Push to Reopen Tragic Colorado Case Goes Viral on True Crime Channel

A case surrounding the tragic death of a Colorado college student has been gaining widespread attention following a push from the woman’s family to re-evaluate the cause of death, which was originally deemed a suicide.

What Happened to the Colorado College Student?

The woman, 18-year-old Megan Trussell, was a student at the University of Colorado in Boulder who was studying film. Following an argument with her roommate on February 9, 2025, Trussell was caught on camera leaving the premises to go for a walk. Unfortunately, Trussell would never return from this outing.

Trussell’s cell phone pinged numerous towers that night, including one near Boulder Canyon, prompting multiple searches from law enforcement, community members, and her family.

Tragically, the body of 18-year-old Trussell was found a few days later, on February 15, near mile marker 40 in a culvert up Boulder Canyon, and after a short investigation, authorities ruled the cause of death as a suicide.

However, this ruling did not sit well with Trussell’s family.

Colorado College Student's Family Calling to Reopen the Case

Following the ruling that the cause of Trussell’s death was a suicide, the victim’s family requested that the authorities reopen the case. Numerous pieces of evidence surrounding the case caused the story to go viral, and it was most recently given the spotlight on the popular true crime video podcast YouTube channel Crime Weekly.

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The fact that Trussell was inadequately dressed to go on the alleged walk that led her to Boulder Canyon, which was over three miles away, the fact that the place in which she was found was thoroughly searched prior to the discovery of her body, and the fact that her disappearance was oddly ignored by certain people close to her for the first few days are all named as factors that point to the college student’s death not being a suicide as originally claimed by law enforcement.

Check out the petition to reopen the case here, the full story from 9NEWS here, and the first of two episodes from Crime Weekly regarding the case here.