CO - Gannon Stauch, 11, found deceased, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, 27 Jan 2020 *Arrest* #57

[Niner]

Tuesday, April 11th:
*Trial continues (Day 6) (@ 9am MT) – CO – Gannon Jacob Stauch (11) (reported missing Jan. 27, 2020, Colorado Springs; found in a suitcase along the Escambia River Bridge (on US90) on Mar. 17, 2020 in Pace, FL., Santa Rosa County; ID’d on June 6, 2020) – *Letecia Lynn (or Leann) Stauch (36/now 39) akas Letecia “Tecia” Lynn Hardin (maiden name) & Letecia Lynn Hunt (1st married name), Tiffany Taylor Stauch & Taylor Swift arrested (in Myrtle Beach, S.C. on 3/2/20) & advised of charges (3/5/20) & charged (3/11/20 & re-filed 3/20/20) & arraigned (11/4/21) with 2 counts of 1st degree felony murder (after intent & deliberation), 2nd degree felony child abuse resulting in death (this count dismissed on 4/3/23), 3rd degree felony tampering with deceased human body, 6th degree felony tampering with physical evidence & 8 counts of crime of violence (special enhancer: firearm, blunt instrument, knife or sharp instrument & causing the death of Gannon). Held without bond. Plead not guilty. On 2/11/22 changed plea to not guilty by reason of insanity. (for original charges (3/5/20) see post 362 page 19 of thread #54).
*Charged (filed 5/20/20) & charged (6/5/20) with solicitation to commit escape. $2K bond. Plead not guilty.
Stauch faces a second case in which she is accused of attempting to escape from the El Paso County jail in May 2020. The second case against Stauch is on hold until the completion of the 1st degree murder trial.
Trial began on 3/20/23 with jury selection & ended on 4/3/23 for final jury selection with 11 men & 7 women. 12 jurors & 6 alternates.
Trial began on 4/3/23 with opening statements.
Trial will be from 9am to 5pm on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday each week. No Trial on Thursdays as Judge has other commitments. No trial on 5/12/23.
Case (Gannon’s injuries) & court info from 3/2/20 to 3/20/23 & Jury Selection Day 1-7 (3/20-4/3/23) & Trial Day 1-4 (4/3 & 4/7/23) reference post #755 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...o-county-27-jan-2020-arrest-56.673249/page-38
4/10/23 Monday, Trial Day 5: State witness: Dr. Susan Ignacio, Associate Medical Examiner for District 6 ME's Office, Largo, FL.
for more info see posts #890 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...o-county-27-jan-2020-arrest-56.673249/page-45
State witnesses: Al Stauch, Gannon’s father recalled. FBI Special Agent Andrew Cohen, lead agent for FBI.
for more info see posts #960 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...o-county-27-jan-2020-arrest-56.673249/page-47
State witness: Christina Cervantez with the El Paso County Sheriff's Office; was an evidence technician back in 2020.
for more info see posts #977 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...o-county-27-jan-2020-arrest-56.673249/page-49
State witness: Detective Michael Bauman with EPSCO; job was to find & preserve data that may be evidence on electronic devices.
for more info see posts #995 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...o-county-27-jan-2020-arrest-56.673249/page-50
State witness: Sgt. Kurt Smith with EPCSO; data pull from Gannon’s phone.
for more info see posts #996 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...o-county-27-jan-2020-arrest-56.673249/page-50
State wtiness: Detective Christina Perry for El Paso Country, with them for nine years, with the Special Victims Unit. Was in Financial Crimes Unit when Gannon went missing. Perry used a special undercover account to infiltrate social media (Facebook) groups around Gannon.
for more info see post #39 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...so-county-27-jan-2020-arrest-57.673886/page-2
for more info see posts #115 & 130 (page 7) here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...so-county-27-jan-2020-arrest-57.673886/page-6
State witness: Detective Tim Ferrell, responded to Stauch home on Jan 28th, night after Gannon was reported a runaway. When he arrived on scene he just remembers Harley Hunt being there. They went in & took pictures of the scene & looked for things out of the ordinary.
for more info see post #175 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...so-county-27-jan-2020-arrest-57.673886/page-9
State witness: Det. Peter Vigil.
For more info see post #176 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...so-county-27-jan-2020-arrest-56.673249/page-9
State witness: Reporter Spencer Wilson, formerly a reporter with KKTV & now with CBS4. He's the one who interviewed Letecia when Gannon was missing.
For more info see posts #242 & 248 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...o-county-27-jan-2020-arrest-56.673249/page-13
Trial continues on Tuesday, 4/11/23.

 

[Kiranerys]

A 6 week trial for what will probably be around 2 hrs. of deliberation.

10 minutes for a show of hands and the rest for coffee, cake and paracetamol?

 

[heartandsoul]

Day six, still here for Gannon.

 

[perception≠reality]

I think DA Allen should have interviewed this witness, she got ahead of herself and Mr Young was quite condescending, I don't think the detective has recovered her confidence and keeps getting confused. He embarrassed her. Not cool. Jmo

I literally had to stop and look at my phone to see if it was the defense questioning her. Mr. Young seemed almost accusatory toward his own witness. It was extremely odd.

Side note: I cannot believe the defense is planting “Harley did this/Harley is to blame” seeds. I wasn’t expecting this considering the change in plea to NGRI. LS really truly will stomp on anyone and anything to escape blame herself.

Today was a very difficult day to watch. Unbelievable that every single scenario we thought she could have done to Gannon, she actually did. Incomprehensible.

 

[Tealgrove]

I’m finding the Defence stance odd.

Leticia has pled guilty by reason of insanity. We know she did it. She’s admitted it. No need to throw Harley under the bus or create reasonable doubt. LETICIA DID IT!

IMO the Defence’s job is to prove her insane. That’s the game plan.

 

[iamshadow21]

Today was a very difficult day to watch. Unbelievable that every single scenario we thought she could have done to Gannon, she actually did. Incomprehensible.

RSBM

Yeah, it was, wasn't it? Except for the speculation about him being abandoned to die of exposure, sold into sex trafficking, or pushed over a cliff.

Poisoning. Stabbing. Blunt force. Gunshot. All were raised at some point or another, and I don't think in a million years we could have guessed 'all of the above'.

MOO

 

[iamshadow21]

I’m finding the Defence stance odd.

Leticia has pled guilty by reason of insanity. We know she did it. She’s admitted it. No need to throw Harley under the bus or create reasonable doubt. LETICIA DID IT!

IMO the Defence’s job is to prove her insane. That’s the game plan.

Defense doesn't have to prove her insane. Burden of proof is on the prosecution in Colorado - they have to prove she WAS sane. And they're doing a damn good job of it, so far.

MOO

 

[Kiranerys]

I’m finding the Defence stance odd.

Leticia has pled guilty by reason of insanity. We know she did it. She’s admitted it. No need to throw Harley under the bus or create reasonable doubt. LETICIA DID IT!

IMO the Defence’s job is to prove her insane. That’s the game plan.

I've been thinking about this and I think there's every possibility that she is might try to blame Harley and say she took the blame to save her, that she thought an insanity plea would explain this without her actually pleading guilty and she thought she wouldn't serve any time or whatever. I realise it's ridiculous but hey, what would surprise us coming from her?.

They are trying to cast doubt on Harley for a reason, I guess the logical one would be to discredit Harleys testimony when she sits up there and says her Mother has never shown signs of DID, they want it to look like Harley is saving her own skin. JMO

 

[NCWatcher]

I've been thinking about this and I think there's every possibility that she is might try to blame Harley and say she took the blame to save her, that she thought an insanity plea would explain this without her actually pleading guilty and she thought she wouldn't serve any time or whatever. I realise it's ridiculous but hey, what would surprise us coming from her?.

They are trying to cast doubt on Harley for a reason, I guess the logical one would be to discredit Harleys testimony when she sits up there and says her Mother has never shown signs of DID, they want it to look like Harley is saving her own skin. JMO

You may be right-- that could be why the defense is saying what it is saying about HH. But personally I can't imagine asking a 19-20 yr old if her mother has ever shown signs of DID. Not sure how she would know that. It's not easy for even professionals to diagnose. But I expect many, if not most, teenagers would readily agree mom (or dad) has acted like a different person at times. Whether from moodiness, substance abuse if present, from the parent's difficulty in raising a teenager or from a teenager's slanted perspective about parenting, I could easily see a teen saying that.
JMO

 

[Yellow Rose]

Today is Landen's birthday.

 

[iamshadow21]

Today is Landen's birthday.

I'm not religious, but I will certainly be thinking of her especially today and sending her all the supportive energy I can.

MOO

 

[GRT]

I’m finding the Defence stance odd.

Leticia has pled guilty by reason of insanity. We know she did it. She’s admitted it. No need to throw Harley under the bus or create reasonable doubt. LETICIA DID IT!

IMO the Defence’s job is to prove her insane. That’s the game plan.

I think it's odd, too, but I wonder if they're going to try to look as though LS was in such a state of insanity, that HH had to help her do simple things, like purchasing cleaners?

Maybe they'll try to say if LS was sane, she could have/would have done all those things herself?

MOO

 

[GRT]

Today is Landen's birthday.

What an awful--yet, oddly satisfying--way to spend one's birthday.

 

[Ontario Mom]

A 6 week trial for what will probably be around 2 hrs. of deliberation.

Okay, I'll play. My guess is less than an hour.

 

[GRT]

Okay, I'll play. My guess is less than an hour.

I'm with you—less than an hour.

 

[arielilane]

Okay, I'll play. My guess is less than an hour.

My guess was within an hour. She's toast. Disgusting burnt toast. imo

 

[arielilane]

Today starts WEEK 2 of the Letecia Stauch trial #GannonStauch Here’s where we left off last week:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1645441959178248192

WATCH: Suitcase Gannon Stauch was found in brought into court, more info on Letecia Stauch's time working in schools

KKTV 11 News at 5:30 (Recurring)

www.kktv.com

 

[iamshadow21]

You may be right-- that could be why the defense is saying what it is saying about HH. But personally I can't imagine asking a 19-20 yr old if her mother has ever shown signs of DID. Not sure how she would know that. It's not easy for even professionals to diagnose. But I expect many, if not most, teenagers would readily agree mom (or dad) has acted like a different person at times. Whether from moodiness, substance abuse if present, from the parent's difficulty in raising a teenager or from a teenager's slanted perspective about parenting, I could easily see a teen saying that.
JMO

Just calling on my knowledge of actual people with DID, it would depend on the person.

Some systems are more overt, and their kids from early on pick up on certain system members being present and are used to responding to them as individuals, calling them by their names or knowing how to interact with them specifically. But far more systems are what are called covert. Switching is fairly seamless, there aren't the huge shifts in speech, mannerisms, or even memory. Some systems have a mechanism where different headmates can access a shared memory pool to enable them to maintain relationships, and carry out home or work tasks without inconsistencies. Others rely on journaling, notes, diaries, or blogging. I imagine a lot of systems these days use bullet journals. There are estimates that covert systems could outnumber overt systems by as many as four to one, but we really don't know for sure. A big reason being, the systems that 'pass', who are stable and functional and are able to maintain their jobs and relationships don't end up in psychiatric care unless something goes drastically wrong. Whereas more overt systems with big flamboyant switches, mannerism and voice changes, and huge memory lapses are more obvious and are referred to services more often. (For a good introductory nonacademic source on covert vs overt, multiplicityandme has a video on this aspect on youtube.) ALL types of systems can be seriously dysfunctional and unwell, but overt systems tend to be picked up as unwell sooner because they struggle to hide it.

People with dissociative disorders are everywhere. Guaranteed, you will have known someone in your life who is diagnosed with one or meets or has met criteria for one at some point in their lives. That doesn't mean all these people have DID, far from it. But those who are regular folks, at your work, at your school, at your church, who you wouldn't know about unless they told you are far more common than those in crisis, in institutions, or whose lives are in so much chaos they end up on the wrong side of the law.

Sorry, that went on a long while. To be brief - HH may well have noticed signs if LS had DID. But she may have also seen nothing, or just thought her mother was moody, had a bad temper, or had an attention problem or memory problem that came from something like undiagnosed ADHD. She knew nothing different; LS was her only consistent parental figure for seventeen years. She had nothing to compare her to.

Caveat all this - I am not a psych, just a bod with a dissociative disorder, so everything above is very much my opinion only.

MOO

 

[arielilane]

Day 6

Here for Gannon <3

 

[Kiranerys]

I'm just gonna leave this here for everyone today