Found Deceased CO - Megan Trussell, CU sudent, last seen in residence hall, FBI involved, 9 Feb 2025

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Another factor might be why it was seemingly not digested yet, was this because it was only taken shortly before death?

in that case, why might someone take amphetamine so late in the day, this is unheard of usually, unless for recreational or perhaps last minute cramming for studying.

Although it’s not unheard of for people to experience negative mental health impacts from amphetamines at times, if she had taken it regularly then it would be less likely to have much negative impact to the point of being a big driver to suicide (at prescription level)

If the amphetamine was her prescribed medication, *maybe* she could have taken enough to result in toxicity, but this is a fair amount required. Are they alluding to that action as a suicide attempt in itself?

 

[SimplyCass]

Are we allowed to post her mother's social media on here or no? Her mom recently posted that Megan was found wrapped in a tarp... how did she wrap herself in a tarp!!! Tarp is mentioned in the 2nd article i post here! I find this case to be similar- The tragic and mysterious death of Zaria Hardee: Boulder's forgotten homeless teen

new news on megan's case-

Boulder Coroner's Office Agrees to Test Stomach Contents in CU Student Death Case - IssueWire

New testing ordered after family challenges suicide ruling of Megan Trussell

www.issuewire.com

Not her social media directly, but if she is an admin of a "Help Find Missing X" type group, SM posts of that type are allowed to be linked to and discussed here.

 

[jillolantern]

Not sure parents or family members are ever a reliable source. They constantly think that the person didn't commit suicide, wasn't a druggie or prostitute or child killer or whatever else. They are not realistic and unreliable.

Then again, we know LE lie for a living and they are considered reliable. And Daily Mail is considered reliable so that pretty much says no matter how crazy a source let's put it on here. Unless its Fox.

 

[Ghostwheel]

Are we allowed to post her mother's social media on here or no? Her mom recently posted that Megan was found wrapped in a tarp... how did she wrap herself in a tarp!!! Tarp is mentioned in the 2nd article i post here! I find this case to be similar- The tragic and mysterious death of Zaria Hardee: Boulder's forgotten homeless teen

new news on megan's case-

Boulder Coroner's Office Agrees to Test Stomach Contents in CU Student Death Case - IssueWire

New testing ordered after family challenges suicide ruling of Megan Trussell

www.issuewire.com

This article is disturbing. Suicide because there is a "pill like substance" in her stomach? What the actual heck is that? A large granular glob also in her stomach of a size larger than anyone has seen in all their autopsies and no one tested it? Tarp/blanket or no tarp/blanket? There should be pictures. These are not odd requests nor should they be difficult to answer.

 

[Ssschu]

Are we allowed to post her mother's social media on here or no? Her mom recently posted that Megan was found wrapped in a tarp... how did she wrap herself in a tarp!!! Tarp is mentioned in the 2nd article i post here! I find this case to be similar- The tragic and mysterious death of Zaria Hardee: Boulder's forgotten homeless teen

new news on megan's case-

Boulder Coroner's Office Agrees to Test Stomach Contents in CU Student Death Case - IssueWire

New testing ordered after family challenges suicide ruling of Megan Trussell

www.issuewire.com

What in the world?!?

The contents to be tested include a "softball-sized" mass of gray granular material found during autopsy. A pathologist associated with the case noted the mass was “larger than anything they had seen in 3,800 autopsies,” raising questions about why such unprecedented evidence went untested.

 

[SimplyCass]

This article is disturbing. Suicide because there is a "pill like substance" in her stomach? What the actual heck is that? A large granular glob also in her stomach of a size larger than anyone has seen in all their autopsies and no one tested it? Tarp/blanket or no tarp/blanket? There should be pictures. These are not odd requests nor should they be difficult to answer.

I want to add a word of caution that this is a press release issued by the family/public relations firm they hired. Has any independent source verified anything mentioned/possible bombshells?

 

[Ghostwheel]

I want to add a word of caution that this is a press release issued by the family/public relations firm they hired. Has any independent source verified anything mentioned/possible bombshells?

I see no "bombshells", imo. This should be standard autopsy information and that concerns me. In my mind, the point is that if there were an answer from LE, the family would not need to ask what the pills are or what was in the stomach contents or where is the phone or was there a blanket or tarp. They would have been told the pills were *whatever* and the stomach contents were *whatever* and LE would have already had the phone (that was confirmed missing by LE) and they would have been told yes blanket/ tarp or no blanket/tarp.

They had phone data and no phone. Her phone connected to networks for 3 days (Feb 9 missing to Feb 12 stopped connecting) Heck of a battery. No one in LE thought to look for it other than ask in a PR if anyone had seen it, along with a shoe (still missing)? It was verified that the purse was found far away from Megan's body on a different bike trail. All LE said was they located who did it and they had nothing to do with it. How do they "know" this? How do they "know" that the prescription amphetamines in her blood was the toxic thing that may have killed her if they don't know what else was in her stomach (and maybe in her bloodstream)? Or that it was prescription pills? Fentanyl will kill you faster. And if they know that, why not tell the parents? Don't the parents deserve to know everything so they can weigh all the information and know that the determination is correct (Rebecca Zahau, cough). If it IS a suicide, there is no need to hold back information.

That is what bothers me. The lack of attention to detail, either in the autopsy or in the conveyance of information to the family.

 

[Occam's Zebra]

There's a lot of questions here.

She was found in an area accessible only by rappelling - this says to me that she jumped/was pushed/fell from a height. How high? High enough that a fall/jump/push could be fatal?

But coroner says her injuries didn't contribute to her death - just mentions "undigested" medication. If it's extended release, though, taking a lot of it could still cause an overdose IMHO. For XR, half of the beads are digested/release the medication relatively quickly, and the other half release the medication gradually. So if you took enough... Adderall is prescribed in 30-day increments (personal experience) but she could have saved pills from previous months.

Shoe is missing and sock hadn't been walked on - that could have happened during the jump/push/fall. Blunt force trauma and bruising also could have occurred then.

She has a softball sized gray mass in her stomach and it wasn't tested???

I feel so bad for her family. I can't imagine having this happen to your daughter and feeling like investigators are just trying to close a case rather than solve it. Even if it is suicide, they deserve better answers than they are getting.

There is an article where her dad talks about how much she loved college and would text him about it every couple of weeks. I wonder if she was the kind of kid who wanted everyone to be happy so she was telling him what he wanted to hear. I hope that's not the case, but if she didn't commit suicide, the alternatives also are horrible.