Solved Cold Case: The Murder of Danni Houchins

About this episode

The episode discusses the unresolved murder case of Danielle 'Danni' Houchins, highlighting the discrepancies in the investigation and the efforts of a retired detective to seek justice.

In September of 1996, 15-year-old Danielle “Danni” Houchins was found lifeless and face down in a marshy area in Belgrade, Montana. The local sheriff’s department ruled her cause of death as drowning and her manner of death as undetermined. The sheriff told the press that there were no indications of foul play, despite autopsy findings showing the exact opposite. For 24 years, Danni’s case continued to grow cold, despite her family’s insistence that her death wasn’t an accident until a retired LAPD detective entered the chat and refused to quit. Want access to our first 45 episodes? Grab em here! We've made them available for free to anyone who signs up! Remember, these episodes were recorded when we had no idea what we were doing, so just keep that in mind. The audio isn't the quality we would want to put out now, but the cases are on point! Visit killerqueens.link/og to download and binge all the archived episodes today! Hang with us: Follow Us on Instagram Like Us on Facebook Join our Case Discussion Group on Facebook Get Killer Queens Merch Bonus Episodes Support Our AMAZING Sponsors: Veracity: Head to VeracityHealth.co and use code TFC for up to 65% off your order. SKIMS…

People in this episode

Host: This Feels Criminal

Topics covered

• cold case
• murder
• true crime
• investigation
• autopsy findings
• foul play

Keywords

• Danni Houchins
• cold case
• murder investigation
• Belgrade Montana
• autopsy
• foul play
• LAPD
• true crime

Sponsors

Veracity, SKIMS

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: LAPD, Killer Queens Podcast

Products: SKIMS

Places: Belgrade, Montana

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