Anne-Marie Green

So, you know, a lot of times when people ask me about working for 48 hours and they say, isn't it sort of depressing to focus on these topics? And I always tell them in every story there are heroes. And there are a few in this story. Dani's sister, Stephanie, is definitely one of them. Lauren, you spent a lot of time talking to her.

She struggled her entire life to accept Dani's death as an accident. She couldn't shake the feeling that that her sister had been murdered. But it wasn't until years later that Stephanie pushed the sheriff's department to reopen the investigation. What prompted her to take action?

She struggled her entire life to accept Dani's death as an accident. She couldn't shake the feeling that that her sister had been murdered. But it wasn't until years later that Stephanie pushed the sheriff's department to reopen the investigation. What prompted her to take action?

She struggled her entire life to accept Dani's death as an accident. She couldn't shake the feeling that that her sister had been murdered. But it wasn't until years later that Stephanie pushed the sheriff's department to reopen the investigation. What prompted her to take action?

Right. Another big driving force is Sheriff Dan Springer. In 2021, he's a newly appointed sheriff. And he tells Stephanie, I am making a promise that we will find an answer to this case, which I thought was quite a hefty promise to make. So I want to talk about him and just why Springer decided that this was the cold case that he was going to dig into and he was going to solve.

Right. Another big driving force is Sheriff Dan Springer. In 2021, he's a newly appointed sheriff. And he tells Stephanie, I am making a promise that we will find an answer to this case, which I thought was quite a hefty promise to make. So I want to talk about him and just why Springer decided that this was the cold case that he was going to dig into and he was going to solve.

Right. Another big driving force is Sheriff Dan Springer. In 2021, he's a newly appointed sheriff. And he tells Stephanie, I am making a promise that we will find an answer to this case, which I thought was quite a hefty promise to make. So I want to talk about him and just why Springer decided that this was the cold case that he was going to dig into and he was going to solve.

And then there's another hero in Danny's case. Springer enlists the help of a former investigator, Tom Elfmont. Tom Elfmont was a former LAPD captain. He retires and he moves to Bozeman. How did Springer even find him?

And then there's another hero in Danny's case. Springer enlists the help of a former investigator, Tom Elfmont. Tom Elfmont was a former LAPD captain. He retires and he moves to Bozeman. How did Springer even find him?

And then there's another hero in Danny's case. Springer enlists the help of a former investigator, Tom Elfmont. Tom Elfmont was a former LAPD captain. He retires and he moves to Bozeman. How did Springer even find him?

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Welcome back, everyone. We are going to dig into the science here. Tom Elfman's investigation really starts to gain momentum when he pushes the Montana State Crime Lab to retest the semen that was found on Danny's clothes with their newest DNA technology.

Welcome back, everyone. We are going to dig into the science here. Tom Elfman's investigation really starts to gain momentum when he pushes the Montana State Crime Lab to retest the semen that was found on Danny's clothes with their newest DNA technology.

Welcome back, everyone. We are going to dig into the science here. Tom Elfman's investigation really starts to gain momentum when he pushes the Montana State Crime Lab to retest the semen that was found on Danny's clothes with their newest DNA technology.

Now, the lab does manage to get a partial DNA profile, but it didn't match any of the names in their system or in CODIS, which is the FBI's national DNA agency.

Now, the lab does manage to get a partial DNA profile, but it didn't match any of the names in their system or in CODIS, which is the FBI's national DNA agency.

Now, the lab does manage to get a partial DNA profile, but it didn't match any of the names in their system or in CODIS, which is the FBI's national DNA agency.

database but there were also four rootless male hairs found on danny that were preserved and the private lab was able to extract dna from one of those hairs i didn't realize that that was even a possibility now to tell you the truth because normally you need when we say rootless we're talking about that sort of white bulb that's at the end of a hair when it gets yanked out This didn't have that.