Colorado Mom Allegedly Bought Alcohol Daily for 16-Year-Old Daughter Found Dead with 173 Empty Bottles
Prosecutors say Gretchen Leanne Ryan supplied alcohol despite her daughter’s worsening health, and detectives found 173 empty bottles in the teen’s bedroom.
- In Arvada, Colorado, Gretchen Leanne Ryan was charged with second-degree murder following her 16-year-old daughter's death on March 9 from aspiration pneumonia related to chronic alcohol use.
- Prosecutors claim Ryan arranged regular alcohol deliveries to the home and concealed the teen's consumption from her father, with text messages showing the pair discussed purchasing alcohol nearly daily beginning in September 2025.
- Detectives recovered 173 empty alcohol bottles hidden in the bedroom, while autopsy findings revealed an abnormally fatty liver and communications documented symptoms including blood vomiting and difficulty walking.
- Following a months-long investigation, officials arrested Ryan on June 3; she is held at the Jefferson County Jail on a $500,000 cash-only bond pending trial.
- Alcohol deaths have more than doubled in recent years, especially among women, providing context to the teen's expressed fears she would die and health concerns authorities documented.
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Colorado mom allegedly bought alcohol daily for 16-year-old daughter found dead with 173 empty bottles
A Colorado mother has been charged in connection with the death of her 16-year-old daughter, who prosecutors say drank herself to death and had 173 empty alcohol bottles hidden in her bedroom.
Mom charged with murder after daughter, 16, drinks herself to death — with 173 empties found in her room
A mother has been charged with murder after her 16-year-old daughter drank herself to death — with 173 empty bottles found hidden in the tragic teen's bedroom, according to authorities.
Mother Charged After 16-Year-Old Daughter Drank Herself to Death and 173 Empty Alcohol Bottles Were Found in Her Bedroom: Prosecutors
Colorado mother charged with murder after prosecutors say she supplied alcohol to her 16-year-old daughter for months before the teen's death.
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