Found Deceased CO - Gannon Stauch, 11, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, 27 Jan 2020 **ARREST** #43

[Cindizzi]

she must have needed every last second to leave it so tight a timeline.
I guess she must have had a mental note the time LS arrived and would be looking for gannon.
a pretty flawed plan that is extremely transparent what she was up to...getting the show on the road at the exact moment he would be missed.

moo

Very good point. Also, she couldn’t have G going to a friend’s house before school was out because the friend would not be home yet. Imo

 

[Boxer]

Per the AA, this looks like the timeline regarding where Gannon's body was. Let me know if you think I got anything wrong!

Monday, January 27:
Killed Gannon in his bed after 2:15pm. Put the particleboard into the trunk of the Tiguan to protect it. Loaded his body into a suitcase, wheeled it up the basement stairs to the garage, and then into the back of the Tiguan (atop the particleboard). A few drops of blood fell on the garage floor here. Gannon's body likely remained in the Tiguan until the 28th.

Tuesday, January 28:
At 8:30am LS rents a Kia in Colorado Springs, leaving Tiguan. 8:48 am Letecia asks Harley to move her car into the garage (parking over where a blood stain was). 8:50am Letecia picks up Al at airport. Tracking data shows the Tiguan later leave the Colorado Springs Airport at 7pm on the evening of the 28th. Then tracking shows between 9:15pm and 9:30pm, LS takes the Tiguan containing Gannon's body to the initial dump site where the particleboard was later found. This is likely when she first dropped off the suitcase with Gannon's body, along with the bloody particleboard.

Friday, January 31st:
Between 4 and 5:15pm according to the tracking device (AFTER the Spencer interview?), Letecia returns to the dump site in her rented Nissan Altima. In the AA, it is supposed by LE she went back to the dump site to see if LE were there, survey how well hidden the body was. But this was before they found him 1400 miles away; now it seems obvious she RETRIEVED his body around 5pm on the 31st, leaving behind the bloody particleboard and a sock, which were found later on Feb. 15 when LE searched the area (after obtaining tacking data from the Tiguan and the Nissan Altima).

Sometime thereafter began the trip to the final dump site in Florida.

Agree.
His body was in her car when she called police, she drove her car to airport parking with his body, rented a car, later came back got Tiguan and went to area she scoped out on 1/27 to hide Gannon.
There is fence running along almost all of Perry Rd. On street view. Looking at where the board was found, it appears she stuffed him under a few tree branches in the side of the road.
Strange for her to work so hard to conceal her crime and then leave Gannon somewhere he would eventually found by road crews.

But that is what she did, twice, and a road crew in Florida found him.

 

[nyvictoria]

2/16/20 interview LS and Indiana woman that had contact with LS on fb before the phone call.

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Transcribed relevant portion of call:

Tee: Right. The American dream, you know? Good jobs. We made over $180,000 together. We had a nice home. We had anything you could’ve wanted and our children were safe. Like somebody don’t just wake up and be like: I’m throwing this **** out the door today.

That’s not how it works for a normal person.

There was no like this jealousy and leaving people. There was none of that. There was never any time that Landen was trying to get my husband back or I was trying to bother Landen’s husband. There was none of that.

I know it’s trivial at this point but how could they possibly be earning over $180k? A teacher assistant and a Reserve? Doesn’t seem possible.

 

[Liltxtrndo]

There are so many things not mentioned in the affidavit and I realize that all LE knows and has as evidence is not included nor does it have to be, but a few things I can't stop thinking about:

Per interview with Crime Online, Letecia states that she did call nurse line to ask about whatever medicine she was going to give him and also admits to asking "how much is too much?" What an odd question, whether she actually talked to a nurse or not I guess is unknown. Hopefully they have some type of call log to show if she did make that call.

Letecia saying the Gannon pooped his pants. If he did actually poo himself, poor child, wouldn't there have been something on the truck seat? I think if you lose control of your bowels it's not usually because it's solid stool but diarrhea. I am not positive anything she said was totally the truth but these are just things I keep wondering about.

The trips to Petco, I believe there was a reason, not just to buy dog coats, that she intentionally went to the store not closest to her home. Why this was something that needed to be done with a sick child in the back seat and why leave that sick child for 30 min or more while she shopped. Not to mention the odd looking out the door repeatedly...was she waiting for someone to snatch Gannon, or making sure he wasn't out of the truck....IDK but I believe she had some sort of sinister plan before she left the house with Gannon. Why did she return to Petco? Was she again waiting for something to happen or what? It's just to bizarre to not take into consideration as more than just a shopping trip.

Leaving her phone at home and using Gannons, was she planning on ditching him out somewhere and trying to make it look like someone took him or that he ran away and she was actually looking for him off 105/S Perry Pkwy or Castlerock? Maybe she hoped that she gave him enough of whatever medicine to kill him and then she could dump him but it didn't happen he didn't die and she couldn't figure out the phone situation. Also with her phone being off and locked, no calls would have been able to come through or show up so maybe she thought by leaving hers at home and only taking his along with trying to make it look like he was using it would prove she had nothing to do with it if he disappeared.

Boggles my mind for sure, and although I am not LE, Psychic etc. I think everything on the 27th of January had a function in her ultimate goal of getting rid of Gannon. Why it didn't play out a certain way who knows, but it's not really logical to murder someone in your home vs out in the country where the violence and crime would not be so apparent. I'm pretty sure there is no logical murder or murder so trying to make sense of the senseless is not an easy task.

Sorry for being all over the place but I feel there was a point to everything (lie, half truth) she said so I cannot discount all of the other things I have heard and read besides the affidavit and AW.

Would love to slip her so sodium pentothal and be a fly on the jailhouse wall!

 

[sunflowerchick]

In order for investigators to come up with the theory that Gannon was murdered at home, they had to believe he came back home that day.

Now that they have completed the autopsy and maybe if another witness speaks to them, that could change. We aren’t saying the AA is wrong. We just have questions. Nothing wrong with that.

Just like you having your own “opinion”. Nothing wrong with that. Just please don’t attack ours.

in any case, she murdered Gannon.

I didn't attack anyone's opinion. I just asked why so many are so quick to dismiss what is given in the AA. Nothing wrong with that. I am interested in constructing theories based on LEO assumption that he did return home and sadly, all I see are theories that he didn't.

 

[OldLadyBlues]

I've wondered that too. They just seem so casual about the video. It has to be more clear than what we saw, and with audio. Yet, they almost dismiss the whole thing with "does not provide images clear enough to make positive identifications."

I'm sure this is not the only video LE has in their possession. Matter of fact, I think they have enough to splice together to create a movie of the week. Also, there is another house between RD's and AS's house. How do we know if after viewing RD's video, that LE didn't go to that house between and request their video, which could have been clearer? Or what if the house across the street provided a clearer view? We don't know. I have faith and trust they have a video that will prove their point and will be just the thing to hang LS by her thumbs quite nicely.

Moo, Moo

 

[sunflowerchick]

Well you can scroll and roll if you aren’t interested in other theories.
Don’t know why it is so sad for you. But you could ignore our posts.

I never said it was "sad for me". I am happy to scroll and roll but I also said I was interested in discussing other theories. I also said I was interested in your reasoning for distrusting what is in the AA. Thanks.

 

[Love Never Fails]

I know it’s trivial at this point but how could they possibly be earning over $180k? A teacher assistant and a Reserve? Doesn’t seem possible.

I thought of that too. Considering she lies so much, take it with a grain of salt. They may have been heavily in debt. For the sake of AS, I hope not. He has so much to deal with going forward, without a huge amount of debt.

 

[10ofRods]

I'm surprised there's no mention of a dog picking up the scent of a cadaver.

Or, I should say, if a dog did pick up a cadaver scent, why wouldn't it be in the AA? It would go a long way toward convincing me/us/a jury that he died at home.

The affidavit isn't to convince you, me or a jury. It has one purpose: to convince a Judge. To issue an arrest warrant. Some states use Grand Juries (relatively rare, I think) but most states just require that the DA come before a judge and give probable cause for an arrest. Probable.

Often, a judge will speak to the prosecutor in chambers, and more information than is in the affadavit can be presented orally if the judge has questions. In this case, I'm sure the judge was quite convinced a warrant was deserved, but could still have asked some questions of the prosecutor (So, what's your theory about a weapon? or Has this woman been in trouble with the law before? Or have you looked into their financial situation yet?) Judges can ask anything they want. It helps convince them and they don't usually ask for the AA to be rewritten, they just sign the warrant.

Same thing at preliminary hearing, since obviously, some of the evidence may not be admissible, according to that judge. But s/he is sure as heck going to hear all of it, including things that make them shake their head or make them nauseous, and it may not go into the preliminary open hearing, as the judge has to research and think about what can be made public.

Now that there's an autopsy, the judge will certainly have some questions for the defense in his/her chambers (with DA present, most likely) before the preliminary hearing opens up. It might just be a short consult to get everyone on the same page about avoiding certain prejudicial information. For example, no one gets to mention LS's hair.

I was joking with that last statement, but have occasionally been invited in chambers to speak to an affidavit I'd done, during the preliminary phase (in California, not Colorad0). Certain defenses are often disallowed in the preliminary phase (for example, if a person is going to claim their religion made them do something awful, and that's their defense, judges are pretty skeptical about allowing testimony - as there are few experts and people don't just get to claim that their faulty moral system made it okay for them to beat someone or rape them or kill them).

If I'd been the judge, I'd have asked where the heck LS had gone and when and why. If the answer is, "She left the state and eventually ended up in South Carolina, we have no idea why." If, in the course of that discussion, I learned she'd taken a moving van, that would make me lean waaaaay toward an immediate arrest warrant, in the context of everything else in the AA.

 

[pcrum12]

C

I'm sure this is not the only video LE has in their possession. Matter of fact, I think they have enough to splice together to create a movie of the week. Also, there is another house between RD's and AS's house. How do we know if after viewing RD's video, that LE didn't go to that house between and request their video, which could have been clearer? Or what if the house across the street provided a clearer view? We don't know. I have faith and trust they have a video that will prove their point and will be just the thing to hang LS by her thumbs quite nicely.

Moo, Moo

Could be but IMO they would have solidified that in the AA

 

[10ofRods]

I thought of that too. Considering she lies so much, take it with a grain of salt. They may have been heavily in debt. For the sake of AS, I hope not. He has so much to deal with going forward, without a huge amount of debt.

She also sold her house in SC that year, IIRC. She's probably counting that. She's an investment genius, I'm sure.

 

[nyvictoria]

Out of curiosity, what are the chances her attorney says they have to roll with this Eguardo thing throughout the trial? That's the statement she gave police on record, so isn't their best defense to embrace and own it?

I would assume her attorney knows she's guilty and crazy and won't plea out. Why not just stick with the facts your client made up, lose the case, and move on with your lawyering life?

Her attorneys will give her their best advice but it will ultimately be up to her. If she smart (she isn’t), she’ll tell her attorneys to try get the best plead deal possible. IMO I doubt she’ll ever be willing to admit her guilt. She can always make up a new story à la CaseyAnthony and the pool or Jodi Arias and the ninjas. Once she confirms whether LE have found and interviewed Edgardo (if he exists), she may have to modify the story. She might stick with the second man because I believe he’s a fugitive so unable to deny her claims. She can also claim she didn’t give LE his real name because he said he’d kill her if she told anyone. She spews her lies so easily and apparently assumes they’re believable. Her attorneys have to abide by her wishes regarding her defense. I don’t envy them. I think the most difficult job for her counsel will be convincing her that she’s a lousy liar. All JMO except the liar part. That’s one thing we all know is true!

 

[Love Never Fails]

She also sold her house in SC that year, IIRC. She's probably counting that. She's an investment genius, I'm sure.

ROFL

 

[Hatfield]

In the AA, the LEO clearly says GS returned that day and that the murder took place afterward. I am curious why so many are so quick to disregard what the LEO believes happened. But also what is the narrative that fits with what we know in the AA because I tend to believe what is there?

IMO
For me, its two fold why I dont necessarily think he arrived home. First, I wasnt able to see him leave the vehicle but I clearly see the driver get out.
Secondly, the affidavit leaves room that it may be wrong in that regard.

Notice from AA #32 on Page #5, he says:
"After viewing the video, I cannot be sure if another person exited the vehicle or not....."

He does say it is "likely" but that is far from definite to me. It leaves room that they know they could be mistaken in that regard IMO.

 

[10ofRods]

And, just to add to this, once the blood soaked through to the concrete, even if it was a larger area of diluted blood, once everything else evaporated, just the blood would be left. Blood won't evaporate. The only way to get rid of it entirely would have been to soak it up into another material - towels or paper towels for example - and then dispose of them.

Even then, it's not going to be gone entirely. Not from something even vaguely porous.

It's weird, though. She must have known she was going to get caught. She was angry enough not to care, at that moment of killing. Her clean-up was designed to buy enough time for her family to arrive to extract her back to SC, where was was hoping she would be able to slink away and "not get caught."

I wonder if she thought she'd be tried outside of Colorado if she left Colorado.

Maybe she hoped for a jury consisting of pro-Letecia people, like her crew on FB.

 

[Love Never Fails]

The affidavit isn't to convince you, me or a jury. It has one purpose: to convince a Judge. To issue an arrest warrant. Some states use Grand Juries (relatively rare, I think) but most states just require that the DA come before a judge and give probable cause for an arrest. Probable.

Often, a judge will speak to the prosecutor in chambers, and more information than is in the affadavit can be presented orally if the judge has questions. In this case, I'm sure the judge was quite convinced a warrant was deserved, but could still have asked some questions of the prosecutor (So, what's your theory about a weapon? or Has this woman been in trouble with the law before? Or have you looked into their financial situation yet?) Judges can ask anything they want. It helps convince them and they don't usually ask for the AA to be rewritten, they just sign the warrant.

Same thing at preliminary hearing, since obviously, some of the evidence may not be admissible, according to that judge. But s/he is sure as heck going to hear all of it, including things that make them shake their head or make them nauseous, and it may not go into the preliminary open hearing, as the judge has to research and think about what can be made public.

Now that there's an autopsy, the judge will certainly have some questions for the defense in his/her chambers (with DA present, most likely) before the preliminary hearing opens up. It might just be a short consult to get everyone on the same page about avoiding certain prejudicial information. For example, no one gets to mention LS's hair.

I was joking with that last statement, but have occasionally been invited in chambers to speak to an affidavit I'd done, during the preliminary phase (in California, not Colorad0). Certain defenses are often disallowed in the preliminary phase (for example, if a person is going to claim their religion made them do something awful, and that's their defense, judges are pretty skeptical about allowing testimony - as there are few experts and people don't just get to claim that their faulty moral system made it okay for them to beat someone or rape them or kill them).

If I'd been the judge, I'd have asked where the heck LS had gone and when and why. If the answer is, "She left the state and eventually ended up in South Carolina, we have no idea why." If, in the course of that discussion, I learned she'd taken a moving van, that would make me lean waaaaay toward an immediate arrest warrant, in the context of everything else in the AA.

Thanks. Wonderful information. Appreciate it.

 

[Love Never Fails]

IMO
For me, its two fold why I dont necessarily think he arrived home. First, I wasnt able to see him leave the vehicle but I clearly see the driver get out.
Secondly, the affidavit leaves room that it may be wrong in that regard.

Notice from AA #32 on Page #5, he says:
"After viewing the video, I cannot be sure if another person exited the vehicle or not....."

He does say it is "likely" but that is far from definite to me. It leaves room that they know they could be mistaken in that regard IMO.

Great post.

 

[DTPeke]

Thank you for this!

I have a much better grasp of where everything happened after viewing this.

You're welcome! Thanks for the thanks!

On the pink realty listing it states the house has a whole house humidifier. I believe she searched for reasons to use this.

Utility rooms and basements are a foreign concept to me. In Texas there are no basements and all the guts to my houses have usually been in the attic or garage AND house humidifier? too much humidity in Texas.

I am still confused where the "unfinished" utility room in the basement is? Which one of the closed doors?

It seems the entrance from the garage is directly through the laundry room.

I saw your other post wondering why she would use the sliding glass door to dispose of items. I have found no other outside exit. I am thinking she would want to put any bloody items outside rather than by one of the main entrances?

IF she did shoot him she may also be going out back to remain undetected to see if anyone has heard or is coming.

 

[sunflowerchick]

IMO
For me, its two fold why I dont necessarily think he arrived home. First, I wasnt able to see him leave the vehicle but I clearly see the driver get out.
Secondly, the affidavit leaves room that it may be wrong in that regard.

Notice from AA #32 on Page #5, he says:
"After viewing the video, I cannot be sure if another person exited the vehicle or not....."

He does say it is "likely" but that is far from definite to me. It leaves room that they know they could be mistaken in that regard IMO.

Thank you. What do you think about the data from the home security system?

 

[Leve]

I didn't attack anyone's opinion. I just asked why so many are so quick to dismiss what is given in the AA. Nothing wrong with that. I am interested in constructing theories based on LEO assumption that he did return home and sadly, all I see are theories that he didn't.

Just a theory:

Something horrible happened Sunday night. She lost it and in a rage hurt Gannon badly. He couldn't go to school because of noticeable injuries. I don't know Monday if she had decided what to do about it. Take him to the doctor and lose her husband, home, career, maybe even freedom. Or get rid of him - not because she hated him, but to protect herself.

She may have driven around making random stops trying to figure it out. Once she got home her decision was made. Look at the purposeful way she exits the truck. Woman on a mission.

Once in the house she quickly kills Gannon. 20 minutes is plenty of time and 4 hours is plenty of time to clean up.

Maybe she even put the switch in with his body since it was so important to him. Like some parents have buried their children with a favorite blanket or stuffed animal.