Colorado Woman Gets Life for Killing 11-Year-Old Stepson

Colorado Woman Gets Life for Killing 11-Year-Old Stepson
Letecia Stauch appears in El Paso County District Court in Colorado Springs, Colo., on March 11, 2020. KRDO-TV/The Gazette via AP, Pool
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DENVER—A judge sentenced a woman convicted of killing her 11-year-old stepson in Colorado and dumping his body over a bridge in Florida to life in prison without parole on Monday, calling her claim that she was insane and that one of her other personalities killed him a disservice to those who are mentally ill.

Earlier in the day, jurors found Letecia Stauch guilty of first-degree murder and other charges she faced in Gannon Stauch’s killing over three years ago. Prosecutors said she stabbed Gannon 18 times as he tried to fight her off before hitting him in the head and then shooting him once.