Detective Jess Bethel
- She has been involved with over 100 homicide investigations. When people are detained they can get very nervous.
- The male was Lieutenant Milhalko.
- It was very apparent she wanted to leave and take her phone with her.
- She drove herself in the Tiguan to the sheriff’s office. This is when they saw it had just been washed.
- The EMTs took Letecia to Memorial Hospital, this is where Van Nest worked.
- Letecia left before completing a SANE exam.
- This reported anxiety attack achieved her goal of wanting to leave the sheriff’s office.
- On January 31st, two days after this interaction, she moved out of the Stauch home and had an interview with Spencer Wilson.
- In the interview she claimed she was not allowed to eat, drink, or take bathroom breaks, which the video shows was false.
- The first time Bethel went to the Stauch home was February 21st 2020.
- Letecia texted Bethel several times after January 31st.
- Letecia tried to get her passport and bag back on
January 1st. - She texted Bethel about her passport. It did not come from Letecia’s number but they said they didn’t hurt Gannon and there was no negligence on her part.
- In early March, detectives decided to travel to South Carolina where Letecia had fled. They had a probable cause warrant for her arrest at this point - multiple agencies went.
- Letecia was arrested in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
- John Grusing from the FBI interviewed her there.
- They transported Letecia by van from SC to CO.
- Bethel, Detective Riley, and Deputy McKayla James drove her.
- It was more than 24 hour drive.
- She ate, sang songs, played trivia, had conversations not related to the investigation.
- Nothing seemed out of the ordinary. She was able to pass the time in an appropriate way.
- This entire transport was audio and video recorded. The room laughs when they say luckily they won’t play it all.