The Step-Monster: The Murder of Gannon Jacob Stauch (A True Crime Story)
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When an 11-year-old boy vanishes without a trace, the unthinkable question emerges: Could the person who reported him missing be the same person who took his life?Behind the picture-perfect façadeof a blended Colorado family lurked a darkness no one could have imagined. On January 27, 2020, Leticia Stauch called 911, breathlessly reporting her stepson Gannon missing. She claimed the quiet, Nintendo-loving boy had simply walked to a friend's house and never returned. As detectives arrived at the crime scene—whch was, tragically, the family home itself—thy had no idea they were stepping into one of the most heartbreaking cases of domestic violence and child murder in recent memory.What begins as a frantic missing person investigation quickly transforms into something far more sinister. While search parties comb the wilderness and Gannon's desperate father races home from military duty, forensic science reveals the first shocking truth: luminol-illuminated blood evidence glowing eerily in the darkness of the family home. But where is Gannon?As the criminal investigation intensifies, family secrets begin to unravel. What psychological forces drive a stepmother to commit the unthinkable? What digital breadcrumbs did the perpetrator leave behind, never imagining they would become evidence of her murderous intent? The case takes a stunning turn when neighborhood CCTV footage contradicts Leticia's carefully constructed narrative, revealing a timeline that chills