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.
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
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.
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.
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
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. The Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office said Dustin Mitchell Kjersem,
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.
Camper was murdered not attacked by bear, police say
When Dustin Kjersem was found dead inside his tent at a remote Montana campsite, the victim had injuries so brutal that it was initially reported as a possible bear mauling.
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