CO MEGAN TRUSSELL: Missing from Boulder, CO - 9 Feb 2025 - Age 18 *Found Deceased*

Police investigating after University of Colorado Boulder student goes missing

University of Colorado Boulder police and the FBI are looking for information on a student missing since Sunday.

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Police investigating after University of Colorado Boulder student goes missing​

University of Colorado Boulder police and the FBI are looking for information on a student missing since Sunday.

According to police, Megan Trussell was last seen at her residence hall on Feb. 9. She was wearing a blue-grey jacket, dark-colored yoga pants, and white platform sneakers.

FBI involved in search for missing CU Boulder student

A University of Colorado Boulder student is missing and the FBI is now helping local and statewide agencies in the search for her.

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FBI involved in search for missing CU Boulder student​

A University of Colorado Boulder student is missing and the FBI is now helping local and statewide agencies in the search for her.

Around noon on Thursday, CU Boulder posted on social media that its police department was trying to locate Megan Trussell, a student at the school. The FBI also posted online that it is assisting in the search for her.



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Police find purse belonging to CU Boulder student found dead in Boulder Canyon​

The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office provided a brief update on Tuesday about the death of 18-year-old Megan Trussell, reporting her purse was “recently recovered.”

Trussell, a University of Colorado Boulder student, was found dead near the 40-mile-marker of Boulder Canyon Drive on Feb. 15. Police said her body was found in “hard-to-reach terrain,” but did not identify her immediately, instead stating that the body’s description matched that of Trussell’s.

The agency said that while her purse has been recovered, they will not release details about the purse, including where it was found or what was in it. The sheriff’s office added that the investigation is ongoing.

The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office reiterated Tuesday that Trussell’s cause and manner of death will be determined by the Boulder County Coroner’s Office, but said “we still have no reason to believe that there is, or was, a threat to the community.”

 

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Mother of CU student found dead in Boulder Canyon says she was missing a shoe: “There was a struggle”

The body of Megan Trussell, 18, was found dead Feb. 15 in “hard-to-reach” terrain near the 40-mile marker of Boulder Canyon Drive.

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Mother of CU student found dead in Boulder Canyon says she was missing a shoe: “There was a struggle”​

The mother of a University of Colorado student who was found dead in Boulder Canyon last month wrote Tuesday night that her daughter was discovered with only one shoe and her purse was found ripped, leading her to believe “there was a struggle.”

The body of Megan Trussell, 18, was found dead Feb. 15 in “hard-to-reach” terrain near the 40-mile marker of Boulder Canyon Drive, just west of the intersection with Canyon Park.

On Tuesday, her mother, Vanessa Diaz, wrote in a Facebook post that her daughter was found wearing only one 3-inch platform tennis shoe.

Diaz wrote that she and trusted friends searched the area where Trussell was found this weekend and the other shoe was not there.

The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Tuesday that Trussell’s purse was found. An anonymous source confirmed with the Daily Camera on Tuesday that the purse was found at about 11 a.m. March 5 near U.S. 36, just southeast of Table Mesa Drive near Dry Creek Ditch Number 2, at least two miles from where her body was discovered.

Diaz wrote on Tuesday night that the side seam on the purse was ripped out and, having sewn the purse herself, she said she knew the seam was reinforced “very thoroughly.”

“Megan called her purse her ‘security blanket,’ and she would not have ditched it along with the prized possessions that she carried inside it. Someone ripped this purse from her,” Diaz wrote in the release.

“The damaged purse and the missing shoe lead me to believe there was a struggle, or, at the very least, another person with her when she died,” Diaz added.

The sheriff’s office did not confirm Tuesday whether foul play is suspected.

“Although the cause and manner of death has yet to be determined by the Boulder County Coroner’s Office, we still have no reason to believe that there is, or was, a threat to the community,” the sheriff’s office wrote in a news release.

Trussell’s final autopsy report has not yet been completed, according to the Boulder County Coroner’s Office.

 

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Mother of CU student found dead in Boulder Canyon says she was missing a shoe: “There was a struggle”

The body of Megan Trussell, 18, was found dead Feb. 15 in “hard-to-reach” terrain near the 40-mile marker of Boulder Canyon Drive.

www.denverpost.com

Mother of CU student found dead in Boulder Canyon says she was missing a shoe: “There was a struggle”​

The mother of a University of Colorado student who was found dead in Boulder Canyon last month wrote Tuesday night that her daughter was discovered with only one shoe and her purse was found ripped, leading her to believe “there was a struggle.”

The body of Megan Trussell, 18, was found dead Feb. 15 in “hard-to-reach” terrain near the 40-mile marker of Boulder Canyon Drive, just west of the intersection with Canyon Park.

On Tuesday, her mother, Vanessa Diaz, wrote in a Facebook post that her daughter was found wearing only one 3-inch platform tennis shoe.

Diaz wrote that she and trusted friends searched the area where Trussell was found this weekend and the other shoe was not there.

The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Tuesday that Trussell’s purse was found. An anonymous source confirmed with the Daily Camera on Tuesday that the purse was found at about 11 a.m. March 5 near U.S. 36, just southeast of Table Mesa Drive near Dry Creek Ditch Number 2, at least two miles from where her body was discovered.

Diaz wrote on Tuesday night that the side seam on the purse was ripped out and, having sewn the purse herself, she said she knew the seam was reinforced “very thoroughly.”

“Megan called her purse her ‘security blanket,’ and she would not have ditched it along with the prized possessions that she carried inside it. Someone ripped this purse from her,” Diaz wrote in the release.

“The damaged purse and the missing shoe lead me to believe there was a struggle, or, at the very least, another person with her when she died,” Diaz added.

The sheriff’s office did not confirm Tuesday whether foul play is suspected.

“Although the cause and manner of death has yet to be determined by the Boulder County Coroner’s Office, we still have no reason to believe that there is, or was, a threat to the community,” the sheriff’s office wrote in a news release.

Trussell’s final autopsy report has not yet been completed, according to the Boulder County Coroner’s Office.

If the purse she is talking about is the same one shown in the last known pic of her, it looks like it might have many weak spots that might have ripped easily whether in a struggle, just plain gave out or animal activity. Animal activity might also explain the missing shoe. I'm not convinced in any way on this one yet.

The only part that bothers me so far is that she was last seen by boyfriend. Was he not concerned about not hearing from her for a couple of days or not?