Found Deceased CO - Gannon Stauch, 11, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, 27 Jan 2020 **ARREST** #47

[Stormi76]

I don't think it's statement about being a bad person should be taken as her admitting that or even that she sees herself that way. I think she was talking about dealing with the fact that other people see her as a bad person. Like she probably threw up air quotes around the phrase "bad person" when she said it...if that makes sense to anyone else

 

[K9Enzo]

I'm curious, for those who believe TS had help in her wicked deeds...

Why hasn't there been any mention of it by LE, or any additional arrest(s), after all the exhaustive investigation?
I mean, IF she had help, I'm guessing there'd be evidence of it, and charges to go along with it.

I don't believe she had any help. Or how about, I don't believe anyone knowingly helped her commit or cover-up this heinous crime.

Example, IIRC, in the AA, her daughter bought her cleaning products that she requested through a text to her. I'm going to assume those cleaning products were used to clean a crime scene but I don't believe her daughter knew the reason she was asked to buy them.

 

[MsMarple]

I keep going back to her statement that she is a bad person. If she still claims she did not kill Gannon, what makes her a bad person? I mean, we know she's a bad person, but what is making her realize she is a bad person?

Also, I worry she is going to be found not mentally sound... She sounds like she is setting that up. Probably knows that is her only chance.

Well, the good news is that if LS goes for some sort of not guilty due to mental illness defense she'll have an uphill battle. Her lawyers would have to prove she was mentally ill during the time she committed her crimes and she'd have to show she couldn't distinguish right from wrong.

IMO that would be near impossible based on her actions. I would think that hiding Gannon's murder and his body pretty much shows she knew it was wrong. Discarding evidence, the web searches, the rental car - it all points to a plan.

At best she could get the trial delayed for a while in order to undergo a mental evaluation but that would focus on her current mental condition. Sooner or later she'd end up in prison. MOO.

 

[H73]

I don't believe she had any help. Or how about, I don't believe anyone knowingly helped her commit or cover-up this heinous crime.

Example, IIRC, in the AA, her daughter bought her cleaning products that she requested through a text to her. I'm going to assume those cleaning products were used to clean a crime scene but I don't believe her daughter knew the reason she was asked to buy them.

Hey mom, why are you scrubbing down everything in Gannon’s room when he’s missing ?

 

[K9Enzo]

Hey mom, why are you scrubbing down everything in Gannon’s room when he’s missing ?

Did LS clean Gannon's room in front of family after he was reported missing?

 

[H73]

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Did LS clean Gannon's room in front of family after he was reported missing?

Well some cleaning supplies were bought by HH for LS and I assumed were used that evening. I don’t believe HH went out later that night as far as we know.

 

[NervousNellie]

Well, the good news is that if LS goes for some sort of not guilty due to mental illness defense she'll have an uphill battle. Her lawyers would have to prove she was mentally ill during the time she committed her crimes and she'd have to show she couldn't distinguish right from wrong.

IMO that would be near impossible based on her actions. I would think that hiding Gannon's murder and his body pretty much shows she knew it was wrong. Discarding evidence, the web searches, the rental car - it all points to a plan.

At best she could get the trial delayed for a while in order to undergo a mental evaluation but that would focus on her current mental condition. Sooner or later she'd end up in prison. MOO.

Thanks for the reply! That is exactly the kind of information I was looking for.

 

[O.Incandenza]

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Well some cleaning supplies were bought by HH for LS and I assumed were used that evening. I don’t believe HH went out later that night as far as we know.

According to Letecia, she sent HH to a park to look for Gannon that night. (AA #22)

 

[Feistyomi]

Gannon Stauch: Stepmother accused of killing beloved Colorado boy describes life behind bars in latest jailhouse interview [EXCLUSIVE]

Gannon...
Gee, it’s like, you know, my friend was gonna get me a lawyer, you know, I’m the victim here, like my friends, Casey and Jodie, have been full of support, you know, since Edguardo raped me, like, it has been sooo hard to keep up w/ all my lies, and even here in jail, my rights have been violated...jmho

 

[DearPrudence]

According to Letecia, she sent HH to a park to look for Gannon that night. (AA #22)

This sounds like something she would say to presplain HH having taken her car out again after the trip to the dollar store.

 

[californiagem]

I wondered the same thing. I can’t see her admitting she’s a bad person. I bet she doesn’t even think she is one. The only thing I could come up with was that she meant that others think she’s a bad person. Not she herself thinks that. Maybe she having a hard time knowing what the world thinks of her and that’s what is giving her PTSD. She’s pathetic and cruel and a horrible person.

Does anyone think HH is the witness that “officially went on record” ? I hope not and also think this is probably another one of LS’ lies. I'm hoping whatever hold LS had on her daughter has faded and HH is seeing how typical people behave. I hope LS isn’t manipulating her from jail and that HH has the strength to break free from her and do the right thing.

I think it is HH. She would be the only one close enough to the investigation that matters.

 

[Feistyomi]

“You have plenty of time to sit in here and actually like, breathe and be able to like process it because I hadn’t even went through the emotions of all of it yet you know? And the emotions, you know, of being this bad person and all that.”

deleted my comment. She just makes me
sick.

Gannon...
Sorry, Letecia(NOT), but I have “like” been processing this for over two months, I am suffering more from PTSD, “you know”, than you will ever... I have truly “like” actually searched for Gannon, and experienced much more stress, and anguish
than you have ever, over this precious little boy, “just saying”, JMHO, the only victim in this is not you, Letecia, just NO

 

[O.Incandenza]

This sounds like something she would say to presplain HH having taken her car out again after the trip to the dollar store.

Or something she would have actually done to give herself more time and privacy to clean up. And to make it look like she was actually trying to find Gannon.

 

[Feistyomi]

Well well well LS is claiming to have PTSD now? She is despicable. She just can’t keep her big mouth shut. Her attorneys must be pulling their hair out. I’m positive she will insist on testifying. I’ve felt since she gave her first interview (when she was on her way out of town) that she will likely say Gannon instigated something that led to her defending herself. She is supremely confident in her ability to convince people she is innocent. She has absolutely zero insight into how badly she presents herself and how ridiculous she sounds. I think some of her family have been buying her poor me BS and excusing her and covering for her for years which helped to create the monster she is.

Gannon...
You are absolutely right, I have tried to assess Letecia, and her family’s interaction, using my own, and I can say that I personally was able to keep my baby sis, at a distance especially during military assignments that helped facilitated this...

much of the later involvement was in order to maintain relationship w/ my nephews, and to keep peace in the family...My sister’s
behaviors were mere annoyances, compared
to Letecia’s, usually embarrassments, iow, the small stuff...
Nevertheless, I HAD begun to call her on some of her behaviors, even before she put our mother’s health at risk, and I am certain
I never actually enabled or covered for her...

JMHO That being said, I can see how Letecia’s family may have been put in similar position, some may have taken same stand as I did, others( like my older sister) may have enabled, excused, and covered for Letecia...

There is also that genetic component that may run thru Letecia’s family, as well as
their learned behaviors...

One other thought is this, education plays a strong part in this as well...I am the only sibling w/ college degree in my family...also, I had a much broader world view than my siblings who remained in the
small community we were born in...

So I suspect there is a mixture of reactions and actions in Letecia’s family...unfortunately, the ones we would like to find, are probably busy distancing themselves, after disowning Letecia long ago.

I am quite certain people in my sister’s
sphere of influence, know where I stand...

I do not think my family created the mini monster, my sister is, we were just quite
bewildered, and unable to deal w/ behavior,
we did the best we could, for as long as we could, unfortunately, as an adult, there were fewer options...

Please do not interpret this as a defense of Letecia’s family...it is not!
More than anything, it is probably just me being able to verbalize all my turmoil, that my baby sis brought to my family, thanks for that, to all who read this!

 

[Feistyomi]

You misspelled evil, conniving, vile and manipulative.

Repulsive, reptilian( sorry, snakes),

 

[Holmob]

“You have plenty of time to sit in here and actually like, breathe and be able to like process it because I hadn’t even went through the emotions of all of it yet you know? And the emotions, you know, of being this bad person and all that.”

Well aside from LS's complete butchering & disregard for the English language, at least she's come to grips with "being this bad person and all that."

That's more of a confession than I ever thought she would give. She admits she is " a bad person "

 

[Catareeka]

I wondered the same thing. I can’t see her admitting she’s a bad person. I bet she doesn’t even think she is one. The only thing I could come up with was that she meant that others think she’s a bad person. Not she herself thinks that. Maybe she having a hard time knowing what the world thinks of her and that’s what is giving her PTSD. She’s pathetic and cruel and a horrible person.

Does anyone think HH is the witness that “officially went on record” ? I hope not and also think this is probably another one of LS’ lies. I'm hoping whatever hold LS had on her daughter has faded and HH is seeing how typical people behave. I hope LS isn’t manipulating her from jail and that HH has the strength to break free from her and do the right thing.

I'd say it's just another one of her lies. I doubt very seriously that any witness has came forward, unless she's trying to prove that she's crazy and has a history of mental problems. If that's her plan, then she could probably get several people to testify on her behalf.

 

[nyvictoria]

Gannon...
You are absolutely right, I have tried to assess Letecia, and her family’s interaction, using my own, and I can say that I personally was able to keep my baby sis, at a distance especially during military assignments that helped facilitated this...

much of the later involvement was in order to maintain relationship w/ my nephews, and to keep peace in the family...My sister’s
behaviors were mere annoyances, compared
to Letecia’s, usually embarrassments, iow, the small stuff...
Nevertheless, I HAD begun to call her on some of her behaviors, even before she put our mother’s health at risk, and I am certain
I never actually enabled or covered for her...

JMHO That being said, I can see how Letecia’s family may have been put in similar position, some may have taken same stand as I did, others( like my older sister) may have enabled, excused, and covered for Letecia...

There is also that genetic component that may run thru Letecia’s family, as well as
their learned behaviors...

One other thought is this, education plays a strong part in this as well...I am the only sibling w/ college degree in my family...also, I had a much broader world view than my siblings who remained in the
small community we were born in...

So I suspect there is a mixture of reactions and actions in Letecia’s family...unfortunately, the ones we would like to find, are probably busy distancing themselves, after disowning Letecia long ago.

I am quite certain people in my sister’s
sphere of influence, know where I stand...

I do not think my family created the mini monster, my sister is, we were just quite
bewildered, and unable to deal w/ behavior,
we did the best we could, for as long as we could, unfortunately, as an adult, there were fewer options...

Please do not interpret this as a defense of Letecia’s family...it is not!
More than anything, it is probably just me being able to verbalize all my turmoil, that my baby sis brought to my family, thanks for that, to all who read this!

I appreciate your input because you’ve lived through it with your sister. I’m sorry you had to deal with that. I’m not really blaming her family for the pathetic beast she is at this point in her life. That said, there had to be some enabling/covering going on earlier in her life. She didn’t just wake up as a murderer that day. Her earlier criminal acts and iffy employment history tell us she’s been a less than upstanding citizen for a while now. Whether they understood how harmful it would be is another story. They know now what she’s capable of and some are still defending her. IMO if she had been shut down often and earlier by those who supposedly love her, Gannon’s family would still have their beloved son. I hope she never breathes free air again.

 

[nyvictoria]

I don't believe she had any help. Or how about, I don't believe anyone knowingly helped her commit or cover-up this heinous crime.

Example, IIRC, in the AA, her daughter bought her cleaning products that she requested through a text to her. I'm going to assume those cleaning products were used to clean a crime scene but I don't believe her daughter knew the reason she was asked to buy them.

Totally agree with you. The only help she had was sending her minions to get supplies, give her rides, rent a car and travel/move to SC. She shouldn’t have had help with anything once it was clear she did something to disappear Gannon. She’s still getting help with the excuses made for her abnormal behavior. And, if any of the adults in that crew are still not cooperating with the investigation, they’re as despicable as she and belong in a cell right along side her.

 

[Catareeka]

Well, the good news is that if LS goes for some sort of not guilty due to mental illness defense she'll have an uphill battle. Her lawyers would have to prove she was mentally ill during the time she committed her crimes and she'd have to show she couldn't distinguish right from wrong.

IMO that would be near impossible based on her actions. I would think that hiding Gannon's murder and his body pretty much shows she knew it was wrong. Discarding evidence, the web searches, the rental car - it all points to a plan.

At best she could get the trial delayed for a while in order to undergo a mental evaluation but that would focus on her current mental condition. Sooner or later she'd end up in prison. MOO.

I agree 100%!! There's isn't a chance in Hades that they'll find her mentally incompetent to stand trial...It wouldn't surprise me if that's not what her plan is though.