Letecia Stauch was convicted of murdering 11-year-old stepson Gannon Stauch and sentenced to life in prison after a judge rejected her insanity claim.
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Stauch is said to have attacked the boy in his El Paso County, Colorado, bedroom, in January 2020, stabbing him 18 times as he tried to fight her off before hitting him in the head and then shooting him once. Just a few hours later, she reported him missing, claiming her stepson had not come home from playing with friends.
Al Stauch broke down in court while addressing Gannon, saying he never would have thought he was leaving him CLOSING ARGUMENTS NEAR IN GRUESOME COLORADO MURDER TRIAL OF STEPMOM WHO ALLEGEDLY STABBED 11-YEAR-OLD STEPSON Stauch did not deny killing Gannon, but she pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. The defense argued that she killed Gannon during a"major psychotic crack" caused by trauma from being physically, emotionally and sexually abused during her childhood.
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