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A Monster Among Us (Pt. 2)

Blood Trails Case Files
Balding man with mustache in red shirt seated against a plain gray wall

Paul Hutchinson's suicide was his final act of cowardice. He saved himself the pain of facing his community, not to mention Danni’s family. Meanwhile, his actions introduced a whole new level of pain and confusion to those who knew him and cared about him. Those people have been left to grapple with questions without the opportunity to ever have them answered.

In this episode, we talk to Paul's family, friends, coworkers, and hunting partners to ask whether there was any indication in Paul's character or behavior that he'd killed an innocent girl nearly 30 years ago. We also talk with investigators and a forensic psychologist to determine the likelihood that Paul committed that horrible atrocity and then went on to live a normal, crime-free life. Was Danni Paul's only victim? Or will law enforcement find a string of crimes in the same areas he traveled to hunt turkeys, waterfowl, and big game?

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Photo Evidence

Hunter kneeling in snow holding a fanned wild turkey by a barbed-wire fence
Hunter kneeling behind downed elk with rifle propped against it in grassy field
Three men holding Montana-shaped wooden award plaque; tweet header 'BLM Montana/Dakotas' names Paul Hutchinson
Headstone reading "FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS": Danielle Adeline Houchins, Nov 11, 1980–Sept 21, 1996
Young woman wearing glasses and a red sweatshirt crafting at a dining table
Family of four smiling in front of Cinderella Castle at Disney theme park
Hunter kneeling behind a turkey with fanned tail in a field of yellow wildflowers
Man in red shirt seated at table in interview setting with photos, computer mouse, phone, and audio recorder

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