Beer Can Used to Find Killer in Brutal Murder of Montana Camper Found Dead in Tent: Sheriff
According to the Gallatin County Sheriff's Office, Daren Christopher Abbey has been identified as the suspect involved in the brutal killing of Dustin Kjersem, who was found dead in a tent while camping in Big Sky,
DNA on beer can led to suspect in Montana campsite killing
DNA from a beer can led Montana police to a suspect who later confessed to beating and killing a man whose death was first reported as a possible bear attack. Police on Thursday announced the arrest of Daren Christopher Abbey,
Beer can used to track suspect in dad’s brutal camping trip murder: police
A beer can left at a murder scene helped officials hunt down a man accused of bludgeoning a Montana father and avid outdoorsman to death in his camping tent, police said.
Update: Charges Filed in Montana Camper’s Brutal Murder
The man accused of murdering a camper at a campsite near Big Sky, Montana, has been officially charged. On Friday, Daren Christopher Abbey, 41, appeared in a Gallatin County court where he was charged with one count of deliberate homicide and two counts of tampering with or fabricating evidence,
How a beer can helped police crack killing of camper initially thought to be a bear attack
A Montana man has been charged with the brutal murder of a camper that was initially reported as a bear attack after DNA evidence collected from a beer can pointed police in his direction.
A camper offered a stranger beer. The can cracked his murder, sheriff says.
Dustin Kjersem’s act of kindness, offering another Montana camper a beer, led to his alleged killer’s capture, according to authorities.
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A suspect was charged with murder in the brutal slaying of a Montana man that was initially reported as a possible bear mauling
Man Welcomed His Alleged Killer To Campsite With A Beer Before Brutal Attack: Sheriff
Gallatin County Sheriff Dan Springer said DNA on a beer can at the campsite where Dustin Kjersem was killed led authorities to Daren Christopher Abbey.
Montana camper offered his killer a beer before he was murdered, police say
A Montana camper whose mutilated body was found in a forest last month was brutally killed by a stranger he welcomed to his campsite and offered a beer, authorities said this week.
Beer Can DNA Leads Police to Catch Montana Tent Murder Suspect
After the body of Dustin Kjersem was discovered in his tent, police launched a homicide investigation. On November 1, they announced that a suspect
Beer that camper offered suspect before his murder leads to arrest, sheriff says
After DNA found on a beer can from the campsite was matched with the suspect’s DNA, he was tracked down and arrested.
‘Chance encounter’ in wilderness led to man murdering victim with piece of wood, screw driver and an ax inside tent: Cops
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Springer said the homicide appears to be a chance encounter, and there is no known connection between Abbey and Kjersem.
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Montana murder suspect was arrested in Bayview in 2011
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Camper admits he killed stranger in ‘heinous crime’ initially thought to be bear attack: sheriff
Daren Christopher Abbey, 41, admitted viciously hacking to death Dustin Mitchell Kjersem, a 35-year-old stranger who had welcomed him into his campsite — even offering him a beer, Gallatin County ...