannon had for Landen”.
Allen: "In every single one of these stories, she's figuring out a way to cast blame elsewhere and she's the victim, it's a very calculated move.”
Allen says what Letecia did "Shows the hatred she has for these people, the hatred she has for Gannon.”
Allen said Dr. Lewis didn't know a single thing about the case and Letecia in Feb. 2022, when she suggested Letecia change her plea to not guilty by reason of insanity.
Allen says Letecia hated Al and Landen "Why take away their little boy in the way she did and concoct the stories she did." Allen says way she killed Gannon shows hatred for him and the burning the day before shows "premeditation." Allen believes she burned him.
Allen: "Her stories and manipulations of this investigation caused it to be the biggest investigation in El Paso County history."
"Jan 27th, 2020, she murdered Gannon. This little boy deserved so much more from this defendant. He deserved protection, he deserved to live, he deserved to grow up and one day have a family of his own, she took this all away.”
Gannon's biological family is crying in the court room. Letecia has her head down.
Allen: "Gannon deserves justice...Gannon Jacob Stauch 11-years-old.”
Many who came to hear closing arguments are crying in the courtroom. Allen has now finished.
You can see the pain on Gannon's biological parents' faces as the judge now speaks to the jury before sending them to deliberate. You could hear the crying as this rebuttal wrapped up.
There are five alternates. Jurors 1-12 will go to the deliberation room. Jurors 13-17 will not be deliberating.
When judge hears there is a verdict, he will reach out to public information officers to let us know. 30 minutes later, we will hear the verdict.
Judge: "This was a long trial, it involved difficult facts. I know it was hard on the jury, I know it was hard on the families, I know it was hard on the lawyers.”
Judge says there is so much evidence it takes 20 minutes to bring it out of the court room every day.
Judge said this case could have been made so much worse by bad lawyer behavior. He appreciates the professionalism.
Jury is back. Michael Allen will present rebuttal now.
Allen: "The only fantasy in this courtroom is that this defendant, this step mother who killed Gannon has psychosis”.
Allen says they don't have to prove motive and yet they did anyway. "This defendant hated Gannon, we know that because she searched him 'I hate my stepson' she has one stepson.”
Allen says Letecia wanted to hurt Al and Landen and with Gannon's death, she "did to the core.”
Allen says Al would not have gone on his training if he had seen some problem with the defendant. "He went because she doesn't have psychosis, what he didn't know, he couldn't see into her heart, the hatred she had for Gannon."
Allen says "it's not psychosis it's all about Leteica." Allen calls it acting when she appears to be "freaked out”.
Allen: "She needed an unassailable excuse to not go to work because she knew what was going to happen that day, she knew Gannon was done that day.”
Allen says searches show you everything you need to know. "She was calculating, manipulating...why? Because it was always about her.”
Allen: "None of us in this court room has killed a child, that doesn't make it a psychotic act, that doesn't mean it's insane.”
Allen: "She wanted to kill him.”
Allen: "The brutality of it speaks to the hatred she has for Gannon and the pure determination she had to kill for Gannon.”
Allen: "This didn't start over one quick moment. This started Sunday night with a candle incident that makes no sense, according to the way she describes it to people, because she wants to make it his fault.”
Allen says Harley and Al testified that Gannon never played with candles. That it doesn't make sense.
The pictures she took of Gannon before his death. Allen: "They are proof of life pictures to show she has nothing to do before what she's about to do...a way to cover her tracks and it starts early.”
Allen: "Temporary insanity is not in our insanity statute in Colorado, that does not apply here."
"Everything this woman did in her life was to cause chaos...she's a story teller. Telling stories is not psychosis, it's who she is.”
Allen said Dr. Lewis is well known, but she's the only person they could get to say Letecia has signs of DID. "Not a single other doctor saw a shred of DID”.
Allen says anytime Dr. Lewis was pressed to justify her opinion, she couldn't do it.
Allen: "You don't have to prove cases beyond all doubt, you have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt.”
Allen: ""If the crimes fit, you should convict.”
Allen: "Why do all the things she did if she didn't know what she was doing was wrong?”
Allen: "You don't stab an 11-year-old 18 times, 11 of which are on his arms and hands as he's defending himself, unless you intend to kill him."
Allen: "you don't ten retrieve a hand gun...squeeze that trigger unless you intend to kill him."
Allen: "Every single person that knew her knew she knew the difference between right and wrong.”
Allen: "She knew she could never replace the love Gannon had for Landen”.
Allen: "In every single one of these stories, she's figuring out a way to cast blame elsewhere and she's the victim, it's a very calculated move.”
Allen says what Letecia did "Shows the hatred she has for these people, the hatred she has for Gannon.”
Allen said Dr. Lewis didn't know a single thing about the case and Letecia in Feb. 2022, when she suggested Letecia change her plea to not guilty by reason of insanity.
Allen says Letecia hated Al and Landen "Why take away their little boy in the way she did and concoct the stories she did." Allen says way she killed Gannon shows hatred for him and the burning the day before shows "premeditation." Allen believes she burned him.
Allen: "Her stories and manipulations of this investigation caused it to be the biggest investigation in El Paso County history."
"Jan 27th, 2020, she murdered Gannon. This little boy deserved so much more from this defendant. He deserved protection, he deserved to live, he deserved to grow up and one day have a family of his own, she took this all away.”
Gannon's biological family is crying in the court room. Letecia has her head down.
Allen: "Gannon deserves justice...Gannon Jacob Stauch 11-years-old.”
Many who came to hear closing arguments are crying in the courtroom. Allen has now finished.
You can see the pain on Gannon's biological parents' faces as the judge now speaks to the jury before sending them to deliberate. You could hear the crying as this rebuttal wrapped up.
There are five alternates. Jurors 1-12 will go to the deliberation room. Jurors 13-17 will not be deliberating.
When judge hears there is a verdict, he will reach out to public information officers to let us know. 30 minutes later, we will hear the verdict.
Judge: "This was a long trial, it involved difficult facts. I know it was hard on the jury, I know it was hard on the families, I know it was hard on the lawyers.”
Judge says there is so much evidence it takes 20 minutes to bring it out of the court room every day.
Judge said this case could have been made so much worse by bad lawyer behavior. He appreciates the professionalism.
