Man confesses to killing of Montana camper who was initially reported as victim of bear attack, authorities say
A man has confessed to killing a Montana camper who was initially reported to be the victim of a bear attack, authorities said Thursday.
Montana man arrested for murder wrongly reported as bear attack
A camper in Montana who was initially reported to have died in a bear attack was murdered by a stranger he welcomed to share his campsite and offered a beer, officials said. Police say Daren Christopher Abbey, 41, was arrested and charged with murder after his DNA was discovered on a beer can at the campsite where the victim's body was found.
Suspect "led us to the evidence" in Montana camper's brutal killing, initially thought to have been bear attack
Dustin Kjersem was found dead by a friend who reported he appeared to have been killed by a bear. An autopsy later showed Kjersem sustained "multiple chop wounds."
Montana authorities say suspect arrested in camping death initially called bear attack
Montana authorities said late Wednesday they have taken a suspect into custody accused of killing a camper in a brutal attack that was initially called a bear attack.
Suspect arrested in Montana 'vicious' homicide initially reported as possible bear attack
In the latest update, the Gallatin County sheriff called the homicide "a vicious attack" and said the killer was now in custody on unrelated charges.
Suspect Identified in Death of Montana Man Initially Thought to Have Been Killed by Bear
A suspect is in custody over the death of a Montana man who was initially believed to have been killed in his tent by a bear.
Montana camper found dead was killed — but not by a bear, authorities say
Dustin Kjersem was found dead in his tent earlier this month of what was first thought to be a possible bear attack. Investigators have ruled it a homicide, saying he died of "multiple chop wounds."
Suspect arrested in killing of Montana camper that was reported as bear attack
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Suspect identified in brutal Montana wilderness killing
Authorities have identified a suspect in the brutal killing of a man in the Montana wilderness whose death was first reported to have been caused by a bear attack. NBC News' Morgan Chesky reports.
Montana man found dead in tent welcomed suspect to camp and gave him a beer, officials say
The person who found Dustin Kjersem dead in his tent on Oct. 12 initially suspected a bear might have killed him. A 41-year-old man has been arrested, officials said.
Montana camper offered his killer a beer — and it held suspect's DNA, sheriff says
When Dustin Kjersem’s girlfriend found his body at a campsite in the Montana woods, she suspected Kjersem had been killed by a bear, because of the severity his wounds. But
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