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Was Letecia Stauch psychotic or strategic? Jury begins deliberations in killing of 11-year-old Gannon Stauch

Leticia Stauch pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity in the 2020 killing of her stepson in Colorado Springs

In this March 11, 2020, file photo, Letecia Stauch appears in El Paso County District Court in Colorado Springs, Colo. A Colorado woman accused of killing her 11-year-old stepson pleaded not guilty Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021, to first-degree murder and a dozen other charges. Letecia Stauch was in court for the first time in months after opting to appear virtually for earlier hearings, The Colorado Springs Gazette reported. (KRDO-TV/The Gazette via AP, Pool, File)
In this March 11, 2020, file photo, Letecia Stauch appears in El Paso County District Court in Colorado Springs, Colo. A Colorado woman accused of killing her 11-year-old stepson pleaded not guilty Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021, to first-degree murder and a dozen other charges. Letecia Stauch was in court for the first time in months after opting to appear virtually for earlier hearings, The Colorado Springs Gazette reported. (KRDO-TV/The Gazette via AP, Pool, File)
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An El Paso County jury is deciding whether a woman who killed her 11-year-old stepson was sane when she stabbed and shot the child or suffered a mental break so extreme that she cannot be held legally responsible for her actions.
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