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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,

The New York Times · 3d

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 reported as a possible bear attack, officials said.

NPR · 3d

Montana camper offered his killer a beer — and it held suspect's DNA, sheriff says

A bear attack was initially suspected in Dustin Kjersem’s death. But police now say he was killed by a man he had just met — and that a beer can offered by Kjersem provided critical DNA evidence.

ABC News (AU) on MSN · 2d

Man charged with murder of fellow camper in Montana initially reported as bear attack

The Gallatin County Sheriff's office has now confirmed Daren Abbey, 41, has been arrested and charged in connection with the death of Dustin Kjersem, 35.

Wide Open Spaces on MSN2d

Major New Details In Montana Murder Mistaken For Bear Attack, Suspect Arrested

Image via Department Of Corrections Major new details have surfaced in the murder of a Montana man, initially mistaken for a ...

Bozeman Daily Chronicle4d

Update: Suspect in grisly Moose Creek killing claims self-defense; bail set at $1.5 million

Daren Christopher Abbey, 41, was apprehended in Butte this week and later charged with one count of deliberate homicide and two counts of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence. After ...

2don MSN

Man Suspected in Campground Homicide Arrested Following DNA Evidence

On October 12, Montana resident Dustin Kjersem was found slain in his tent in what was first assumed to be an animal attack.

3don MSN

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 ...

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 ...

HuffPost on MSN3d

Man Welcomed His Alleged Killer To Campsite With A Beer Before Brutal Attack: Sheriff

Daren Christopher Abbey, 41 ... During the course of the investigation, detectives collected DNA evidence from a beer can at the scene, which led them to Abbey, Springer said. Abbey was ...

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, ...

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Daren Abbey charged in Moose Creek homicide, bail set at $1.5 mil; past hate-crime conviction surfaces

Gallatin County Sheriff Dan Springer provided details about the case, revealing that 41-year-old Daren Christopher Abbey was arrested on October 26 in Butte, MT, on unrelated charges. Detectives ...

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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.

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