In December of 2017, a 17-year-old girl headed home to change before volunteering at a holiday concert at her high school. A short while later, a different resident of the household called 911 to report a break in, but by the time her family arrived at the scene, the house was engulfed in flames. But with a confusing investigation and misreporting on the police’s end, the community and family would be left with more questions than answers. So what really happened that night? This is the story of Maggie Long.

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CASE SOURCES

1. FBI: https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/seeking-info/maggie-long

2. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/197908975/maggie-long

3. 9 News: https://www.9news.com/article/news/crime/investigation-ongoing-maggie-long-2017-murder/73-dadb1cfe-7d9c-4a59-b494-7c28d11b15f6

4. CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/no-suspects-arrested-6-years-maggie-long-murdered-colorado-home/

5. Colorado Springs Gazette: https://gazette.com/news/crime/the-case-of-maggie-long-six-years-later-park-county-officials-search-for-answers-in/article_5fb3000a-9085-11ee-9f76-f3a6bad4ba54.html

6. Denver 7: https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/authorities-offer-75-000-reward-for-information-in-2017-murder-of-maggie-long7.

8. 9 News: https://www.9news.com/amp/article/news/crime/maggie-long-cold-case-5-years/73-c6a75882-dcbd-4d48-a39a-f235ee71dbe6?fbclid=IwAR3jCnI1-dmONG92H2W5dVz0-ruomzblGdGhbSJrZtEEZ24EPna9FzXfsjw#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17009413442180&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com

9. New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/19/us/maggie-long-murder-hate-crime.html

10. Wyoming News Now: https://www.wyomingnewsnow.tv/2021/04/30/colorado-police-three-arrested-in-asian-targeted-burglaries/

11. CPR: https://www.cpr.org/2022/03/25/more-than-four-years-later-memories-of-maggie-long-linger-for-friends-family/

12. Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/zca35s/the_murder_of_maggie_long/?rdt=62599

13. Denver 7: https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/nearly-2-years-after-maggie-longs-murder-family-decides-to-sell-home-in-park-county

14. Next Shark: https://nextshark.com/three-arrested-burglar-26-families

15. Justice for Maggie Long Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/119528162165531/posts/so-someone-with-the-screenname-mountaindog-posted-a-rather-lengthy-post-to-the-w/143770013074679/

16. KDVR: https://kdvr.com/news/local/park-county-sheriff-says-17-year-old-was-purposefully-set-on-fire-and-burned-alive-in-december-2017/

17. Venue Theatre: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ9KxqqxHSM

18. Court TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWV5ywoEAoM

19. The Flume: https://www.theflume.com/free_content/article_13ac70e4-2594-11e9-a76b-a3dda260fa57.html

20. 9News: https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/gag-order-issued-in-case-of-park-county-teen-last-seen-friday/73-496777204

21. The Flume: https://www.theflume.com/free_content/article_46f2060c-e1df-11e7-a945-7702369becb5.html

22. NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/cold-case-spotlight/family-hopes-fbi-s-investigation-2017-death-maggie-long-hate-n1286778

23. My Mountain Town: https://mymountaintown.com/forum/139-the-campfire/330615-missing-platte-canyon-hs-student-maggie-long?start=50

24. Denver 7: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdHCIf7kwN4

25. Fox 4 KC: https://fox4kc.com/news/2-metro-men-charged-with-allegedly-setting-woman-and-home-on-fire-in-robbery/