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Murder, She Told

UPDATE: Danielle Bertolini Investigation

Murder, She Told

Kristen Seavey

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.91.4K Ratings

🗓️ 6 March 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

2014 - Fortuna, California. This is an update in the case of my childhood friend, Danielle Bertolini, from the Fortuna Police Dept in California. To learn more about Danielle and hear her story, listen to the episode from July 2023 on Murder, She Told: https://www.murdershetold.com/episodes/daniellebertolini Sign the petition: https://change.org/danielleandsheila If you have any information regarding Danielle Bertolini’s case, please contact Fortuna Police Detectives Brian Taylor or Thomas MacLeod at the Fortuna Police Department: (707) 725-7550. Support Murder, She Told: https://www.murdershetold.com/support Learn more: murdershetold.com Instagram: @murdershetoldpodcast Facebook: /mstpodcast TikTok: @murdershetold ----- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Music Hey there. I'm Kristen Sevy, and this is a murder-she-told update.

0:49.3

So back in July of 2023, I brought you a revamped episode on the case of Danielle Bertolini,

0:55.7

a childhood friend of mine who grew up in Maine and was murdered in California in 2014.

1:01.0

Along with that episode, I shared the petition I created to keep public interest and pressure alive.

1:06.9

I didn't want to see this case collecting dust.

1:09.7

So about a week ago, the Fortuna Police Department released an update on her case that gives me the most hope that justice is around the corner.

1:18.3

If you haven't listened to that episode, I'll link it in the show notes, or you can just scroll back to July of 2023 to listen.

1:24.9

To this day, my interview with Danielle's mom, Billy Joe, remains one of the most

1:29.8

heartbreaking, honest, and raw interviews that has ever been featured on murder she told.

1:35.1

It is so incredibly powerful. My first update is that since the release of that episode,

1:41.7

Daniel's remains have finally been released by the medical examiner's

1:45.2

office. So what's been recovered of her is finally home in Maine where she belongs. The second is that

1:51.8

the Fortuna Police Department has stated, after new information came in, they are officially

1:57.9

reopening the investigation into Daniel's death. Now, the case has never

2:03.0

officially been closed, per se. So my interpretation is that they're turning up the heat on her

2:08.5

case and giving the investigation a renewed look, hence the term reopening. But whatever the case may

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