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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Lengthy article.

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.''

2024

2021
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.

 

[dotr]

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.

 

[Warwick1991]

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:'

 

[GRT]

Here's the original obit.

What a horrible ordeal this is for his widow and children. It takes a strong woman to replace the obit with the note reaching out to the child's family.

You think you know someone...

 

[caradana]

Relieved to see justice for Danielle. I also feel for everyone left in the wake of this. What a shattering outcome.

 

[Warwick1991]

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:'

I see what happened... The family replaced the original obituary text, which included his roots in New Hampshire.

 

[Warwick1991]

It is hard to believe this is Hutchinson's only crime. I think he probably took advantage of the rural landscape and remote locations more than once.

 

[otto]

BTK took a break during his serial murders.

It's possible that this murderer took a break after the one murder in 1996. Did meeting his online wife in 2000 end his violence against women? 1996-2001? What was he doing? Four missing years between sexually assaulting and drowning a child in shallow water, and meeting his wife. Who is he? He committed suicide.

I can believe that he stopped murdering after marrying and starting a family in 2001. I can believe that he felt something with Danielle Houchins when she died in 1996. Where was he from 1996 - 2001?

1969 - born (??)
1987 - graduated High School
1988 - construction job with family
1989 - Marines, honorable discharge; four years, corporal
1993 - Keene State College, one year
1994 - Montana State University in Bozeman, MT
1996 - Montana State University student randomly encountered Houchins before raping her and suffocating her in shallow water
1998 - Bachelors of Science, Fisheries Biology (?? - year graduated)
1999 - Internships in Glacier National Park and Sisters, Oregon (?? - dates)
2000 - met wife through online dating site
2001 - married online wife, Wilton, New Hampshire
2002-2024 - husband, father, Fisheries Biologist, Dillon, MT office
July 24, 2024 - Paul Nathaniel Hutchinson, suspect, died by suicide
August 2024 - Hutchinson implicated in murder of 15 year old female sexual assault victim in 1996

 

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If that timeline is correct, he murder Danielle when she was 15 years old, and he was 27 years old.

It is hard to believe that Danielle was his first victim. Age 27. He married at age 32. He killed a teenager that he met at a remote lake. He sexually assaulted her and drowned her in the shallow water.

If she was his first victim, why did he stop? It seems like he stopped around 2000-2001. DNA was a budding 15 year old industry that was going mainstream. It was easier to get caught.

Where was he between 1987 and 1996.
Where was he between 1996 and 2001.
Where has be been recently.

 

[arielilane]

Glad for Danielle ‘Danni' Houchins' loved ones to finally get some answers. moo

Detailed full article at link...

DNA testing led to suspect in 1996 murder of Montana girl. He died by suicide a day after questioning.

Paul Hutchinson, 55, was identified as the suspect in Danielle ‘Danni’ Houchins' murder. One day after his "nervous" interview with officials in July, he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

www.nbcnews.com

On July 23, law enforcement interviewed Hutchinson for two hours, where he “displayed extreme nervousness.”

He sweated profusely, scratched his face, and chewed on his hand. When he was shown a photo of Houchins, he “slumped in his chair and exhibited signs of being uncomfortable,” the release said.

Around 4:15 a.m. the following morning, Hutchinson called the Beaverhead County Sheriff’s Office said he needed assistance then hung up.

Deputies found him shortly after on the side of the road, dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the sheriff's office said.


Danielle Houchins
Gallatin County Sheriff's Office

So sad for this young girl (child) who never had a chance with evil monster. I am sure there are other victims out there. moo

 

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Aug 22 '24
MTN News sat down with Stephanie Houchins, Danielle's sister, to hear about what led to the identification of 55-year-old Paul Hutchinson of Dillon as Danielle's killer.

 

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CeCe Moore cracks cold case murder of Belgrade girl

Earlier this month, a cold case out of Gallatin County was solved 28 years later.NBC Montana spoke exclusively with the genetic genealogist, CeCe Moore.Moore he

nbcmontana.com

August 23rd 2024
'NBC Montana spoke exclusively with the genetic genealogist, CeCe Moore.
Moore helped solve over 300 cold case murders in her career through investigative genetic genealogy.

Most recently, Moore helped crack the murder of Danielle Houchins, 15, out of Belgrade.
You may recognize Moore from the hit television show The Genetic Detective, as well as crime shows such as 48 Hours.'

Moore told NBC Montana how they identified Hutchinson after nearly three decades.

“Paul Hutchinson, as it turns out, left his hair behind on Dani’s body, and that is what enabled us to be able to identify him. There was more than just that rootless hair but that is what ended up providing the DNA that we needed to identify Paul Hutchinson'.

CeCe Moore – The DNA Detective

www.cecemoore.com

 

[LoveyG]

So, he was able to live with himself (college, marriage, children) for all those years, after r*png and killing a young girl, until it looked like he'd been caught. Then life became unbearable. Poor him.

Another lily livered piece of crap.