Found Deceased CO - Maggie Long, 17, suspicious house fire, Bailey, 1 Dec 2017 #2

[Ksprincess2]

Bump for Maggie, I don't understand how they haven't been caught by now

 

[dotr]

Maggie was a beautiful girl with a wonderful future, to think those sons of guns let her burn to death is horrifying.
Hoping LE found DNA, imo.

Family hopes FBI’s investigation into 2017 death of Maggie Long as a hate crime will shine new light on case

The 17-year-old was found dead in her family's home that had been set on fire in Bailey, Colorado on December 1, 2017.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[Rush4087]

Bump for Maggie, I don't understand how they haven't been caught by now

All just my opinion and speculation:

I think LE has known who the perps were since the second half of 2018, but they have not had enough evidence to press charges. I think this is partly evidenced by the amount of detail shown in the sketches and the specific nature of the”similar”vehicle photos.

I think local LE was able to connect at least two local suspects to vehicles described by witnesses. They then released photos of nearly identical year, make, model and color vehicles, hoping to elicit tips from locals who recognized both the suspects and the vehicles they sometimes drove

I think there were four perps total, all in their late teens. I think three of them were local to Bailey and may have known Maggie (or known of her) from school. I think they knew Maggie’s parents were wealthy. I think the fourth perp was also from Colorado, but may not have been local. I suspect all had prior criminal histories / records

I think Maggie interrupted a burglary in progress, and that the primary target of the burglary was guns. I think Maggie was first tortured to try to get her to divulge the combination of the safe (which I suspect she did not know), and then killed because they knew she could identify at least one of the local perps.

I think the loud argument overheard by the terrified witness upstairs was between Maggie and one local perp - someone she knew and couldn’t believe was doing what he was doing.

I think two of the perps are now dead. Unless there is a confession by one of the remaining two, or unless the safe, jade figurines, or weapons are found and then somehow connected to the perps, I think the case will remain unsolved. Very tragic and sad. Maggie deserves justice.

All just my opinion

 

[dotr]

by: Heather Willard Dec 1, 2024

https://kdvr.com/news/colorado-cold-cases/75000-reward-for-information-remains-in-maggie-longs-7-year-old-colorado-cold-case/

''Long was a senior at Platte Canyon High School, where she was last seen that Friday before she is believed to have returned home. She was reported missing after she didn’t return to a concert at the school. Her car was found at her home after the fire.
The Long family owned businesses in the town of Bailey, including a Chinese restaurant and a Thai cafe and liquor store off Highway 285.''

''A $75,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in this case is offered on behalf of the Park County Sheriff’s Office, Maggie Long’s family, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Federal Bureau of Investigation Denver Division, and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.
Anyone with information can call the Maggie Long Task Force tip line at 303-239-4243 or email [email protected]. Tipsters can remain anonymous.''

 

[ApartoftheNarrative]

Just caught myself up on this thread. This case has always bothered me. I grew up 45 minutes northeast of Bailey. I was also in high school (albeit I was 2 years younger than her) when this occurred. Many of my upper classmates knew of the family or friends of the family. It’s hard to believe that there is still no answers to this case. Someone knows something and I can only hope they come forward. I no longer live in Colorado full time as I attend college in FL but this case and one other that was even more local to me at the time bother me so much. Justice was served in my other pet case thankfully, I just wish I could say the same for this one. Rest well Maggie, so many people still think about you.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

“The legacy she’s left behind is pretty amazing,” Connie told Dateline. “She left a lasting impact on people.”

“When we get together with her friends for her birthday, I love seeing how they’ve changed and what their lives are like now,” Connie said, per Dateline. “So many paths she could’ve gone… but hers was cut short. It’s not fair and I don’t think we’ll ever understand why. But we can’t let her be forgotten.”

Teen Drove Home for Cookies, Then Vanished Before Being Found Dead in House Fire. Police Believe It Was Hate Crime

State and federal authorities are offering up to a $75,000 for information leading to the arrest of a suspect or suspects in the murder of Maggie Long.

people.com

 

[dotr]

January 2025

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/26/us/maggie-long-death-colorado-fire-cec

'As a senior at Platte Canyon High School, Maggie Long was involved in staging the event –- a concert by a local Denver rock band –- and her family knew she’d never miss it.'

''Authorities later determined that Maggie had walked in on intruders who were robbing her parents’ home. After a physical altercation, the men set the home ablaze — with her inside — and escaped with a green safe, a Beretta handgun, an AK-47-style rifle, jade figurines and 2,000 rounds of ammunition, the FBI said.

Shortly before the fire, a tenant renting a guest suite in the house had called 911 and reported hearing loud banging noises. The tenant escaped the blaze unharmed and was cleared by police of any involvement in the crime, authorities said.''

''Was Maggie killed because she saw the robbers? Was it a hate crime against her Chinese family? Or was the home targeted because her parents owned several successful restaurants, and the robbers thought they stored cash in the house?''

''Authorities built sketches of three suspects based on witness accounts from the tenant who called 911 and others who saw two light-colored vans and an old pickup truck leaving the property, police said.''

 

[dotr]

Any chance this was not a hate crime, but an ordered hit? speculation, imo.

 

[dalsglen]

Any chance this was not a hate crime, but an ordered hit? speculation, imo.

Cheers for keeping this thread up their dotr. I don't think it was either, just chancers that knew this fairly rich family were out.

I long for the day it pops up *ARRESTS*

 

[cocomod]

How can there not be an arrest yet?

 

[dotr]

CBI searching for tips to solve cold case on 8th Anniversary of Maggie Long Homicide

BAILEY, Colo. (KRDO) - It's been eight years since the murder of a 17-year-old high school student rocked the small town of Bailey. The Colorado Bureau is

krdo.com

November 30, 2025

''CBI has reason to believe more than one person may have been involved in her death.

"We believe someone knows something that could help solve this case and bring a measure of justice to Maggie's family and the Bailey community," said Park County Sheriff Tom McGraw. "It could take just one person to help our investigation, and we are determined to bring a resolution to one of Colorado's most high-profile cold cases."

$75,000 is being offered up as a reward for anyone with information leading to an arrest in this case.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Maggie Long Task Force tip line at (303) 239-4243 or email: [email protected]. Those providing tips can remain anonymous.''

 

[dotr]

Dec 1, 2025
Monday marks eight years since a teenager was burned alive inside of her Bailey home and investigators are holding onto hope that the cold case will be solved one day.

 

[dotr]

Apologies for serial posting, just happy to see new articles about this case, which, imo, is one of the most heinous cold cases, those sons of guns, burned this lovely girl alive.

December 4 2025

Burned alive: Investigators seek leads in 17-year-old girl's troubling cold case murder

This week marks the eighth anniversary of Maggie Long’s horrifying murder at her family home in the small unincorporated Colorado community of Bailey.

www.usatoday.com

''Ever since 17-year-old Maggie Long was murdered, her family has had to endure the painful reminders that each December brings.

There’s the date she was killed: Dec. 1. Then there’s her birthday on Dec. 17. And a week after that, Christmas.''

"On cold cases, sometimes the assumption is that not much is happening," investigator Audrey Simkins, who has been working the case for the Colorado Bureau of Investigation since 2019, told USA TODAY. "But it's important to let people know we're meeting regularly on this case and still peeling back the layers that might bring some answers to the family."

There's a $75,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the case. Investigators ask anyone with information to contact the Maggie Long Task Force tip line at 303-239-4243 or [email protected]. Callers can be anonymous.''

 

[Orwek]

Has anyone tried identifying the suspects from local high school year books? If they were of similar age to her and lived locally that would be a good place to start. I'd start 2-3 years before her graduating year to see who might pop up.

 

[dkaras]

https://www.9news.com/article/news/crime/maggie-long-homicide-investigation-misleading-flyers/

 

[smamda]

https://www.9news.com/article/news/crime/maggie-long-homicide-investigation-misleading-flyers/

Removed

 

[dkaras]

Removed

Oops, sorry about that, hopefully this one works:

Investigators warn of misleading flyers as Maggie Long homicide investigation continues

Authorities say they're concerned about flyers spreading misinformation about their investigation into the murder of 17-year-old Maggie Long.

www.9news.com

 

[smamda]

Oops, sorry about that, hopefully this one works:

Investigators warn of misleading flyers as Maggie Long homicide investigation continues

Authorities say they're concerned about flyers spreading misinformation about their investigation into the murder of 17-year-old Maggie Long.

www.9news.com

Thanks, it did! Sounds like there is a private small local group putting up flyers that they are collecting tips, but that group is not affiliated with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. Whoever is working this case, I just hope we get answers for Maggie and her loved ones.