This story originally aired on Feb. 8, 2025.

It was the end of September 1996, a Saturday night in a fishing area just outside of Bozeman, Montana -- a place of tranquility until this night.

A few miles up a rural highway, near the small town of Belgrade, searchers discovered the body of 15-year-old Danielle "Danni" Houchins .

Peter Van Sant : What brought your sister Danni down to this area back on September 21st, 1996?

Stephanie Mollet : Well, that morning, uh, we had, kind of a family spat.

Stephanie Mollet is Danni's little sister.

Stephanie Mollet, right, describes Danni "as the kind of older sister that every little sister looks up to." Sheryl Houchins

Stephanie Mollet : And so, she got 15-year-old mad about it and needed some space and some time, and she had her drive

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