Detective Tim Ferrell

He is a detective with El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. He has 10 years with department, 3 years as a detective. In January 2020 he was assigned to the special victims unit.

On January 28th, he arrived to the Stauch home around 10PM; Harley was the only person on scene at the time. Laina had been taken for an interview.
They had been called the day earlier for a runaway. Not a lot of information when they got to the scene; information was sporadic.
They took photos of the entire scene; looked for anything out of the ordinary or a lead. The entire home was searched.
No loose shell casings were found; no blood was seen in the home.
Exhibits 240, 241, 242 - 245, 247, 248, 250, 251 are pictures of the home.
E240-245, 247, 248, 251 show the laundry room with a pair of women’s Nike shoes on the washer.
The shoes had a pink residue on the bottom of the soles; it looked like blood that had been washed but not come out all the way. The shoes also seemed out of place.
There was pink residue in the indentations on the bottoms of the shoe and it had soaked into the foam of the sole of the shoe.
Exhibit 246 and 249 is a swab from the bottom of the shoe.
Exhibit 250 is a pink towel in the washer.
Exhibit 252 - 258, 260, 261 are photos of the house and the trash cans at the back of the house.
Exhibit 252 is a photo in the living room.

A carpet has been cut out and the padding was melted down to the concrete. The couch liner had been melted and there was a waxy substance left on it.

Exhibit 254 is a square of carpet that was cut out; a 2x2 square.
There was no smell from a fire.
Exhibit 255 is a photo of the trash cans in the back of the home.
Exhibit 256 is a photo of a trash bag that was on top of a trash can.

Inside is melted carpet and carpet padding.

The backyard has a 6 foot privacy fence.
Exhibit 257 is a picture of a piece of 2 foot by 2 foot carpet that was pulled from the trashcan; burned areas with wax substance on it.
E258 is the same piece of carpet, closer up shot showing the hole that was burned and the red waxy substance.
E259 is a piece of carpet.
E260 is a photograph of a trash can with a candle on top of it.
E261 is a closeup of the candle they pulled from the trashcan.
You can see fiber on the candle, it did not match the carpet or candle.
E262 is the candle in an envelope.
The cloth in the candle might be a sock.
Gannon’s bedroom was very clean. The inside handle of the bedroom door had a brown smear on it; there was no smell to him but Detective Vigil smelled something.
Exhibits 263 - 270 are photos of Gannon’s bedroom.
Exhibit 265 shows a discoloration on the top back left corner of the mattress; it was unknown at the time what it was.
Investigators were told Gannon sometimes had bathroom accidents in bed.
Gannon’s door was all the way open when detectives arrived.
Detective Farrell closed his door and found the brown smudge on the doorknob.
Exhibit 271 and 272 are photos of firearms from the master bedroom from under the bed and in the closet.
Something seemed off at the scene so they photographed the firearms.
There were two shotguns and an AR-style short barrel pistol found in the master bedroom closet; no handguns were found.
On January 29th, 2020 Detective Farrell also saw the VW Tiguan, freshly washed and still wet.
Exhibit 273 - 276 are photos of the Tiguan.
The top of the vehicle was dry, with dirt and dust on top.
It looked like the back of the car had been washed out but nothing was really found inside the car.
Farrell was part of the surveillance team following Letecia, points her out as the defendant.
Letecia’s actions and reactions concerned law enforcement, it made them suspicious.
Letecia had been taken to the hospital for a SANE examination due to her claim for sexual assault.
She left the hospital (it sounds like before they were done with her).
Harley drove Letecia to Marshalls. Undercover plainclothes agents followed them into the store, trying to visually see where the cell phone they had a warrant for was located.
Farrell was ordered to seize the vehicle and phone for evidence.
Both Letecia and Harley were using the same phone while in Marshalls.
Farrell witnesses Sergeant Ganstine chasing Letecia as she sprinted away from him and joined the pursuit. She was ignoring commands. Farrell was in khaki pants, a black polo with his name on it, and a badge on his back. He is the one who drew his firearm and she stopped almost immediately and began obeying commands.
Letecia shouted to Harley “don’t tell them anything”.
Farrell searched the home again on February 3rd, 2020.
On February 1st, Letecia went to a Walmart in Trinidad, CO and went to the electronics department.

Cross examination

Farrell took swabs of the Nike shoes with sterile Q-tip swabs.
The lead detective on the case decides what evidence to test; on this case the lead detective was Detective Bethel who no longer works at the EPSO.
Overseeing the case from the office was Lieutenant M.
Farrell interviewed multiple people in the course of the investigation prior to going to the Stauch home.
At the time, detectives were not issued body cams; he now wears one with his khakis and polo uniform.
The search warrant was not valid until Harley and Letecia were already in the store or they would have pulled them over sooner.
They swabbed the head rests and door handles and took soil samples from the floor of the car.
On February 1st 2020 he did followup on the Nissan Frontier. Al drove it to the evidence facility and turned it in. Swabs were taken from the bed of the Frontier.
Farrell took screenshots of the video from Walmart in March 2020.

Detective Tim Ferrell

He is a detective with El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. He has 10 years with department, 3 years as a detective. In January 2020 he was assigned to the special victims unit.

On January 28th, he arrived to the Stauch home around 10PM; Harley was the only person on scene at the time. Laina had been taken for an interview.

They had been called the day earlier for a runaway. Not a lot of information when they got to the scene; information was sporadic.

They took photos of the entire scene; looked for anything out of the ordinary or a lead. The entire home was searched.

No loose shell casings were found; no blood was seen in the home.

Exhibits 240, 241, 242 - 245, 247, 248, 250, 251 are pictures of the home.

E240-245, 247, 248, 251 show the laundry room with a pair of women’s Nike shoes on the washer.

The shoes had a pink residue on the bottom of the soles; it looked like blood that had been washed but not come out all the way. The shoes also seemed out of place.

There was pink residue in the indentations on the bottoms of the shoe and it had soaked into the foam of the sole of the shoe.

Exhibit 246 and 249 is a swab from the bottom of the shoe.

Exhibit 250 is a pink towel in the washer.

Exhibit 252 - 258, 260, 261 are photos of the house and the trash cans at the back of the house.

Exhibit 252 is a photo in the living room.

A carpet has been cut out and the padding was melted down to the concrete. The couch liner had been melted and there was a waxy substance left on it.

Exhibit 254 is a square of carpet that was cut out; a 2x2 square.

There was no smell from a fire.

Exhibit 255 is a photo of the trash cans in the back of the home.

Exhibit 256 is a photo of a trash bag that was on top of a trash can.

Inside is melted carpet and carpet padding.

The backyard has a 6 foot privacy fence.

Exhibit 257 is a picture of a piece of 2 foot by 2 foot carpet that was pulled from the trashcan; burned areas with wax substance on it.

E258 is the same piece of carpet, closer up shot showing the hole that was burned and the red waxy substance.

E259 is a piece of carpet.

E260 is a photograph of a trash can with a candle on top of it.

E261 is a closeup of the candle they pulled from the trashcan.

You can see fiber on the candle, it did not match the carpet or candle.

E262 is the candle in an envelope.

The cloth in the candle might be a sock.

Gannon’s bedroom was very clean. The inside handle of the bedroom door had a brown smear on it; there was no smell to him but Detective Vigil smelled something.

Exhibits 263 - 270 are photos of Gannon’s bedroom.

Exhibit 265 shows a discoloration on the top back left corner of the mattress; it was unknown at the time what it was.

Investigators were told Gannon sometimes had bathroom accidents in bed.

Gannon’s door was all the way open when detectives arrived.

Detective Farrell closed his door and found the brown smudge on the doorknob.

Exhibit 271 and 272 are photos of firearms from the master bedroom from under the bed and in the closet.

Something seemed off at the scene so they photographed the firearms.

There were two shotguns and an AR-style short barrel pistol found in the master bedroom closet; no handguns were found.

On January 29th, 2020 Detective Farrell also saw the VW Tiguan, freshly washed and still wet.

Exhibit 273 - 276 are photos of the Tiguan.

The top of the vehicle was dry, with dirt and dust on top.

It looked like the back of the car had been washed out but nothing was really found inside the car.

Farrell was part of the surveillance team following Letecia, points her out as the defendant.

Letecia’s actions and reactions concerned law enforcement, it made them suspicious.

Letecia had been taken to the hospital for a SANE examination due to her claim for sexual assault.

She left the hospital (it sounds like before they were done with her).

Harley drove Letecia to Marshalls. Undercover plainclothes agents followed them into the store, trying to visually see where the cell phone they had a warrant for was located.

Farrell was ordered to seize the vehicle and phone for evidence.

Both Letecia and Harley were using the same phone while in Marshalls.

Farrell witnesses Sergeant Ganstine chasing Letecia as she sprinted away from him and joined the pursuit. She was ignoring commands. Farrell was in khaki pants, a black polo with his name on it, and a badge on his back. He is the one who drew his firearm and she stopped almost immediately and began obeying commands.

Letecia shouted to Harley “don’t tell them anything”.

Farrell searched the home again on February 3rd, 2020.

On February 1st, Letecia went to a Walmart in Trinidad, CO and went to the electronics department.

Cross examination

Farrell took swabs of the Nike shoes with sterile Q-tip swabs.

The lead detective on the case decides what evidence to test; on this case the lead detective was Detective Bethel who no longer works at the EPSO.

Overseeing the case from the office was Lieutenant M.

Farrell interviewed multiple people in the course of the investigation prior to going to the Stauch home.

At the time, detectives were not issued body cams; he now wears one with his khakis and polo uniform.

The search warrant was not valid until Harley and Letecia were already in the store or they would have pulled them over sooner.

They swabbed the head rests and door handles and took soil samples from the floor of the car.

On February 1st 2020 he did followup on the Nissan Frontier. Al drove it to the evidence facility and turned it in. Swabs were taken from the bed of the Frontier.

Farrell took screenshots of the video from Walmart in March 2020.