MT MT- Danielle Houchins, 15, S.A. & drowned, Cameron Bridge Fishing Access Site, 21/9/96, DNA - Paul Hutchinson, 55, fisheries biologist(dec.) 2024.

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Danielle Houchins cold case solved

At a press conference Thursday morning, Spring said that Paul Nathaniel Hutchinson, 55, of Dillon was identified using forensic DNA genome sequencing.

www.kbzk.com

Aug 08, 2024
''DEVELOPING:
BOZEMAN — Gallatin County Sheriff Dan Springer says the man who killed 15-year-old Danielle Houchins has been identified.
At a press conference Thursday morning, Springer said that Paul Nathaniel Hutchinson, 55, of Dillon was identified using forensic DNA genome sequencing.''

''Last month, DNA evidence collected at the time of Houchins’ death was matched to Hutchinson. The day after Gallatin County law enforcement had their first interview with Hutchinson, he died by suicide.

Investigators have determined that Hutchinson and Houchins had no prior connection. Describing it as a crime of opportunity, they believe Hutchinson and Houchins randomly encountered each other at the river, where Hutchinson raped then suffocated her in shallow water.''

GALLATIN COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE
Suspect Paul Hutchinson, 55, of Dillon, Montana

 

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Gallatin County sheriff says 28-year-old cold case solved

In 1996, Danni Houchins drowned under suspicious circumstances near Belgrade. Now officials say they’ve identified her killer.

montanafreepress.org

According to Springer, Hutchinson died by suicide on July 24, 10 hours after Gallatin County investigators approached him outside his office in Beaverhead County to interview him about Houchins’ death. Days later, DNA collected from Hutchinson after his death matched DNA evidence collected from Houchins’ body, providing what Springer described as “100% confirmation” that Hutchinson was the killer.

''Hutchinson, who authorities say was previously unknown to law enforcement, was a longtime fisheries biologist for the Bureau of Land Management based in the agency’s Dillon Field Office. An avid outdoorsman and family man with a 22-year marriage and two adult children, Hutchinson had been living beneath law enforcement’s radar about 100 miles southwest of the crime scene until new forensic DNA technology and a Virginia-based genetic genealogist connected him to Houchins.''

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Murder at Cameron Bridge: Who Killed Danielle Houchins?

 

[LadyL]

RIP Danielle.
He was 27 when he did it. I wonder how many other crimes have not been linked to him yet.

 

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He was from NH? LE probably checking that out and any other cold cases, imo, speculation.

Paul Nathaniel Hutchinson Obituary 2024 - Brundage Funeral Home

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[Kip]

He was from NH? LE probably checking that out and any other cold cases, imo, speculation.

Paul Nathaniel Hutchinson Obituary 2024 - Brundage Funeral Home

View Paul Nathaniel Hutchinson's obituary, send flowers, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.

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Hutchinson's wife wrote a very nice note on the obituary page and says the family's hearts go out to Danielle's family.

 

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He was from NH? LE probably checking that out and any other cold cases, imo, speculation.

Paul Nathaniel Hutchinson Obituary 2024 - Brundage Funeral Home

View Paul Nathaniel Hutchinson's obituary, send flowers, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.

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NH? New Hampshire? I could not find anything linking him to New Hampshire.

 

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NH? New Hampshire? I could not find anything linking him to New Hampshire.

Maybe whatever i initially posted about NH was totally incorrect info from the wrong obit, or some details were changed later? Apologies for the confusion! speculation, imo.

Wife of deceased suspect in cold case murder speaks out

In a message replacing her husband’s obituary, Kristi Hutchinson said there was ‘never any hint’ that Paul Hutchinson was involved with Danielle Houchins’ 1996 death.

montanafreepress.org

'On Friday, Hutchinson’s obituary was replaced with a message from his wife that read in full:'