Al Stauch, who was in Oklahoma for military training when Gannon went missing, was the first witness to take the stand. He flew home and immediately got involved in searching for his son.
He said he found it odd that Letecia Stauch told him she had rented a car to do searches for Gannon out of concern about going over the mileage on her lease.
"Things like miles on your car don't matter in an emergency," Al Stauch said.
He said Letecia Stauch told him she had left her car at the elementary school where she worked. When he went to the school it was not there.
"I drove around the school three times just to make sure I didn't miss it," Al Stauch said. "That was the key moment. She knows more than she's telling me."
It was at that time, he said he called the sheriff's office and told them "something wasn't right" and later began cooperating with investigators.
Two days after Gannon went missing, Al Stauch testified that Letecia Stauch told him a man had broken into their home, raped and attacked her, and took Gannon. He said he asked her why there were no signs of a struggle in the home and she replied, "I cleaned it up, I got scared."
Gannon's father worked with investigators and placed "pretext" calls to Letecia Stauch. Audio from them was played in court Tuesday afternoon.
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