Danny Moser's Family Still Seeks Answers 25 Years After His Death

Twenty-five years after 27-year-old Danny Moser was killed, his family is still searching for answers, NBC News reported.

At 1:04 a.m. on October 20, 2001, a Mills police officer discovered Danny lying unconscious in a pool of blood outside the Wagon Wheel Roller Skating Rink. He had suffered severe trauma to his head, skull, and torso.

Taken to Wyoming Medical Center in Casper and placed on life support, Danny succumbed to his injuries two days later. The Natrona County coroner ruled the death a homicide caused by severe blunt force trauma.

For Lauren Moser, who was just four years old when her father died, the absence has defined her life. “I more so grieve what could have been or what I lost,” Lauren told NBC News. Now older than her father ever lived to be, she hears constantly that she walks, talks, and acts just like him, even though her only memories come from photographs and family stories.

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Investigators were able to trace Danny’s final hours through a December 2001 Mills PD media release provided to Dateline by the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI).

According to the records, Danny was involved in a verbal altercation at the Sandbar lounge in Casper between 7:00 p.m. and midnight, followed by another verbal altercation with a friend at the Cattleman’s Club in Casper between midnight and 12:45 a.m. Surveillance images showed him leaving the Cattleman’s Club alone less than a mile from where a police officer found him.

Danny Moser's Family Still Seeks Answers 25 Years After His Death

Because investigators recovered his wallet, checkbook, and cash near his body, authorities quickly ruled out armed robbery as the primary motive. Instead, crime scene evidence indicated Danny was involved in a physical altercation with unknown persons and may have been trying to flee when he was struck by a vehicle, according to the 2001 police release.

In the month following the attack, the Mills PD Homicide Task Force identified two individuals wanted for questioning. Surveillance from Danny’s last known location captured poor-quality images of two people, designated as John Doe #1 and John Doe #2, who appeared to be watching him and leaving immediately behind him. The Wyoming DCI took over the case in 2013 at the request of Mills PD.

Twenty-five years later, authorities maintain that multiple individuals were involved. “Based on historical witness statements and physical evidence, investigators have long operated under the premise that multiple individuals were involved in the events leading to his death,” DCI Commander Ryan Cox told NBC News.

While investigators have evaluated numerous persons of interest and leads over the years, no specific individuals have been publicly named. Cox noted that items of evidence have been submitted for modern forensic and DNA processing. Although recent laboratory re-testing has not yielded the expected investigative leads, biological and physical evidence remains secured for ongoing analysis.

Jamie Haigler, Danny’s sister, continues to hope for accountability.

Anyone with information about Danny Moser’s death is encouraged to call the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation at 307-777-7181 or submit an anonymous tip through the official DCI Cold Case portal.