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Dani Countryman died in 2007 at a party in Clackamas County. Now her family is suing the county for not deporting to Mexico the person convicted of her death after a previous criminal act.

Alejandro Rivera-Gamboa admitted he killed Dani Countryman, saying he stepped on her throat while his cousin tried to rape her. The judge sentenced him to life in prison. His cousin, Gilberto Arellano-Gamboa, will serve nearly six years for attempted sexual abuse.

Alejandro Emeterio Rivera Gamboa admitted that — as he and his cousin attempted to rape 15-year-old Dani Countryman — he pressed his foot against the girl's throat and upper chest until she stopped moving.

A 22-year-old man has pleaded guilty to sodomy in a case involving a Texas girl strangled after an all-night party last summer. Shon Jerrod Estes had charges of sexual abuse and attempted rape dropped in exchange for his plea.

For the first time, Clackamas County is reporting every inmate who may be illegal to federal immigration officials. A sheriff's association says that across Oregon, jails are making more referrals to immigration authorities.

One of the men accused of killing a 15-year-old Texas girl who was visiting Oregon could have been deported months ago. Court records show officials in Clackamas County knew Alejandro Rivera-Gamboa...more was in this country illegally, but no one - from the district attorney's office to his probation officer - forwarded that information to immigration officials.

Oregon law prohibits local police from actively searching out illegal immigrants, but the rules change when foreigners land in jail. Alejandro Rivera Gamboa was released without anyone notifying immigration authorities.

The revelation came as the men charged in connection with 15-year-old Dani Countryman's murder made their first appearance in a Clackamas County court on Tuesday. Court documents also reveal new information surrounding her death.

Both Alejandro Emeterio Rivera-Gamboa and his cousin, Gilberto Javier Arellano-Gamboa, have been charged with aggravated murder in the death of Dani Countryman, who was found strangled inside a Milwaukie apartment.

As KATU News continues to dig for information in the case of a 15-year-old Texas girl found strangled in a Milwaukie apartment, we look at three of the people who were near her in the hours leading up to her murder.

There is a growing cast of characters who may be witnesses in the case of a Texas teen who was murdered in Milwaukie. Detectives say there were possibly dozens of people who saw the 15-year-old victim before she was strangled.

Dani Countryman, 15, was found strangled in a Milwaukie apartment Saturday morning after partying with teens and adults all night. A neighbor said she saw something that could turn out to be an important clue in the case.

The 15-year-old Texas girl was visiting her older sister, of Oregon City, and the pair went to a party in Milwaukie Friday night. Sometime early Saturday, the teen was strangled and left covered on a mattress.

A Texas teen visiting her sister was found dead early Saturday at a Milwaukie apartment, and detectives are investigating her death as a homicide. An autopsy was expected to be completed Sunday to determine how she died.