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Then, when Anita was almost 14, Gordon decided to move the family up north to his hometown of Butte. Your dad comes in and says, we're moving to North Dakota.

Then, when Anita was almost 14, Gordon decided to move the family up north to his hometown of Butte. Your dad comes in and says, we're moving to North Dakota.

What was your first impression of Anita?

What was your first impression of Anita?

Amber Nix met Anita when they were freshmen in high school. Even at that young age, she thought Anita was perfectly put together.

Amber Nix met Anita when they were freshmen in high school. Even at that young age, she thought Anita was perfectly put together.

Anita was always moving, school, hanging out with friends, dancing. She joined a future business leaders club. And here she is doing a weather report for a class project.

Anita was always moving, school, hanging out with friends, dancing. She joined a future business leaders club. And here she is doing a weather report for a class project.

Larissa Rao loved Anita's can-do, generous spirit.

Larissa Rao loved Anita's can-do, generous spirit.

After high school, it was on to college in Minot, about an hour from Butte.

After high school, it was on to college in Minot, about an hour from Butte.

So she majored in elementary education at Minot State. After a semester in the dorms, Anita and one of her roommates, Nicole Thomas, decided to move off campus.

So she majored in elementary education at Minot State. After a semester in the dorms, Anita and one of her roommates, Nicole Thomas, decided to move off campus.

Anita's apartment had become a crime scene. Those who knew and loved her gathered outside, brimming with questions for police. And police would have questions for some of them about Anita, her life, and the people who surrounded her.

Anita's apartment had become a crime scene. Those who knew and loved her gathered outside, brimming with questions for police. And police would have questions for some of them about Anita, her life, and the people who surrounded her.

The quiet apartment complex where Anita Knutson lived was now a tangle of police activity and crime scene tape. What did you need to know about this apartment?

The quiet apartment complex where Anita Knutson lived was now a tangle of police activity and crime scene tape. What did you need to know about this apartment?

There in a bedroom, clothed in a pink bathrobe, he saw Anita's body still on the bed.

There in a bedroom, clothed in a pink bathrobe, he saw Anita's body still on the bed.