Peter Van Sant

Now determined to set things right, Springer reached outside the department to a most unusual investigator, Tom Elfmont.

Now determined to set things right, Springer reached outside the department to a most unusual investigator, Tom Elfmont.

He'd spent a lifetime in tough jobs, from a soldier in Vietnam to a cop working the streets of LA. I wanted to put bad people in jail. And after a conversation with Sheriff Springer, he was also drawn to Danny's case. She was a great kid.

He'd spent a lifetime in tough jobs, from a soldier in Vietnam to a cop working the streets of LA. I wanted to put bad people in jail. And after a conversation with Sheriff Springer, he was also drawn to Danny's case. She was a great kid.

He'd spent a lifetime in tough jobs, from a soldier in Vietnam to a cop working the streets of LA. I wanted to put bad people in jail. And after a conversation with Sheriff Springer, he was also drawn to Danny's case. She was a great kid.

And with Elfmont leading the way, he soon found a suspect.

And with Elfmont leading the way, he soon found a suspect.

And with Elfmont leading the way, he soon found a suspect.

Did you ever think coming out here in the mountains outside Bozeman, Montana, that you'd be going back to work as a homicide investigator?

Did you ever think coming out here in the mountains outside Bozeman, Montana, that you'd be going back to work as a homicide investigator?

Did you ever think coming out here in the mountains outside Bozeman, Montana, that you'd be going back to work as a homicide investigator?

No, I never thought so. By mid-2023, retired LAPD Captain Tom Elfmont was back to working full-time, committed to finding Danny Houchin's killer.

No, I never thought so. By mid-2023, retired LAPD Captain Tom Elfmont was back to working full-time, committed to finding Danny Houchin's killer.

No, I never thought so. By mid-2023, retired LAPD Captain Tom Elfmont was back to working full-time, committed to finding Danny Houchin's killer.

For Danny's sister, Stephanie, Elfmont's refreshing dedication, professionalism, and enthusiasm was what the case had always needed. What does Tom do?

For Danny's sister, Stephanie, Elfmont's refreshing dedication, professionalism, and enthusiasm was what the case had always needed. What does Tom do?

For Danny's sister, Stephanie, Elfmont's refreshing dedication, professionalism, and enthusiasm was what the case had always needed. What does Tom do?

Elfmont had access to everything, including a list of potential suspects from the old case file and that previously tested clothing that Dani had been wearing when she was found.

Elfmont had access to everything, including a list of potential suspects from the old case file and that previously tested clothing that Dani had been wearing when she was found.

Elfmont had access to everything, including a list of potential suspects from the old case file and that previously tested clothing that Dani had been wearing when she was found.