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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrea Blanco

A missing boy was found shot and stabbed in a suitcase 1,400 miles from home. His stepmom says a ‘psychotic crack’ killed him

El Paso County Sheriff's Office

Al Stauch was on deployment with the National Guard when his 11-year-old son Gannon vanished from their family home in Colorado in January 2020.

By the time he returned home, his wife Letecia Stauch had already reported Gannon, her stepson, missing, and a desperate search was underway. But despite efforts by authorities and hundreds of volunteers who combed through the vast woods near El Paso County, Gannon’s tragic fate would remain unknown for two months.

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