On December 2, 2016, Danielle Stislicki left her job at a MetLife office in Southfield, Michigan, planning to meet a friend for dinner. She never arrived.

Her Jeep was found the next morning outside her Farmington Hills apartment — purse and belongings inside — but Dani was gone. Nearly a decade later, her disappearance has led to a murder charge, a complex legal battle, and a trial scheduled for February 2026.

In this extended episode of Malice in the Mitten, we tell Dani’s story from the beginning — who she was, the ordinary day she never came home from, and the details that matter. We examine the investigation, the assault of another woman months earlier, the controversial suppression of key evidence, and how juries are instructed to decide cases when they are never allowed to hear everything.

This is not a story about speculation or headlines.

If you have credible information about Danielle Stislicki’s disappearance, contact the Farmington Hills Police Department 248-871-2610 or submit an anonymous tip through Crime Stoppers 800-SPEAKUP.  National Sexual Assault Hotline Support 800-656-HOPE or 988

Written and produced by Tracy Preston

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