A 911 caller found his friend’s body and thought he was the victim of a bear attack. Police now say it was a homicide
Dustin Kjersem’s battered body was discovered October 12 in a tent near Big Sky, Montana. A 911 caller said it looked like a bear attack. But police now suspect Kjersem was murdered.
Montana man reported to be killed in bear attack died by homicide in 'heinous way'
A brutal killing in the Big Sky area in Montana has investigators searching for answers. WASHINGTON — Investigators are asking for the public's help in solving a homicide that was so "heinous" that it was initially thought to have been caused by a bear attack in the Big Sky area in Montana.
Montana Camper Was the Victim of a Brutal Homicide, Not a Bear, Sheriff Says
Dustin Kjersem, 35, was found dead in his tent with “chop wounds” on Saturday, the authorities said. No arrests have been made.
A 911 caller said a camper was killed by a bear. Police say it was murder.
Dustin Kjersem’s body was discovered by a friend at a remote Montana campsite. The 35-year-old’s injuries were so severe that it looked like a bear attack.
Camper Believed to Be Mauled by Bear Actually Victim of Homicide: Police
A Montana camper believed to be mauled by a bear turned out to be a victim of a brutal homicide, authorities said Wednesday. Dustin Kjersem, 35, of Belgrade, about an hour-and-half drive southeast of Helena, went camping northeast of Big Sky on October 10, Gallatin County Sheriff Dan Springer said at a news conference Wednesday.
It wasn't a bear that attacked a camper found dead in his tent. Authorities say someone killed him
When Dustin Kjersem was found dead inside his tent at a remote Montana campsite with extensive injuries to his skull and body, it was initially reported as a possible bear mauling. There have been ...
Reported bear attack on Montana camper turns out to be brutal homicide
Dustin Kjersem sustained "multiple chop wounds," including to his skull, an autopsy revealed. His killer has not been found.
Man’s death originally reported as bear attack was actually ‘vicious’ murder, Montana sheriff says
A man’s death that was previously reported as a bear attack is now being investigated by Montana authorities as a homicide. On Oct. 12, the body of 35-year-old Dustin Kjersem, of Belgrade, was discovered inside a tent in the wilderness north of Big Sky in Gallatin County.
Case of Man Thought to Have Been Brutally Killed by Bear Now Being Investigated as a Homicide
The death of a Montana man, first reported to authorities as a possible bear attack, has now been classified as a murder. Dustin Mitchell Kjersem, 35, of Belgrade, Montana, was discovered dead in his tent on Saturday,
Man’s death originally reported as bear attack was actually ‘vicious’ murder, sheriff says
A man’s death that was previously reported as a bear attack is now being investigated by Montana authorities as a homicide.
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A 911 caller reported his friend was killed by a bear in his tent. It was actually a brutal homicide.
Dustin Kjersem, 35, was found dead in his tent on Saturday morning along Moose Creek Road north of Big Sky, Montana, Gallatin County Sheriff Dan Springer said at news conference Wednesday.
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Possible bear attack was actually vicious murder, Montana investigators say
A friend found 35-year-old Dustin Kjersem dead in a tent on Saturday morning about 2.5 miles up Moose Creek Road, in a fairly remote camping area in Montana, according to Gallatin County Sheriff ...
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Montana authorities searching for killer as death reported as bear attack now investigated as 'brutal' murder
Authorities in Montana are searching for a killer who is "capable of truly heinous things" as they investigate the death of a man whose friend told police first he may have been the victim of a ...
Murdered man’s injuries were so horrific it was thought he was mauled by bear
A man police believe was murdered was found with such horrific injuries his death was initially reported as a bear attack.