Found Deceased CO - Gannon Stauch, 11, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, 27 Jan 2020 **ARREST** #45

[nyvictoria]

I think I mention this, as LS brought it up in her Cousin It interview.

She says that "people are saying" that she murdered Gannon on Sunday. Sunday night. I don't know who "these people" are but I think it was Albert's and Landen's family members. So she wants to give proof that he's still alive late Sunday night and actually calls Harley over to the camera where Harley is confused about which timeframe she's supposed to say she "saw Gannon."

So it makes me wonder, with LS so stridently insisting Gannon was still alive on Sunday night...was he still alive but severely injured? She tries to use the video, she uses the Burger King run and a presumed shared meal among Harley, Laina and Gannon (but not her) to show Gannon came back from GoG (neighbors were already posting about the possibility that she killed him there).

I looked into bludgeoning splatter patterns in non-fatal cases and found that quite a bit of blood can be generated with blows from a blunt object, but victim survived. There are some pretty gruesome cases where victim is left for dead, but crawls away and survives to tell what happened. Also, if the blood is primarily from scalp wounds, those stop bleeding relatively quickly. It makes me think of JonBenet and her inch skull fracture. That was a single major blow from something like a golf club or hammer, swung with great force while she lay on concrete (IMO). No blood on the exterior of her skull to speak of, she was dying from brain bleeding when she was strangled.

The cases with bludgeoning/blood spatter include the Kathleen Peterson case. Autopsy says it took her 90 minutes to bleed out from severe scalp lacerations (at the back of her head, so underlying vascular system was richer).

So I guess I'm leaning toward LS goes ballistic on Gannon on Sunday night about something (the candle story is probably made up). I don't know if that event caused some or all of the bleeding - but the cap on his head and his near inability to walk make me think that it did. Then she finishes him off on Monday afternoon, either with more bludgeoning (hard to do on a mattress though), a firearm (which if the bullet was still inside his head, there wouldn't be a ton of bleeding) or some other method as yet unknown.

I agree with the bludgeoning aspect. She had to have been raging and the action probably made her feel better. Sick! I still think she drugged/poisoned him, as well. Hopefully tox tests will tell. I‘m stalled at the overkill. Why did she feel the need to then shoot and stab him? Surely one or the other would suffice if Gannon had already been bleeding significantly? I hope the sharp object aspect was not an attempt at dismembering. Although if she attempted that at the house, I think would have been more blood. Unless she prepared a kill room which I guess I can see her doing. Ugh.

 

[Skillz]

They must have been tracking her, because LE asked if anyone had saw her from February 3rd through the 5th in Pace Florida. IMO they knew she was in that area during those days.

I believe that is the case, and they are probably looking for a witness to corroborate their data.

 

[RaspberryMama]

I'm not certain if there is a connection, but a man by the last name H
unt is missing in NC.
NC - NC- Justin Cody Hunt, 30, Robeson County, 21 April 2020

Well, I can confirm there's a connection just by viewing his FB friends list.

ETA I see several names on his friends list of people that also know LS. I'm not saying that means anything. Could just be small town everyone knows everyone sort of thing.

 

[Catareeka]

I believe that is the case, and they are probably looking for a witness to corroborate their data.

I agree 100%

 

[Catareeka]

Or it could be that LE knew exactly where she was every day except those 3 days. Moo

That's possible, but I feel like they were one step ahead of her before she left the state. For instance, they put a tracking devise on the rental car and was able to locate the particle board she'd left behind when she went back to pick up the body. IMO they probably had tracking devices on all of vehicles in her caravan as well. One good thing with rental places is that you have to put in a credit card number and ID before they'll let you rent any kind of vehicle, so even if she rented another vehicle after she left with her party, I'd say they knew it almost instantly. MOO

 

[Warwick7]

I understood that LS rented the Rio on the pretense that she was going to drive around looking for GS -- stating that it would be best for her to be driving a vehicle that he did not recognize -- fearful of getting in trouble. (And she added the excuse about not wanting to add mileage to the leased VW for an extra touch of LS drama).

Although we did not know for certain, LS certainly knew GS was dead and where she stashed his lifeless body long before she collected AS from the airport.

Guilty, I can't imagine LS wanting to be anywhere near AS or LH (that were truly worried, anxious, distraught) knowing they'd confront her with crucial questions that she could not answer or catch her in more lies. No way was LS going to give them that chance! For example, investigators reported that LS never went to any of the neighbors to inquire about GS or whether or not he'd been seen. LS did not call any of his friends. LS did nothing that a prudent parent of a missing child would do.

IMO, the disconnect was that LS had just killed their child yet she was also put out that her archenemy was crying and pacing in her own home together with her husband!

On the other hand, if GS had disappeared through no fault of LS, I don't doubt that we would have found LS side by side GS parents-- trying to get on TV, set up a command post, organize searches, etc-- all for the attention, praise, and adulation that LS desperately craves.

Instead, LS immediately went to CYA mode, defending herself before it was necessary.

And worst of all, she clearly took gaslighting LH up a few notches in reaction to her own guilt and evil act.

MOO

Excellent post!!

 

[crhedBngr]

Here for Gannon.

 

[LonelyPoet]

Thank you for the kind comments about my mask making for my community. I appreciate it so much. I made 200 more since I posted and now I've been diagnosed with a sprained neck. Literally a sprained neck, not even just a strain. It's got my ligaments and stuff involved now as well as headaches and limb/finger/toe tinglies. Such fun but worth it.

However, because of this neck sprain, I can't make masks for a while which brings me here again to participate. Thanks for the discussions about this precious little boy. He deserves to be focused on. What ticks me off the most is the fact that TS was probably sitting back all smug while searchers were combing local areas thinking that they were thousands of miles away from finding him. I guarantee you she thought she was in the clear and the smartest criminal on the planet.

I have read comments from people who knew her in her past here and there and from what I've read ... she's always been a strange nut. That poor little boy never stood a chance with her as his stepmonster.

Thanks again for all the discussion about Gannon. It's been a very interesting read and I love to lurk here without participation, but something about Gannon has me talking up a storm. He was just adorable.

 

[Hatfield]

Yes, but how long after she dumped the body did they obtain that information? They didn't have the data from the Tiguan until at least a week after she first dumped the body because they weren't looking in that area until later in February.

If they had any idea she had moved the body to Florida, then why spend so much time and effort searching all those places in Colorado?

LE seemed to be one or two steps behind her as she was purposely trying to evade them. If she used the moving truck to transfer the body, they may not have the data from that. They may not even know which day she was in the area where the body was found since they are asking for witnesses who may have seen her there over a three day period. It seems to me they are looking for evidence to place her near the area she dumped the body.

Imo

JMO
I agree with your post here. I think LE was close but just a step or two behind her and it took them a bit to figure out she took a detour to Florida.

The kicker will be if that was a random find or not by the road crew which would be a miracle to me considering all the numerous highways and byways that she may have taken towards Carolina.

If it really was a random find then I would think it was only after they found him that LE learned of her detour further south to Florida.

If we learn LE knew that she went to Florida before finding the body, then I would guess that Colorado LE notified Florida LE who then alerted all the road crews to be on the lookout for a suitcase or a body as they do their normal road work.

Either way, LE was successful in getting Gannon back and that was one of the few blessings in this case.

So many other cases are not so fortunate to recover a body. Like with the Frazee case.

 

[Catareeka]

Thank you for the kind comments about my mask making for my community. I appreciate it so much. I made 200 more since I posted and now I've been diagnosed with a sprained neck. Literally a sprained neck, not even just a strain. It's got my ligaments and stuff involved now as well as headaches and limb/finger/toe tinglies. Such fun but worth it.

However, because of this neck sprain, I can't make masks for a while which brings me here again to participate. Thanks for the discussions about this precious little boy. He deserves to be focused on. What ticks me off the most is the fact that TS was probably sitting back all smug while searchers were combing local areas thinking that they were thousands of miles away from finding him. I guarantee you she thought she was in the clear and the smartest criminal on the planet.

I have read comments from people who knew her in her past here and there and from what I've read ... she's always been a strange nut. That poor little boy never stood a chance with her as his stepmonster.

Thanks again for all the discussion about Gannon. It's been a very interesting read and I love to lurk here without participation, but something about Gannon has me talking up a storm. He was just adorable.

Thank you for making masks for your community, you've got a big heart.

I'm glad that I found this site. There's a wealth of information to be learned here. Gannon was an adorable little boy who's life got taken away because of his evil stepmom and I can't wait to see her pay for what she did to him.

 

[MtnMama]

Yeah, I think they definitely lost track of her at some point.

We know she was trying to evade and run from LE, because after her arrest she told the judge, "I wasn't running from you guys."

She also told her friend they thought she was still in Colorado.

Maybe they lost track of her after the second rental was returned. They may not have known what vehicle she was driving or where she was staying.

I don't think they had any idea she had moved the body to Florida.

Imo

Sadly, I agree. I think her constant musical cars (including a moving van) & involving other people caused LE to loose track, but thank goodness sweet Gannon's body was found!

MOO

 

[MemPat]

JMO
I agree with your post here. I think LE was close but just a step or two behind her and it took them a bit to figure out she took a detour to Florida.

The kicker will be if that was a random find or not by the road crew which would be a miracle to me considering all the numerous highways and byways that she may have taken towards Carolina.

If it really was a random find then I would think it was only after they found him that LE learned of her detour further south to Florida.

If we learn LE knew that she went to Florida before finding the body, then I would guess that Colorado LE notified Florida LE who then alerted all the road crews to be on the lookout for a suitcase or a body as they do their normal road work.

Either way, LE was successful in getting Gannon back and that was one of the few blessings in this case.

So many other cases are not so fortunate to recover a body. Like with the Frazee case.

I'm convinced finding Gannon in Florida wasn't a random thing and look forward to hearing just how it all came down, probably with T advancing from jurisdiction to jurisdiction like a piece on a game board with LE watching all the way.

When I ponder the hundreds of isolated wooded areas she passed before finally throwing the suitcase and Gannon over the bridge, her stupidity overwhelms me anew.

She gets my vote for the all-time dumb-as-a-brick award with sincere apologies to runners-up, smile-for-the-camera-Chris Watts and Patrick Frazee.

 

[MtnMama]

Anyone else think there could be a life insurance policy involved??

I've always been puzzled over the listing on the witness that's listed as:
Gannon Stauch
c/o Next of Kin of Gannon Stauch

Then I got to thinking, is this referring to a life insurance policy that LS had taken out on Gannon that LE discovered? Typically the benefit for a child is very little, but knowing how stupid & evil LS is I wouldn't put it past her! This would speak to motive & premeditation!


MOO & speculation

 

[MtnMama]

I'm convinced finding Gannon in Florida wasn't a random thing and look forward to hearing just how it all came down, probably with T advancing from jurisdiction to jurisdiction like a piece on a game board with LE watching all the way.

When I ponder the hundreds of isolated wooded areas she passed before finally throwing the suitcase and Gannon over the bridge, her stupidity overwhelms me anew.

She gets my vote for the all-time dumb-as-a-brick award with sincere apologies to runners-up, smile-for-the-camera-Chris Watts and Patrick Frazee.

Me too!!! I think she got cocky & sloppy at this point (thank goodness!) as she had already moved sweet Gannon's body several times without getting caught! Always thinking she's the smartest person in the room Hey LS, frontwards or backwards you're not! Ironically it's quite the opposite, and I can't wait for DDA Allen to demonstrate this to you in that courtroom!

MOO

 

[DTPeke]

Anyone else think there could be a life insurance policy involved??

I've always been puzzled over the listing on the witness that's listed as:
Gannon Stauch
c/o Next of Kin of Gannon Stauch

Then I got to thinking, is this referring to a life insurance policy that LS had taken out on Gannon that LE discovered? Typically the benefit for a child is very little, but knowing how stupid & evil LS is I wouldn't put it past her! This would speak to motive & premeditation!


MOO & speculation

In my mind it was referring to the anonymous ransom emails LE received and traced overseas.

I will not be surprised if a life insurance policy comes into play.

Luckily motive does not have to be proven. The upgraded charges indicate the DA thinks they can prove premeditation.

Her own searches help prove it along with keeping him home from school to seclude him.

 

[wyome]

Anyone else think there could be a life insurance policy involved??

I've always been puzzled over the listing on the witness that's listed as:
Gannon Stauch
c/o Next of Kin of Gannon Stauch

Then I got to thinking, is this referring to a life insurance policy that LS had taken out on Gannon that LE discovered? Typically the benefit for a child is very little, but knowing how stupid & evil LS is I wouldn't put it past her! This would speak to motive & premeditation!


MOO & speculation

They pay triple if you're raped prior to your child's abduction and killing; it's in the fine print. GRRRR

Seriously, I've read/heard that there is a policy that exists. It's just not in the main stream...

 

[Catareeka]

I'm convinced finding Gannon in Florida wasn't a random thing and look forward to hearing just how it all came down, probably with T advancing from jurisdiction to jurisdiction like a piece on a game board with LE watching all the way.

When I ponder the hundreds of isolated wooded areas she passed before finally throwing the suitcase and Gannon over the bridge, her stupidity overwhelms me anew.

She gets my vote for the all-time dumb-as-a-brick award with sincere apologies to runners-up, smile-for-the-camera-Chris Watts and Patrick Frazee.

♥♥♥ IF THERE WAS A LOVE OPTION THIS POST WOULD DEFINETLEY GET ONE!! ♥♥♥

 

[Seattle1]

Anyone else think there could be a life insurance policy involved??

I've always been puzzled over the listing on the witness that's listed as:
Gannon Stauch
c/o Next of Kin of Gannon Stauch

Then I got to thinking, is this referring to a life insurance policy that LS had taken out on Gannon that LE discovered? Typically the benefit for a child is very little, but knowing how stupid & evil LS is I wouldn't put it past her! This would speak to motive & premeditation!


MOO & speculation

I think you are referring to GS and how his name appears on the endorsed witness list. This is legal procedure between the parties and has nothing to do with Life Insurance or alleging that GS next of kin is beneficiary of his life insurance.

The endorsed witness list is part of the court process to show that one party (Prosecutor) is giving the other party (Defense) "notice" that they MAY call a particular witness at trial. This is done so that the other party can't try to stop a witness from testifying on the basis that the party is "surprised."

 

[Megnut]

This case can't get more tragic, but if motive comes down to money, she is even more evil than we've imagined. I didn't think that was possible.

JMO

 

[Pink2017]

They pay triple if you're raped prior to your child's abduction and killing; it's in the fine print. GRRRR

Seriously, I've read/heard that there is a policy that exists. It's just not in the main stream...