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#leteciastauch daughter Harley Hunt takes the stand Monday.
#leteciastauch daughter Harley Hunt takes the stand Monday.
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'I feel manipulated': Letecia Stauch's daughter takes the stand
Testimony continued Monday in Letecia Stauch's murder trial with prosecutors calling her daughter to the stand.
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4/17/23
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The daughter of a woman accused of killing her stepson in Colorado, putting his body in a suitcase and dumping it off a bridge in Florida said Monday that she never suspected his body was in the van they drove in together across the country.
Testifying at Letecia Stauch’s murder trial in Colorado Springs, Harley Hunt said it never crossed her mind that her mother was transporting the body of 11-year-old Gannon Stauch in a suitcase in their rented van after killing him, as prosecutors allege.
“I’m still in shock. I defended her for years. I just feel manipulated and lied to,” Hunt said.
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When pressed by the defense, Hunt said she never looked in the back of the van where their luggage was as they traveled through Texas and Louisiana on their way to Florida and then South Carolina in February 2020. She said she never smelled anything unusual. But Hunt also said her mother insisted on keeping the air conditioning on even when she complained of being too cold.
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Letecia Stauch’s daughter testifies in murder trial
Letecia Stauch’s daughter, Harley Hunt, testified in her mother’s trial Monday.
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4/17/23
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KDVR) — Letecia Stauch’s daughter, Harley Hunt, testified in her mother’s trial Monday.
Hunt stated the last time she saw her mom was in March 2020 on the day of her mother’s arrest. She was quickly moved to tears on the stand when she identified 11-year-old Gannon.
Hunt told the court that on Feb. 1, 2020, her mom rented a white van and they left the state on a road trip.
Prosecutor Dave Young asked Hunt if she asked her mom where they were going.
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“Yeah, the destination changed multiple times,” Hunt said. “I remember she just kept saying, ‘Where do you want to live?’”
Young asked Hunt if she noticed anything unusual or smelled anything in the back of the van. She said no to both questions.
Hunt acknowledged that she understood that the attorneys were asking about a smell to see if she smelled Gannon’s body in a suitcase while on the road.
“The thought just never came across my mind, I just never thought my mom would do that,” Hunt said. “I never even questioned it, it just never came up.”
Later in the afternoon, Young told Hunt he was going to get direct.
“Did you help your mother throw that suitcase over a bridge in Pensacola, Florida?” Young asked.
Hunt said she did not.
Young asked Hunt about a point when she may have questioned her mom’s innocence.
“I started having a question, but I still believed her for a while and it wasn’t until this past November,” she said.
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Hunt testified that she was concerned she might be charged with a crime based on the trip to Florida. She said the crime was accessory to first-degree murder.
Hunt said she flew out to Colorado to give a statement “because it was the right thing to do,” and that there was no guarantee she wouldn’t be charged if she talked.
Harley said she hasn’t seen her mom change personalities, and that she didn’t see her mom not remember who she was or who Gannon was.
When asked if she loves her mom, Harley broke into tears.
Court ended early Monday and will resume Tuesday at 9 a.m.
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Letecia Stauch trial: Daughter testifies against mother, claims she had no knowledge of Stauch's actions
Letecia Stauch’s daughter, Harley Hunt, denied any wrongdoing in Gannon Stauch’s death, something that was contested by Letecia Stauch’s defense on Monday.
4/17/23
Over the course of Hunt’s testimony, which lasted the majority of Monday, she walked the prosecution through her mom’s actions in the days leading up to and following Gannon’s disappearance.
Hunt, who was 17 years old when Gannon disappeared, reviewed text messages between her and Stauch with the prosecution the day before, day of and days after Gannon was reported missing on Jan. 27, 2020.
Texts from Jan. 26 between Stauch and her daughter show that they talked about how the family went for a hike that day, and how Gannon had knocked over a candle and accidentally started a fire.
On Jan. 27, Hunt texted her mom that she was out in the community looking for Gannon.
The texts from Stauch to Hunt turned paranoid on Jan. 28, when Stauch asks her daughter what people are doing and saying in the home, and tells Hunt to not answer the door for anyone or to speak to police about Gannon.
"I have to get an attorney fast," Stauch texts her daughter on Jan. 28. "I've been set up."
Hunt added that Stauch was not in the home for the majority of the day, had the location on her phone turned off and didn't respond when Hunt asked her mom where she was.
Hunt testified that her mother's paranoia continued the next day, when Stauch said while driving that she believed someone was "following us," and that "it was weird" that Hunt had to pick up her mom from a Taco Bell later that afternoon when originally she believed she was picking her up from the hospital.
Last week, forensic nurse examiner Amanda Van Nest testified that Stauch had left her exam at the hospital on Jan. 29 early and did not return. Hunt testified on Monday that her mom had told her that she had left the hospital because she was "being treated unfairly" by medical staff.
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Hunt testified that on Feb. 1 she and her mother left Colorado with little warning in a rented van, and that it didn't seem there was a firm plan for where they were going.
“I just knew we were leaving, but I didn’t know where we were going," Hunt testified. "I remember she kept just saying, 'Where do you want to live?'"
Hunt said Stauch bounced between options, saying first they were going to move to Texas, then Florida before finally deciding to move back to South Carolina.
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“I’m still in shock. I defended her for years. I just feel manipulated and lied to,” Hunt said through tears, going on to say she believed her mother was innocent until recently.
The day ended when Young asked Hunt: "Do you still love your mother?"
Hunt burst into tears, did not answer and Young had the question struck from the record.
Stauch's trial will continue on Tuesday morning.
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“I can have you removed” Judge warns Letecia Stauch for inappropriate hand gestures
Letecia Stauch was warned by Judge Gregory Werner Friday, she could lose her right to be in the courtroom for her trial if continuing with inappropriate hand gestures described by District Attorney Micheal Allen.
4/14/23
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - Letecia Stauch was warned by Judge Gregory Werner Friday, she could lose her right to be in the courtroom for her trial if continuing with inappropriate hand gestures described by District Attorney Micheal Allen.
“It’s come to our attention that, during most of the afternoon session of witnesses today, that the defendant has been flipping the bird to witnesses or to our family who is here for Gannon,” Allen told Werner.
Judge Werner said he has not seen any of those hand gestures himself, but had a firm warning for Stauch.
“Ms. Stauch, what you need to understand is that I can control the conduct of an awful lot of people in the courtroom, including yours,” he said. “If this continues, I can have you removed.”
The full conversation between the District Attorney and Judge Werner is at the top of this article.
The judge also said he will rule Monday morning on whether or not a certain juror will be replaced by an alternate.
That conversation came up Friday afternoon when a juror reported personally knowing the firearms expert who testified Friday, Stephanie Happ.
Defense attorney Josh Tolini asked that the juror be dismissed from the case and an alternate replace them for the remainder of trial.
The jury also saw a video Friday of Letecia Stauch attacking a deputy in 2020 when being extradited from South Carolina to Colorado.
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Letecia Stauch's daughter takes the stand and testifies about her mother's actions
At the beginning of Monday's court session, the judge in the Letecia Stauch murder trial warned the defendant about her previous behavior in the courtroom.
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4/17/23
COLORADO SPRINGS — At the beginning of Monday's court session, the judge in the Letecia Stauch murder trial warned the defendant about her previous behavior in the courtroom. Viewers of the live stream from last week noticed the defendant appeared to be giving the middle finger to people in the courtroom during testimony.
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Stauch is now in a different chair that does not rock or swivel, and is facing the judge's bench.
Additionally, one of the jurors in the case was replaced by an alternate this morning after they came forward to say they know one of the witnesses in the case. The judge thanked the juror for her service, reminded her not to disclose the identities of other jurors, and is free to speak with anyone about the case.
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Letecia Stauch's daughter Harley was on the stand for most of the day. Harley provided testimony about the events that led up to Gannon's disappearance and the behavior of Letecia in the days after Gannon went missing.
When asked about their family and Gannon’s relationship with his stepmom, Letecia, Harley said: “It was different at first because, we were like a blended family. We were getting used to more people in our life. They had an okay relationship, there were problems here and there.”
Harley testified saying her father died when she was 12 years old. She said her mom, Letecia, told her that someone “came in, robbed him, and killed him.” Harley said she found out from the internet this past week, that was not true, and her father actually died from an overdose.
During testimony, Harley acknowledged her mom’s case getting a lot of attention on the internet, and it is difficult to testify right now. Harley said she hasn’t seen her mom in person since March 2, 2020, the day Letecia Stauch was arrested in Myrtle Beach.
On January 27, when Harley was at work, Letecia sent this text message after 9 p.m. “Don’t panic, but Gannon turned on a candle downstairs and set the downstairs on fire. I had to get the dogs and Laina out and run back downstairs and jump on him with a cover and put it out."
Harley testified saying the text messages weren’t clear, and they were confusing to her. She also testified saying Gannon didn’t usually sit by himself downstairs and light candles.
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Harley said she was only at the home for a brief amount of time and didn’t go downstairs and didn’t see Gannon. This was around 4:30 to 4:50 p.m. on January 27. She said she asked where Gannon was at, and Letecia told her he was with one of his friends.
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Harley said when Gannon didn’t come home, they began searching for Gannon. When asked about her mom’s behavior, “She was worried. I remember we got in the car and we drove to his friend’s house. Laina walked up to the door and knocked to see if he was there, they said ‘no.’"
Harley said while she was driving around searching for Gannon, Letecia stayed home to wait for Gannon to come back. “I just thought that he had run away, was at his friend’s, didn’t want to come home,” said Harley.
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Some of the text messages from Letecia to Harley say:
“Has any other family asked where I was… like our family”
“I have to get an attorney fast” “What’s the guy saying”
“Who is there” “I’ve been set up”
Harley said she had been advised multiple times by Letecia to not answer the door for detectives and not answer any questions. “She just kept saying, ‘Don’t say anything, you’re a minor, and you shouldn’t be answering questions.'"
Harley testified saying Letecia told her to come to a hotel on the night of January 28. “She said that she didn’t want to be in the house with Albert and Landon (Gannon’s biological mom) and his family… She didn’t want me there with them," said Harley.
Harley said eventually Letecia showed up at the hotel, and Letecia said they need to go home. The two then go back to the Stauch home in Harley’s car. “She kept being paranoid I guess you could say,” said Harley.
Harley said the next morning on January 29, Harley drove Letecia to the airport to drop off the keys to the rental car. “I remember we were driving there and she told me, 'don’t speed, I think someone is following us,'" said Harley.
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Harley testified saying when she learned that Gannon’s body was found, “It was weird because we were in Florida.” Harley said she wanted to think it was a coincidence or that somebody did follow them.
“I started having questions, I believed her for a while. It wasn’t until this past November, it was recently,” said Harley. When asked about Letecia pleading not guilty by reason of insanity. “I didn’t know what it meant at first,” said Harley.
Harley also testified saying she was concerned she may be charged with a crime, “that I would be an accessory in a first degree murder.” Harley then acknowledged flying to Colorado to give local law enforcement a statement. Prosecution: “Why did you do that?” Harley: “Because it’s the right thing to do.”
Harley testified saying her mom never changed personalities and knew right from wrong before, during, and after Gannon’s disappearance. During cross-examination, Harley said she didn’t believe her mom would do anything to hurt Gannon.
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'I feel manipulated,' daughter says at mother's murder trial
DENVER (AP) — The daughter of a woman accused of killing her stepson in Colorado, putting his body in a suitcase and dumping it off a bridge in Florida said Monday that she never suspected his body was in the van they drove in together across the country.
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4/17/23
DENVER (AP) — The daughter of a woman accused of killing her stepson in Colorado, putting his body in a suitcase and dumping it off a bridge in Florida said Monday that she never suspected his body was in the van they drove in together across the country.
Testifying at Letecia Stauch’s murder trial in Colorado Springs, Harley Hunt said it never crossed her mind that her mother was transporting the body of 11-year-old Gannon Stauch in a suitcase in their rented van after killing him, as prosecutors allege.
“I’m still in shock. I defended her for years. I just feel manipulated and lied to,” Hunt said.
When pressed by the defense, Hunt said she never looked in the back of the van where their luggage was as they traveled through Texas and Louisiana on their way to Florida and then South Carolina in February 2020. She said she never smelled anything unusual. But Hunt also said her mother insisted on keeping the air conditioning on even when she complained of being too cold.
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The defense claimed she suffered a “major psychotic crack” as a result of childhood trauma when she killed Gannon. But prosecutors have been stressing during the trial that she did know right from wrong, a key element they must prove to defeat the insanity defense. They have been steadily asking witnesses like Hunt whether they thought Stauch was able to make decisions and plans.
Hunt testified that her mother booked their hotel rooms for one person, asking her daughter to sneak in on her own with their dogs so she did not have to pay for them, and that she requested a Ford Motor Company corporate discount because a relative worked for the company.
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‘I feel like I’ve been manipulated and lied to,’ says Stauch’s daughter during emotional testimony
Letecia Stauch's daughter takes the stand in murder case
Published: Apr. 17, 2023 at 11:21 PM PDT|Updated: 8 hours ago
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - The daughter of a murder suspect is sharing her side of the story. On Monday, Harley Hunt, the daughter of Letecia Stauch, testified against her mother in front of a jury. Hunt was 17 years old when Stauch was arrested for the murder of her 11-year-old stepbrother, Gannon Stauch.
During the emotional testimony, Hunt talked about her childhood, the time around Gannon’s disappearance, and the drive to Florida with her mom right after Gannon went missing in 2020.
Hunt said she did not believe her mother killed Gannon until a few months ago.
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“Did you ever ask your mom, ‘What are we doing? Why are we leaving? Gannon’s missing, why don’t we look for him?’” asked Dave Young, one of the state’s prosecutors.
“No, I didn’t really question her a lot,” replied Hunt.
Hunt added if she questioned Stauch, she would be told she was being disrespectful, and in some cases, Stauch would backhand Hunt’s face.
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Hunt told prosecutors she was sleeping in a hotel room during the time she believes Stauch dumped Gannon’s body off a bridge in Florida.
“Did you help your mother throw that suitcase over a bridge in Pensacola, Florida?” asked Young.
“No, I did not,” replied Hunt.
Hunt does not face any charges related to the case.
Week 3 Day 10
4.18.2023
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#LeteciaStauchTrial: Lt. John Sarkisian with EPCSO starts today. He's talking about the search efforts for #GannonStauch
Lt. is talking about those poles we saw them using in the searches for Gannon.
Drones, K9s, overhead planes also used in the search
Some of the search area was focused on S. Perry Park Road area based on info police received. Tracker information had shown a vehicle that drove up to that area and specifically slowed down in a section. Lt. remembers hearing it was Letecia's vehicle that they tracked there.
Feb 15th, 2020 they found a piece of particle board that was on the side of the road
In the search, one of the dogs had alerted to an area. Didn't find anything there but as Lt. came back from there, he looked at this barbwire fence and thought they should look there.
Lt. noticed a board on the ground. There was snow on part of the board and that snow wasn’t cracked so he said it wasn't moved. He saw the board had some sort of stain on it.
Lt. talking about the stain on the board said as soon as he saw it, he thought "that's blood”
Talking about media being present in the area the whole time. I remember being there personally.
"This is the biggest search that I think anyone I've worked with for 20 years has been a part of." - Lt. Sarkisian
Next witness is Kevin Clark with the DA's office
Clark is talking about call detail records. These records place or do not place a device in an area during a time period and that's how it helps them in investigations.
They are introducing disks into evidence that have call detail records for the defendant #LeteciaStauch Colorado phone. Other disk has Life 360 GPS location data for Letecia's Colorado phone.
They also have call detail records from the second phone purchased in Trinidad, CO that was tracked in other states. They got call detail records for Harley Hunt's phone and #GannonStauch phone as well.
Tuesday evening the 27th and Friday night the 31st the GPS tracker data went up to this area where the past Lt. was talking about finding the board.
When looking at Al's phone, Clark found a picture of his workshop area in November of 2019 and noticed a board in the corner of his woodworking area. The board found in the search/in the snow had the same appearing broken corner as this photo from 2019.
Here’s a side by side of the two boards
4.18.2023
https://twitter.com/FierroNicole
#LeteciaStauchTrial: Lt. John Sarkisian with EPCSO starts today. He's talking about the search efforts for #GannonStauch
Lt. is talking about those poles we saw them using in the searches for Gannon.
Drones, K9s, overhead planes also used in the search
Some of the search area was focused on S. Perry Park Road area based on info police received. Tracker information had shown a vehicle that drove up to that area and specifically slowed down in a section. Lt. remembers hearing it was Letecia's vehicle that they tracked there.
Feb 15th, 2020 they found a piece of particle board that was on the side of the road
In the search, one of the dogs had alerted to an area. Didn't find anything there but as Lt. came back from there, he looked at this barbwire fence and thought they should look there.
Lt. noticed a board on the ground. There was snow on part of the board and that snow wasn’t cracked so he said it wasn't moved. He saw the board had some sort of stain on it.
Lt. talking about the stain on the board said as soon as he saw it, he thought "that's blood”
Talking about media being present in the area the whole time. I remember being there personally.
"This is the biggest search that I think anyone I've worked with for 20 years has been a part of." - Lt. Sarkisian
Next witness is Kevin Clark with the DA's office
Clark is talking about call detail records. These records place or do not place a device in an area during a time period and that's how it helps them in investigations.
They are introducing disks into evidence that have call detail records for the defendant #LeteciaStauch Colorado phone. Other disk has Life 360 GPS location data for Letecia's Colorado phone.
They also have call detail records from the second phone purchased in Trinidad, CO that was tracked in other states. They got call detail records for Harley Hunt's phone and #GannonStauch phone as well.
Tuesday evening the 27th and Friday night the 31st the GPS tracker data went up to this area where the past Lt. was talking about finding the board.
When looking at Al's phone, Clark found a picture of his workshop area in November of 2019 and noticed a board in the corner of his woodworking area. The board found in the search/in the snow had the same appearing broken corner as this photo from 2019.
Here’s a side by side of the two boards
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Week 3 Day 10
4.18.2023
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Next witness Lt. Mitchell Mihalko with EPCSO
Lt. Mihalko oversees investigation, main parts of work done by detectives.
Lt. talking about Stauch interview: "It was very difficult to get the defendant in to contact our detectives. In this particular case, as the interview was coming to a close, defendant said she was done with the interview she would come back at a later date and wanted to leave”
"I knew that the defendant was extremely difficult to get in for interview. We did not really know where the defendant was and was not able to locate her easily. We did know she had these diabolically different accounts which we thought was suspicious behavior.”
He thought if she left with cell at that time, it was "highly likely" she could delete important info or evidence on her phone. Circumstances, he said, warranted him to seize Letecia's cell phone.
Lt. Mihalko has evidence bag with the cell phone.
Lt. Mihalko after the phone was seized, they had to get a search warrant to go through the contents of it.
#LeteciaStauch in the courtroom between her two attorneys. Her demeanor currently as Lt. explains how they seized her phone after interview.
Lt. Mihalko said they had suspicions foul play had happened in the house, but not certain without a body at first. "Every lead we uncovered brought us back to that house.”
Around Feb 5th, there was indication there was blood staining within the bedroom of Gannon and they did a blood stain analysis. On Feb 7th, they seized and locked down the house.
Morning recess until 10:45 am
When they "lock out" a scene they change the locks so no-one else can access home.
Blood stain patterning and blood staining within the room of Gannon Stauch led Lt. Mihalko to think something happened in the house.
Appeared there had been a fairly large amount of blood that seeped through and stained the floor too.
Allen: Was she acting like a typical parent or step parent in a missing kids case Lt. Mihalko: Definitely not
Defense is asking why they didn't arrest and charge her with attempt to influence an officer earlier when they seized her phone. Lt. Mihalko is saying that he thinks "that's reaching”
Lt. Mihalko said in order to arrest they need to have probable cause. They can't arrest on suspicion or if a child is missing. On Jan 29th, Lt. said they didn't have probable cause yet.
Next witness is CSI Alyssa Berriesford
Expert in blood stain pattern analysis
Alyssa was requested to respond on Feb. 3rd, 2020 to the El Pomar Youth Sports Complex for a potential grave. It ended up being a pile of dirt. Then she was called to the Stauch house on Feb 5th, 2020
On Feb. 5th, she was focused on processing SE basement bedrooms and blood stains within the room.
She collected 10 swabs
"It definitely was not a static event, there was something dynamic that happened in there, more than just a single event in that room. "
“To have blood at that scale and in those types of patterns, there has to be some movement within that scene.”
"Something like this is a lot more for lack of a better word violent that I expected to see" - pointing to picture from bedroom scene
Points to four splatters with different “tails” showing different directions. Tells her there's probably more than one event happening to produce those stains
She's pointed to diluted blood stains or stains with blurred edges which show her there was cleaning done.
Court is taking lunch recess until 1:30 pm
4.18.2023
https://twitter.com/FierroNicole
Next witness Lt. Mitchell Mihalko with EPCSO
Lt. Mihalko oversees investigation, main parts of work done by detectives.
Lt. talking about Stauch interview: "It was very difficult to get the defendant in to contact our detectives. In this particular case, as the interview was coming to a close, defendant said she was done with the interview she would come back at a later date and wanted to leave”
"I knew that the defendant was extremely difficult to get in for interview. We did not really know where the defendant was and was not able to locate her easily. We did know she had these diabolically different accounts which we thought was suspicious behavior.”
He thought if she left with cell at that time, it was "highly likely" she could delete important info or evidence on her phone. Circumstances, he said, warranted him to seize Letecia's cell phone.
Lt. Mihalko has evidence bag with the cell phone.
Lt. Mihalko after the phone was seized, they had to get a search warrant to go through the contents of it.
#LeteciaStauch in the courtroom between her two attorneys. Her demeanor currently as Lt. explains how they seized her phone after interview.
Lt. Mihalko said they had suspicions foul play had happened in the house, but not certain without a body at first. "Every lead we uncovered brought us back to that house.”
Around Feb 5th, there was indication there was blood staining within the bedroom of Gannon and they did a blood stain analysis. On Feb 7th, they seized and locked down the house.
Morning recess until 10:45 am
When they "lock out" a scene they change the locks so no-one else can access home.
Blood stain patterning and blood staining within the room of Gannon Stauch led Lt. Mihalko to think something happened in the house.
Appeared there had been a fairly large amount of blood that seeped through and stained the floor too.
Allen: Was she acting like a typical parent or step parent in a missing kids case Lt. Mihalko: Definitely not
Defense is asking why they didn't arrest and charge her with attempt to influence an officer earlier when they seized her phone. Lt. Mihalko is saying that he thinks "that's reaching”
Lt. Mihalko said in order to arrest they need to have probable cause. They can't arrest on suspicion or if a child is missing. On Jan 29th, Lt. said they didn't have probable cause yet.
Next witness is CSI Alyssa Berriesford
Expert in blood stain pattern analysis
Alyssa was requested to respond on Feb. 3rd, 2020 to the El Pomar Youth Sports Complex for a potential grave. It ended up being a pile of dirt. Then she was called to the Stauch house on Feb 5th, 2020
On Feb. 5th, she was focused on processing SE basement bedrooms and blood stains within the room.
She collected 10 swabs
"It definitely was not a static event, there was something dynamic that happened in there, more than just a single event in that room. "
“To have blood at that scale and in those types of patterns, there has to be some movement within that scene.”
"Something like this is a lot more for lack of a better word violent that I expected to see" - pointing to picture from bedroom scene
Points to four splatters with different “tails” showing different directions. Tells her there's probably more than one event happening to produce those stains
She's pointed to diluted blood stains or stains with blurred edges which show her there was cleaning done.
Court is taking lunch recess until 1:30 pm
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Week 3 Day 10
4.18.2023
Next witness Tom Griffin
He's a private forensic consultant in blood stain pattern analysis, CSI and reconstruction
He's going through the pictures that the past witness went through. He too went in the house to review blood spatter patterns, etc.
He noticed the appearance of diluted blood, some of it flowing along horizontal surface or on a baseboard which suggests possible cleaning/diluting of a surface.
Feb. 26th, 2020 he gave a prelim. result given the pooling, splatter stains on two walls and nature of patterns that are/not there, he'd look at one or combo of three possible events: a shooting of with a penetrating wound (no exit), blunt force trauma, action with sharp object
Autopsy report noted all three of these events
They pulled up picture from Blue Star pictures of the room where a special light will illuminate things the eye can't usually see.
Blood stain analysis leads Griffin to believe Gannon was on or near the floor for at least one or two of these events leading to blood splatter.
This expert gets paid $290 an hour from the DA's office, the company rate
Next witness is Det. Pete Woods with Myrtle Beach Police Department
Det. Pete Woods briefed SWAT and police unit officers in Myrtle Beach about a wanted person he identified as Letecia Stauch
They were made aware Letecia would be dropping her daughter Harley off at the local Air force recruiting station.
Myrtle Beach police watched her from Thurs - Sun before arresting her on a Monday
Once they saw Harley with the recruiter at the station and Letecia driving away they went in to arrest her.
Arrest took less than a minute.
Det. said arrest took less than a minute, she complied
In the van they arrested Letecia in, there was a pink suitcase. We're seeing pictures of it. They got a warrant to search the suitcase
They brought the suitcase into the court room. It's pink with white polka dots
They found a cell phone in the bag.
Detective Jon Price with EPCSO now taking the stand
He searched Harley's car.
He found identifying documents for Harley and Letecia
Have to stop tweeting now. Have to go do my live reports for 4 and 5.
4.18.2023
Next witness Tom Griffin
He's a private forensic consultant in blood stain pattern analysis, CSI and reconstruction
He's going through the pictures that the past witness went through. He too went in the house to review blood spatter patterns, etc.
He noticed the appearance of diluted blood, some of it flowing along horizontal surface or on a baseboard which suggests possible cleaning/diluting of a surface.
Feb. 26th, 2020 he gave a prelim. result given the pooling, splatter stains on two walls and nature of patterns that are/not there, he'd look at one or combo of three possible events: a shooting of with a penetrating wound (no exit), blunt force trauma, action with sharp object
Autopsy report noted all three of these events
They pulled up picture from Blue Star pictures of the room where a special light will illuminate things the eye can't usually see.
Blood stain analysis leads Griffin to believe Gannon was on or near the floor for at least one or two of these events leading to blood splatter.
This expert gets paid $290 an hour from the DA's office, the company rate
Next witness is Det. Pete Woods with Myrtle Beach Police Department
Det. Pete Woods briefed SWAT and police unit officers in Myrtle Beach about a wanted person he identified as Letecia Stauch
They were made aware Letecia would be dropping her daughter Harley off at the local Air force recruiting station.
Myrtle Beach police watched her from Thurs - Sun before arresting her on a Monday
Once they saw Harley with the recruiter at the station and Letecia driving away they went in to arrest her.
Arrest took less than a minute.
Det. said arrest took less than a minute, she complied
In the van they arrested Letecia in, there was a pink suitcase. We're seeing pictures of it. They got a warrant to search the suitcase
They brought the suitcase into the court room. It's pink with white polka dots
They found a cell phone in the bag.
Detective Jon Price with EPCSO now taking the stand
He searched Harley's car.
He found identifying documents for Harley and Letecia
Have to stop tweeting now. Have to go do my live reports for 4 and 5.
Week 3 Day 10
4.18.2023
Call date 2.15.2020
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We’re now listening to another FBI-recorded phone call between Letecia Stauch and Al Stauch. The FBI guided Al through these conversations and how to handle them.
Letecia is heard talking about a lie detecter test that she wanted Al to get. Letecia said she’s innocent. Albert said he’s willing to take the lie detecter test and he wanted Letecia to take one too because she said detectives were “barking up the wrong tree.”
“Albert, I did not hurt Gannon,” said Letecia. She asked if Al was going to protect her from Quincy Brown because, “He will beat me, he will hurt me, and I keep telling you this and you will not catch the gist,” said Letecia.
Al then asked if the bike accident was true. Letecia said no. Al then asked if the Quincy Brown story is true. Letecia said yes.
4.18.2023
Call date 2.15.2020
https://twitter.com/AshleyPorteeyo
We’re now listening to another FBI-recorded phone call between Letecia Stauch and Al Stauch. The FBI guided Al through these conversations and how to handle them.
Letecia is heard talking about a lie detecter test that she wanted Al to get. Letecia said she’s innocent. Albert said he’s willing to take the lie detecter test and he wanted Letecia to take one too because she said detectives were “barking up the wrong tree.”
“Albert, I did not hurt Gannon,” said Letecia. She asked if Al was going to protect her from Quincy Brown because, “He will beat me, he will hurt me, and I keep telling you this and you will not catch the gist,” said Letecia.
Al then asked if the bike accident was true. Letecia said no. Al then asked if the Quincy Brown story is true. Letecia said yes.
Stauch trial day 10: Defense trying to challenge witness credibility, prosecutors seem focused on insanity plea
In the third week of the Letecia Stauch trial, patterns are becoming apparent in how lawyers on both sides are approaching the case.
Tuesday, witness testimony included that of blood stain analysts, a Myrtle Beach Police detective who assisted in Stauch’s arrest, an FBI agent, and more local law enforcement.
“It appeared to me that the defendant was very cognizant of what was occurring,” said Commander Mitch Mihalko with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. “She took specific steps, almost being methodical, in misdirecting and redirecting investigative efforts.” That was Mihalko’s response to the prosecutor’s question about Stauch’s sanity. She is pleading not guilty by reason of insanity.
Day 10 recap: We’re gaining more perspective about how the defense and prosecutors are approaching the case based on their questioning of witnesses now into week three of trial.
Stauch trial day 10: Defense trying to challenge witness credibility, prosecutors seem focused on insanity plea
In the third week of the Letecia Stauch trial, patterns are becoming apparent in how lawyers on both sides are approaching the case.
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For clarity -- during the phone calls being recorded by AS, all the while, LS and HH are nowhere near Colorado Springs. Reportedly, LS/HH left town on Feb 1 and arrived in Florida on Feb 4.
Although HH testified she believed they were going to have an extended stay in Orlando, FL-- following LS dumping Gannon's body over the bridge railing on Feb 1, LS decided to instead head to Myrtle Beach, SC.
Letecia Stauch Murder Case Timeline
The Colorado woman is accused of murdering her stepson, Gannon Stauch, and then reporting him missing to authorities, which kicked off a massive six-week search that ended with the discovery of his body 1500 miles from home under a Florida overpass.
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Jurors listen to multiple calls from Al Stauch searching for more answers about Gannon's disappearance
Testimony resumed Wednesday morning in the murder trial of Letecia Stauch with more phone calls between Al Stauch and Letecia in the weeks following Gannon's disappearance.
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EL PASO COUNTY, CO — Testimony resumed Wednesday morning in the murder trial of Letecia Stauch with more phone calls between Al Stauch and Letecia in the weeks following Gannon's disappearance.
Jurors began the day listening to the rest of the FBI-recorded phone call between Al and Letecia on February 15, 2020.
Al is heard in the call being frustrated with Letecia as he’s trying to get answers about what happened to Gannon. Letecia at one point said, “I’m tired of being portrayed as the killer of a child I love.”
Back in court this morning for the 11th day of Letecia Stauch's trial, starting the morning off by playing the remainder of the phone call between Al and Letecia Stauch that was started yesterday. I'll tweet updates as the day gets going.
The phone call was similar to the several others that have been played in court where Letecia Stauch continues to deny any involvement in Gannon's disappearance, and Al Stauch continues to press Letecia for the truth.
Prosecution just finished playing the recording of a second phone call between Al and Letecia Stauch. The call is an hour of Al Stauch accusing Letecia of lying, and Letecia yelling in response to deny that she is lying.
The call ends when Al adds FBI agent Amber Cronan to the call and Letecia says she will call her right back. The FBI recorded all phone conversations between Al and Letecia Stauch, and FBI agents were present with Al Stauch during the phone calls.
Third phone call played by the prosecution was between just Letecia Stauch and Amber Cronan. In the call Stauch walks Cronan through the story that there was an intruder in her home who took Gannon and assaulted her. Should be just one more recorded phone call left.
Fourth phone call was more of the same between Al and Letecia Stauch, the call ends when Al tells Letecia "This is the worst f*cking story yet, I’m done with this s*it." Breaking for lunch now, Cronan will retake the witness stand after lunch.
Second witness today is former FBI special agent Jonathan Grusing, who is testifying that he was brought in to listen to one of the phone conversations between Al and Letecia Stauch, and give advice on how best to interact with Letecia moving forward.
Grusing stated he believed by not accusing Letecia of killing Gannon that she would continue to speak with Al and law enforcement, and give additional information.
"Our best source to figure out what happened to Gannon was to keep speaking with Letecia," Grusing stated.
The prosecution has a played a few more recorded phone calls over the past couple of hours. In the calls, Al Stauch continues to accuse Letecia of lying to him, and Letecia continues to deny lying, and deny involvement in Gannon's death.
In the calls Letecia continues to change her story over and over again while yelling about how she's upset that Al isn't supporting her and how people don't believe her, among many other things. Letecia mentions Gannon few times, if ever, during these calls.
Recess break until 3:25 pm MT
The phone call was similar to the several others that have been played in court where Letecia Stauch continues to deny any involvement in Gannon's disappearance, and Al Stauch continues to press Letecia for the truth.
Prosecution just finished playing the recording of a second phone call between Al and Letecia Stauch. The call is an hour of Al Stauch accusing Letecia of lying, and Letecia yelling in response to deny that she is lying.
The call ends when Al adds FBI agent Amber Cronan to the call and Letecia says she will call her right back. The FBI recorded all phone conversations between Al and Letecia Stauch, and FBI agents were present with Al Stauch during the phone calls.
Third phone call played by the prosecution was between just Letecia Stauch and Amber Cronan. In the call Stauch walks Cronan through the story that there was an intruder in her home who took Gannon and assaulted her. Should be just one more recorded phone call left.
Fourth phone call was more of the same between Al and Letecia Stauch, the call ends when Al tells Letecia "This is the worst f*cking story yet, I’m done with this s*it." Breaking for lunch now, Cronan will retake the witness stand after lunch.
Second witness today is former FBI special agent Jonathan Grusing, who is testifying that he was brought in to listen to one of the phone conversations between Al and Letecia Stauch, and give advice on how best to interact with Letecia moving forward.
Grusing stated he believed by not accusing Letecia of killing Gannon that she would continue to speak with Al and law enforcement, and give additional information.
"Our best source to figure out what happened to Gannon was to keep speaking with Letecia," Grusing stated.
The prosecution has a played a few more recorded phone calls over the past couple of hours. In the calls, Al Stauch continues to accuse Letecia of lying to him, and Letecia continues to deny lying, and deny involvement in Gannon's death.
In the calls Letecia continues to change her story over and over again while yelling about how she's upset that Al isn't supporting her and how people don't believe her, among many other things. Letecia mentions Gannon few times, if ever, during these calls.
Recess break until 3:25 pm MT
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