The search for suspects continues seven years after the Park Co. high school student’s death

PARK COUNTY, Colo. — Seven years later, the search continues for suspects in the death of Park County high school student Maggie Long.

Park County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to a house fire at 3763 County Road 43 near Bailey on December 1, 2017 at approximately 7 p.m. The emergency caller reported that there were people in the house and causing damage.

After firefighters extinguished the fire, they discovered the remains of 17-year-old Maggie Long.

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Authorities are offering a $75,000 reward for information in the 2017 murder of Maggie Long

According to the sheriff’s office, Long was coming home from Platte Canyon High School to change when she happened to witness a break-in. Before the fire broke out, a fight broke out between Long and her attackers. A January 2019 announcement from multiple law enforcement agencies said she was burned alive in her family home.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said the suspects stole a Beretta handgun, an AK-47 rifle, 2,000 rounds of ammunition, a gun safe and jade figurines.

Authorities believe three suspects are responsible for Long’s murder. They have not been identified or located.

Officials said the suspects may have been injured in the fire and may have changed their appearance, sold the affected vehicles and left the area.

Park County Sheriff’s Office

The FBI is investigating Long’s death as a hate crime.

Seven years later, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Park County officials are asking anyone with information about Long’s death to come forward.

“We believe someone knows something that could help solve this case and bring some measure of justice to Maggie’s family and the Bailey community,” Park County Sheriff Tom McGraw said in a statement. “It could only take one person to assist our investigation, and we are committed to bringing a solution to one of Colorado’s most high-profile cold cases.”

A $75,000 reward is being offered on behalf of Long’s family, the Park County Sheriff’s Office, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the FBI Denver Division and the CBI.

Colorado Bureau of Investigation

Anyone with information is asked to call the Maggie Long Task Force Tipline at 303-239-4243 or email [email protected]. Tipsters can remain anonymous.