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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.
Camper’s death was initially thought to be a bear attack. It was actually a brutal homicide
Gallatin County Sheriff Dan Springer said he does not know if there is currently an active threat to the public
Man’s death originally reported as bear attack was actually ‘vicious’ murder, sheriff says
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. According to the Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office, a caller found the grisly scene of Kjersem’s death, initially believing the man had been the victim of a bear attack.
A 911 caller reported a deadly bear attack. Authorities say it was homicide.
When investigators responded, a Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks agent with expertise in bear attacks didn't find any signs of bear activity at the scene. That's when investigators began treating it as a homicide, which was further confirmed by an autopsy.
Montana man killed in homicide, not bear attack: Police
The Gallatin County Sheriff's Office said in a press release on Tuesday that, upon inspection of the scene, no signs of a bear were present.
Incident reported as a possible bear attack was actually vicious murder, investigators say
Investigators are asking for help solving a "vicious" murder in a remote camping in Montana that was so brutal a 911 caller had reported it as a possible bear attack.
Man found dead in tent from 'vicious' homicide, not bear attack, authorities say
GALLATIN COUNTY, Mont. (Gray News) - A man found dead in a tent was not killed in a bear attack, as originally reported, but instead was the victim of a “vicious” homicide, authorities say.
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