Billings Gazette3d
Update: Suspect in grisly Moose Creek killing claims self-defense; bail set at $1.5 million
Daren Christopher Abbey, 41, was apprehended in Butte and charged with one count of deliberate homicide and two counts of ...
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 ...
Montana Camper Offered His Killer a Beer Before He Was Murdered, Police Say
DNA from a beer can helped lead the authorities to an arrest in the killing of Dustin Kjersem, whose death was originally ...
NBC Montana4d
Suspect identified in Big Sky homicide
The Gallatin County Sheriff’s office has identified suspect Daren Christopher Abbey for the murder of Dustin Kjersem.The ...
krtv3d
Suspect named in grisly murder of Dustin Kjersem near Big Sky
"This individual struck Dustin Kjersem with a piece of solid wood, stabbed him in the neck with a screwdriver, and ultimately hit him with the axe,” Springer said.
KULR 83d
Daren Abbey charged in Moose Creek homicide, bail set at $1.5 mil; past hate-crime conviction surfaces
New developments have emerged in the case of Belgrade resident Dustin Kjersem's death. Daren Christopher Abbey was arrested ...
HuffPost on MSN3d
Man Welcomed His Alleged Killer To Campsite With A Beer Before Brutal Attack: Sheriff
Daren Christopher Abbey, 41, was charged with deliberate homicide in the killing of Dustin Kjersem, 35, who was found dead inside his tent near Big Sky on Oct. 12 by his girlfriend, officials ...
The Washington Post on MSN2d
A camper offered a stranger beer. The can cracked his murder, sheriff says.
Investigators said the suspect, 41-year-old Daren Christopher Abbey, tried to avoid being caught by removing items he’d touched from the campsite. But it seems Abbey forgot the act of kindness ...
DNA on beer can helped lead to suspect in brutal campsite killing: Sheriff
Daren Christopher Abbey, 41, of Basin, Montana, has been charged with deliberate homicide in the killing of Dustin Kjersem, ...
‘Chance encounter’ in wilderness led to man murdering victim with piece of wood, screw driver and an ax inside tent: Cops
"At some point, this individual struck Dustin Kjersem with a piece of solid wood, stabbed him in the neck with a screw driver ...