Did anyone see this?

[Outlaw99]

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

 

[Schaaf]

Yes

 

[Lostinthewoods]

I removed the last thread. Keep this one on track and we can keep it open.

 

[Outlaw99]

Sorry, I’m late on all of this. Remove if necessary. I was just shocked to see this

 

[Lostinthewoods]

Sorry, I’m late on all of this. Remove if necessary. I was just shocked to see this

I think it’s ok to keep one open as it seems to have a huge impact on people around here.
It just derailed so fast and went way too dark.

I’m confident this one will go better.

 

[Bigjay73]

Jesus, what a monster. Wonder why they couldn't tie him to it sooner ?

 

[Nick87]

Disgusting.

 

[mtmuley]

Disgusting.

I can't wrap my head around how he did the crime and then built a career and a family afterwards. Living a normal life. mtmuley

 

[Treeshark]

I can't wrap my head around how he did the crime and then built a career and a family afterwards. Living a normal life. mtmuley

I agree, how could you even function? The guilt would eat a normal person alive.

 

[perma]

Speechless. Sorry for all the HT’ers who were in deception of this freak. Praying the victim’s family has peace.

 

[buckbull]

Kudos to the sheriff to reopen the case. Amazing what can be done with science today. I wonder what database his DNA was in? One would think he would avoid that kind of thing.

 

[Hem]

I remember when the crime was committed. I lived pretty close to Cameron Bridge and hunted/ fished there frequently. I'm not certain I ever went back after that crime, it was pretty disturbing.

 

[rogerthat]

Kudos to the sheriff to reopen the case. Amazing what can be done with science today. I wonder what database his DNA was in? One would think he would avoid that kind of thing.

It was a genealogical dna connection so not his actual dna was in hand until after his death

 

[Straight Arrow]

The story was on local Bozeman news today and it was evident that relief was felt deeply.
Even with the hype and perception of the rampant growth and impacts to the Bozeman area, this is still fundamentally a rural state and area that has difficulty coping with any murders or other horrific crimes which go unsolved for too long.

 

[Salmonchaser]

Watched the DNA science develope over my career. I recall deputy Reichert, King County Sheriffs office was chastised for booking a DNA sample after reading about this possible evidence tool. Years Later that sample, when Reichert was king county sheriff, was checked again and the green river killer was identified and later convicted. It appears that the hair in this case was booked, which can also be matched, and the follow up was able to develop DNA. Kudos to the first deputies on scene for preserving evidence.

 

[Nick87]

a normal person

I guess that's the difference.

 

[Outlaw99]

Talk about a complete path of destruction starting with the victim first and foremost and her family all these years, now his own wife and kids, and the fact that his own family is denied any life insurance benefits after all of this. Truly a sad sad deal

 

[Gellar]

It will be interesting to see if any more cases come out of this, from across the nation. We had a local guy who died of natural causes a few years back but last year they announced he was a serial killer who travelled the rail lines in Indiana and Ohio 30 years ago.

 

[Nameless Range]

Very hard to understand.

Dark and evil, and more than anything for those affected - so sad.

 

[atlas]

I wonder why they spoke to him without making an arrest first