VERDICT WATCH CO - Gannon Stauch, 11, found deceased, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, 27 Jan 2020 *Arrest* #67

[Marie Bell]

And she can't call on Pincus anymore, he died eight years ago, according to Google.

I imagine the people she can call on, old school ties, etc. are pretty thin these days. She would have outlived many of them. And the world has moved on... psychiatry doesn't look the way it did sixty, or even forty, years ago. And even in her time, she was an outlier.

If she didn't live off the suffering of others, I might feel sorry for her. As it is, it's an ivory tower of her own construction.

MOO

Oh, I hadn't realised Pincus wasn't around any more. Can't recall if she mentioned the name of the male neurologist or neuroscience bod that she 'even called for free', but sounded like someone in NY, I think. I'd have a private bet that they told her 'no' in very firm terms, anyhow.

 

[Seattle1]

Colorado does not have reciprocal licensing agreements (automatic reciprocity) with other states. The Board grants licenses on the basis of examination. Verification of licensure and certified copies of any disciplinary actions taken in other states are required as part of the application.

Colorado Medical Board: Physician Licensing Requirements | Divisions of Professions and Occupations

Physician Licensing RequirementsQualificationsReciprocal Licensing Agreements with Other StatesAcceptance of Older Exam ScoresProviding Verification of Licensing Exam HistoryEffect of Malpractice Suits on Licensure ApplicationsPersonal Appearances Before the BoardSource Verification of...

dpo.colorado.gov

 

[tmar]

Boy - thank you ALL for all the posts that I just read... only about a 3 hour read - enjoyed them all - I know this is not a funny subject - Bless Gannon - but could not help laughing at some of your posts... needed that laugh!

And there is probably no more room in that stairwell....

Okay - off to find the final tweets to put on my court stuff!

There's always room for you @Niner, considering all your work continually.

 

[Smelly Squirrel]

Has Lewis's testimony ever successfully helped in getting a NGRI verdict? I tried to find any but couldn't.

If not, I wonder why anybody would ever hire her.

 

[iamshadow21]

Colorado does not have reciprocal licensing agreements (automatic reciprocity) with other states. The Board grants licenses on the basis of examination. Verification of licensure and certified copies of any disciplinary actions taken in other states are required as part of the application.

Colorado Medical Board: Physician Licensing Requirements | Divisions of Professions and Occupations

Physician Licensing RequirementsQualificationsReciprocal Licensing Agreements with Other StatesAcceptance of Older Exam ScoresProviding Verification of Licensing Exam HistoryEffect of Malpractice Suits on Licensure ApplicationsPersonal Appearances Before the BoardSource Verification of...

dpo.colorado.gov

So nobody involved in bringing Dr Lewis in even bothered to check. The doctor, her son, the defense, none of them. Or if they did, they hoped nobody else would, from the prosecution, the media, or the court itself. In a case this prominent.

Wow.

MOO

 

[iamshadow21]

Has Lewis's testimony ever successfully helped in getting a NGRI verdict? I tried to find any but couldn't.

If not, I wonder why anybody would ever hire her.

It's a hail Mary. She just has to sound convincing enough to someone on the jury. When you have no other defense, it doesn't sound that ridiculous. It's a strategy that probably won't succeed, but if it does, it was worth it.

MOO

 

[Niner]

Catching up wasn't so bad this morning!

Back after a much needed LieTecia break.
Someone remind me/us what to expect tomorrow?

Resting cases, closing arguments, jury instructions, and, hopefully, a guilty verdict, if they're quick with their deliberations and align with us here in their impressions of the case.

and followed by SENTENCING!!

There's always room for you@Niner, considering all your work continually.

Thanks!

 

[heartandsoul]

Good morning lovely people, we are so close to justice now I can almost feel it.

Here for Gannon

 

[tmar]

What’s the betting Letecia won’t want to testify, but Maria will? Or does she not rate her acting enough to risk the jury seeing Maria?

I loved when Dr Lewis, didn't understand the word 'threat', when Maria was using her accent.
After Maria repeated the word several times, Dr Lewis still not understanding, LS (stops acting as Maria with an accent) and shouts 'threat'.
OOPS.

 

[Niner]

Friday, May 5th:
*Trial continues (Day 20) (@ 8:30am (for lawyer) @ 9am for trial-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. 4/17/23: Juror 12 dismissed. 11 men & 6 women. 12 jurors & 5 alternates.
Trial began on 4/3/23 with opening statements. Prosecution rested their case on 5/2/23. Defense started their case on 5/2/23.
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 & court info from 3/2/20 to 3/20/23 & Jury Selection Day 1-7 (3/20-4/3/23) & Trial Day 1-18 (4/3-5/2/23) reference post #58 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...so-county-27-jan-2020-arrest-66.676407/page-3
5/3/23 Wednesday, Trial Day 19: Defense attorney's filed a motion to drop all the charges against Stauch, but specifically 1st degree murder premeditation. Said there has been a lack of evidence that the murder was premeditated. DA Michael Allen said there has been more than enough evidence of premeditation. Judge denied the motion to dismiss.
Defense witness: Dr Dorothy Otnow Lewis continues on stand to continue cross exam.
For more info see posts #653 to 660 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ia-maps-timeline-no-discussion.500902/page-33
For more info see posts #664 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ia-maps-timeline-no-discussion.500902/page-34
Stauch will not be testifying (neither will Maria); Tolini informed the court that the defense will rest on Friday morning. Prosecution said they are not planning on any rebuttal witnesses. Judge Werner said that after that will be closing statements. Judge wants lawyers in at 8:30am to discuss jury instructions. Trial continues at 9am on Friday, 5/5/23.

 

[Blondiexoxo]

Feeling like I kind of lost my temper wednesday, just a little bit. I said I wasn’t going to watch Dr Lewis’ testimony as I knew I wouldn’t be able to stop myself from commenting, I really dislike her and have done for some time. There are people in life who exist only to exploit others for personal gain. LS is one of these, and so is Dr Lewis IMO. She has made a career off of exploiting, misleading and outright lying. Her behaviour on the stand the last few days is not new, and certainly not due to her age.

I knew her testimony was going to make me mad and I didn’t want to end up commenting and making a fool of myself in the heat of the moment, however I didn’t know it was going to make me as angry as it did. Along with making a mockery of Gannon’s murder, psychology, mental illness she also managed to make a mockery of the court aswell. I have never, in years of following trials (my first was Casey Anthony - the less said about that the better), I have never seen anything like the testimony of Lewis.

What expert witness would have their own son sit in on an evaluation with an inmate and then when confronted with the evidence of him being there claim not to recognise their own son? Personally, I think that was the moment when it would have become clear to everyone in the court room that Lewis was a fraud. To then go on to refuse to admit that she withdrew the request for the EEG, when again confronted with the evidence that she did so. Instead of just coming clean and admitting an ‘error in judgement’ she chose to lie when confronted with the evidence and completely undermine her entire testimony. Who’s going to believe a word that comes out of her mouth when she can’t admit to making mistakes. It just ruined any credibility she had left at that point (if any) and drew parallels to LS personality wise with her refusal to admit wrongdoing when the evidence was presented to her.

All in all her testimony not only fell flat it probably hurt the defense, and her behaviour on the stand risked a mistrial being declared. If I were LS defense attorney I would not be paying Lewis after that sorry display and if I were any defense attorney I would not contact her to evaluate my client if she was the last psychiatrist on earth.

Now that’s off my chest let’s see what today holds. Justice for Gannon!

 

[tmar]

Glad to see attorney Cook continues to get his fitness in during court session. Most likely that chair will need replaced once trial is completely over. moo

I have bee waiting for him to fall off the chair.
Not much more time left, to witness this fall.

 

[kittythehare]

Colorado does not have reciprocal licensing agreements (automatic reciprocity) with other states. The Board grants licenses on the basis of examination. Verification of licensure and certified copies of any disciplinary actions taken in other states are required as part of the application.

rSBM cos I broke link again, sorry

I love your utter ruthlessness.
There was absolutely nothing preventing her reading the laws as pertaining to Colorado either, yet she didn't even bother and when prosecution brought them up she became quite hostile and dismissive as if a small thing like state law could possibly hold her magnificent persona back.. She showed complete contempt, really.

 

[Jw192]

I hope, in their closing statements, the prosecutors ask the jury to consider why she had to strike so many blows to such a small body? Why did she have to stab him 18 times? Why after that, why did she then have to strike him 4 times with some blunt force object, bashing in his small, still growing little skull? And then after that, why did she have to shoot him? The defense would have you believe it was because she was being irrational. Or psychotic. But here's the real reason why she struck him so many times.

Little Gannon was born just one and half pounds. He was so tiny that no one expected him to live. But that little tiny baby, that little tiny boy you could hold in one hand, he wanted to live. He wanted to live. He fought so hard - day after day - growing ounce after ounce - to live. He refused to give up.

And 11 years later, when the stepmother who hated caring for him, who despised having to help him with his stomach issues, who resented being his "babysitter", who said in a google search that she didn't like him, who was furious with his father, and hated his mother, when she decided to end his life, he fought!

Oh he fought. Just like he did 11 years ago. He fought for his life. He fought back against those stabbings, all 18 of them. We saw the proof of it on his hands, and his little fingers. And then he fought back against the blows, all four of them, he fought to keep his heart beating. He fought to keep breathing.

And when she heard those breaths, those last gasps for air, realizing that he was still alive, she ran upstairs and got the gun. The one wound he couldn't fight back against.

Gannon wanted to live. In the face of all her anger, and hatred, and resentment, and selfishness - despite it all - he wanted to live.

It wasn't psychosis. It wasn't insanity. It wasn't irrationality. No. She wanted him dead. It was his love of life, his fight to live, that caused her to have to deliver so many blows. He wanted to live.

I've thought about this post all night @LightandReason

 

[Marie Bell]

Feeling like I kind of lost my temper wednesday, just a little bit. I said I wasn’t going to watch Dr Lewis’ testimony as I knew I wouldn’t be able to stop myself from commenting, I really dislike her and have done for some time. There are people in life who exist only to exploit others for personal gain. LS is one of these, and so is Dr Lewis IMO. She has made a career off of exploiting, misleading and outright lying. Her behaviour on the stand the last few days is not new, and certainly not due to her age.

I knew her testimony was going to make me mad and I didn’t want to end up commenting and making a fool of myself in the heat of the moment, however I didn’t know it was going to make me as angry as it did. Along with making a mockery of Gannon’s murder, psychology, mental illness she also managed to make a mockery of the court aswell. I have never, in years of following trials (my first was Casey Anthony - the less said about that the better), I have never seen anything like the testimony of Lewis.

What expert witness would have their own son sit in on an evaluation with an inmate and then when confronted with the evidence of him being there claim not to recognise their own son? Personally, I think that was the moment when it would have become clear to everyone in the court room that Lewis was a fraud. To then go on to refuse to admit that she withdrew the request for the EEG, when again confronted with the evidence that she did so. Instead of just coming clean and admitting an ‘error in judgement’ she chose to lie when confronted with the evidence and completely undermine her entire testimony. Who’s going to believe a word that comes out of her mouth when she can’t admit to making mistakes. It just ruined any credibility she had left at that point (if any) and drew parallels to LS personality wise with her refusal to admit wrongdoing when the evidence was presented to her.

All in all her testimony not only fell flat it probably hurt the defense, and her behaviour on the stand risked a mistrial being declared. If I were LS defense attorney I would not be paying Lewis after that sorry display and if I were any defense attorney I would not contact her to evaluate my client if she was the last psychiatrist on earth.

Now that’s off my chest let’s see what today holds. Justice for Gannon!

Agree with all you say. I'd add that I don't feel as though any court has ever had a supposed expert witness speaking so contemptuously about the grieving parent of the murder victim, who is sitting right there a few feet away (the parent who tried to help the FBI locate the whereabouts of his son or his remains). There is a perfectly professional and reasonable way to suggest the defendant might have entered into marriages that weren't likely to be good for her. This was not it; and shows Lewis's utter hatred for everyone that isn't 'on her side'.

And yes, in my opinion it is a real hatred.

 

[Seattle1]

Oh, I hadn't realised Pincus wasn't around any more. Can't recall if she mentioned the name of the male neurologist or neuroscience bod that she 'even called for free', but sounded like someone in NY, I think. I'd have a private bet that they told her 'no' in very firm terms, anyhow.

I listened again to the doctors she contacted, for free, and I think I have the names:

Dr. James Merikangas- Neurologist
Dr. Catherine Yeager - Clinical Psychologist

I recall Dr. Yeager & Lewis both testified in the Capital Gazette mass shooting a couple of years ago.

Clinical psychologist returns to the stand on day 6 of the Capital Gazette mass shooting trial

“Very bizarre.” That’s how a clinical psychologist described the gunman’s behavior multiple times during her testimony Wednesday.

www.wmar2news.com

 

[ZoriahNZ]

Sorry if I missed this already being posted up, but one of Dr. Lewis' peers have written about her film and her methods in Psychology Today (in 2020) and not in very flattering terms:

The Disappointing False Dichotomies Behind 'Crazy, Not Insane'

I found the review pretty informative and telling. In fact there is a portion of the review that sounded uncannily familiar -

There is a compelling argument for considering the contributions of pre-existing neurobiology to criminal behavior, with a significant body of research to date indicating genetic trends in antisocial behavior and differences in neuroimaging and serotonin modulation in studies of criminals. But she doesn’t seem to incorporate those crucial biological findings much and focuses more on her clinical interview where she seems adamant that he is exhibiting different personalities at different moments. During another interview with a man who stabbed his partner, she seems oddly naïve, almost trying to become buddies with the rather dramatic patient, who seems extremely suggestible to her whims that he may be exhibiting different personalities.

It would seem that Dr. Lewis' approach and 'findings' are little changed from her work in the 60's and 70's. She seems to be one of those people who has a pet theory or diagnosis she wants to mold all her patients into fitting, rather than just analyzing the data and then forming an opinion. That's dangerous and IMO unscientific. Yes, you do have to have a working hypothesis, but you need to adjust or discard that when the data doesn't support it. Dr. Lewis, instead, twists herself into knots, making the strangest assertions in order to avoid having to admit error in her reasoning. To the point of sheer absurdity. Like her complete inability to acknowledge that a person like Letecia might fabricate a bold verifiable lie in order to get out of going to work. Or that a patient might lie in their self-reporting of their childhood experiences. Or might be a cunning enough manipulator to pretend to be concerned about a missing stepson to LE while stashing his body in a storage room close by.

Her testimony on the stand seemed simplistic, vague, full of buzz words and with little actual evidence or substance to back it up. There was a chicken & egg quality to it.

She's a smart girl, not stupid, so if she did something stupid, she wasn't in her right mind. Say what?

If she was violent it was only because others were violent to her years ago, plus she married some really bad men, not because she hated her situation, hated Al not giving her attention, hated Landen, hated Gannon and his issues.

She had no material benefit to lie and pretend to be mentally ill. Say WHAT??!!

Dr Lewis' attempt to add a last minute "some relative I didn't mention in my report who I can't even name right now did mention she wanted to be called Maria one time as a child" stunt and then later the repeat Hail Mary with the missing differing signatures suddenly turning up was so blatant, it now makes me wonder just how much of her obtuse, rambling, disordered, selective memory (when it suits her) geriatric act is genuine and how much of it is a simply an exploitative ruse to skip past protocols, push her own agenda, and dare others to call the poor disabled old lady on her BS. She brings up how the neurological test would have helped bolster her opinion, what a pity, oh no, she didn't get them. All the State's fault, right? Bullies! They are so vital, but they also don't matter because I can still give a final opinion/diagnosis anyway. My conclusion still stands. BUT WAIT! This is only a preliminary report and I am still evaluating her and still want to do the brain scans later. I'm not finished yet. But take my conclusion as definitive anyway, because only I can pick up on the nuances and subtle signs of full blown psychosis and distinct alters presenting.

Sorry, this turned into a rant. I just am...well, very perturbed by all of Dr. Lewis' antics over the past few days. I can't even begin to imagine what people who are actually experts in the fields of psychiatry and psychology are thinking about her testimony right now.

 

[Marie Bell]

I listened again to the doctors she contacted, for free, and I think I have the names:

Dr. James Merikangas- Neurologist
Dr. Catherine Yeager - Clinical Psychologist

I recall Dr. Yeager & Lewis both testified in the Capital Gazette mass shooting a couple of years ago.

Clinical psychologist returns to the stand on day 6 of the Capital Gazette mass shooting trial

“Very bizarre.” That’s how a clinical psychologist described the gunman’s behavior multiple times during her testimony Wednesday.

www.wmar2news.com

Thank you for finding these names. I knew that Yeager seems to have worked alongside Lewis probably on a number of occasions. Upon looking up Dr Merikangas he seems to share the same causes as Lewis. Hope it's ok to post this link.

https://psychnews.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.pn.2016.4a9

 

[steeltowngirl]

The prosecutor asked Dr. Lewis if she believed Stauch knew right from wrong when she allegedly put Gannon's body in the back of a car and drove to the airport.

“I don’t feel qualified to conclude that. She certainly had the capacity to move it from one place to another. Whether or not she felt this was right or wrong, I can’t speculate,” said Dr. Lewis. “Any speculation is possible. If the body is in your car, you may want to avoid going anywhere near that car.”

Jurors listen to multiple calls from Al Stauch searching for more answers about Gannon's disappearance

Testimony resumed Wednesday morning in the murder trial of Letecia Stauch with more phone calls between Al Stauch and Letecia in the weeks following Gannon's disappearance.

www.koaa.com

 

[kittythehare]

Sorry if I missed this already being posted up, but one of Dr. Lewis' peers have written about her film and her methods in Psychology Today (in 2020) and not in very flattering terms:

The Disappointing False Dichotomies Behind 'Crazy, Not Insane'

I found the review pretty informative and telling. In fact there is a portion of the review that sounded uncannily familiar -



It would seem that Dr. Lewis' approach and 'findings' are little changed from her work in the 60's and 70's. She seems to be one of those people who has a pet theory or diagnosis she wants to mold all her patients into fitting, rather than just analyzing the data and then forming an opinion. That's dangerous and IMO unscientific. Yes, you do have to have a working hypothesis, but you need to adjust or discard that when the data doesn't support it. Dr. Lewis, instead, twists herself into knots, making the strangest assertions in order to avoid having to admit error in her reasoning. To the point of sheer absurdity. Like her complete inability to acknowledge that a person like Letecia might fabricate a bold verifiable lie in order to get out of going to work. Or that a patient might lie in their self-reporting of their childhood experiences. Or might be a cunning enough manipulator to pretend to be concerned about a missing stepson to LE while stashing his body in a storage room close by.

Her testimony on the stand seemed simplistic, vague, full of buzz words and with little actual evidence or substance to back it up. There was a chicken & egg quality to it.

She's a smart girl, not stupid, so if she did something stupid, she wasn't in her right mind. Say what?

If she was violent it was only because others were violent to her years ago, plus she married some really bad men, not because she hated her situation, hated Al not giving her attention, hated Landen, hated Gannon and his issues.

She had no material benefit to lie and pretend to be mentally ill. Say WHAT??!!

Dr Lewis' attempt to add a last minute "some relative I didn't mention in my report who I can't even name right now did mention she wanted to be called Maria one time as a child" stunt and then later the repeat Hail Mary with the missing differing signatures suddenly turning up was so blatant, it now makes me wonder just how much of her obtuse, rambling, disordered, selective memory (when it suits her) geriatric act is genuine and how much of it is a simply an exploitative ruse to skip past protocols, push her own agenda, and dare others to call the poor disabled old lady on her BS. She brings up how the neurological test would have helped bolster her opinion, what a pity, oh no, she didn't get them. All the State's fault, right? Bullies! They are so vital, but they also don't matter because I can still give a final opinion/diagnosis anyway. My conclusion still stands. BUT WAIT! This is only a preliminary report and I am still evaluating her and still want to do the brain scans later. I'm not finished yet. But take my conclusion as definitive anyway, because only I can pick up on the nuances and subtle signs of full blown psychosis and distinct alters presenting.

Sorry, this turned into a rant. I just am...well, very perturbed by all of Dr. Lewis' antics over the past few days. I can't even begin to imagine what people who are actually experts in the fields C

Very cool rant, I enjoyed it very much, thanks for writing it.
I fully agree.