Prosecutors in the murder trial of Letecia Stauch rested their case Tuesday morning following weeks of testimony about the stepmother's sanity, actions after her stepson was reported missing, and physical and digital evidence collected by investigators.
EL PASO COUNTY, CO — Prosecutors in the murder trial of Letecia Stauch have rested their case this morning following weeks of testimony about the stepmother's sanity, actions after her stepson was reported missing, and physical and digital evidence collected by investigators.
Dr. Niederhauser said Stauch told her that she felt like she was being harassed at work because she stood up for someone who has being harassed. The doctor also said Stauch wanted to quit her job and find another teaching job at another school district, but she wasn't allowed to quit because she was under contract.
Judge Gregory Werner advised Letecia Stauch of her right to testify or not to testify. Josh Tolini, Stauch's attorney, said Stauch will make her decision on whether to testify or not after testimony later today. Dr. Lewis could not testify about an alleged softball incident where Stauch said she got a concussion, because it’s not in her report that was submitted as evidence prior to the trial beginning.
After digging into Dr. Lewis' background News5's Ashley Portillo found that Dr. Lewis has examined notorious murderers like Ted Bundy, Arthur Shawcross, Mark David Chapman, and others. She has also testified as an expert witness for the defense in these high-profile criminal cases. Dr. Lewis testified saying she reviewed Letecia Stauch’s case including all the evaluations conducted by the psychologists, incarceration records, jail documents, etc.
Dr. Lewis testified saying Stauch referred to her stepdad as “Jack*ss James.” Dr. Lewis said he was one of the people who sexually molested Stauch, to her knowledge. Dr. Lewis also said Stauch said she ran away from home and hid in the woods because she was terrified. "There were numerous descriptions, mindless descriptions of what might have happened to this child. What puzzled me is that when you talk with her, this is not a stupid girl. She is intelligent. She is in certain states, able to reason, speak logically, and clearly," said Dr. Lewis"Yet she makes up the darnedest stories, that no person below the average intelligence would have believed. I don’t think she knows for sure what happened to Gannon.
At the time of his disappearance, law enforcement began a search for Gannon based on information provided by the stepmother who claimed he had gone to a friend’s house and had not returned.
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