Danni Houchins was found dead in a swamp in Montana. Decades later, a friend of Danni's sister realized she'd been alone with Danni's killer in the wilderness.
Late on Sept. 21, 1996, searchers found the body of 15-year-old Danielle 'Danni' Houchins in a swampy area along the Gallatin River, a scenic valley just outside Bozeman, Montana . Exactly what had happened to Danni -- and how she had ended up face down in the mud -- would mystify her family, friends and investigators for decades.
' There was now no doubt in Mollet's mind that her sister had been raped and murdered. The new investigators agreed, and re-opened Danni's case. The new Gallatin County Sheriff then did something unusual. He reached outside his department, to a retired investigator living in the hills outside of Bozeman: Tom Elfmont. Elfmont dedicated himself to Danni's case.
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