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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.
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.
Man’s death originally reported as bear attack was actually ‘vicious’ murder, Montana 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 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 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.
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.
Possible bear attack was actually vicious murder, Montana 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.
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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Montana authorities searching for killer as death reported as bear attack now investigated as 'brutal' murder
The friend who found Kjersem’s body thought it was a possible bear attack, but a Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks agent with expertise in bear attacks found no evidence of bear ...
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A 911 caller reported his friend was killed by a bear in his tent. It was actually a brutal homicide.
GALLATIN COUNTY, Mont. — Authorities in Montana say a 911 caller discovered his friend dead in a tent in what appeared to have been a fatal bear attack — but officials soon discovered the ...
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A 911 caller thought his friend was the victim of a bear attack. Police now say it was a homicide
Investigators are following up on multiple leads, he said.Western Montana is bear country ... He told the dispatcher that ...
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Montana man reported to be killed in bear attack died by homicide in 'a vicious attack'
A man was found dead in a tent in Montana in a case of apparent homicide and not a bear attack as initially reported. Shortly after 10 a.m. Saturday, a caller reported "discovering a deceased ...
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Man’s ‘bear attack’ death was actually ‘vicious’ murder, Montana sheriff says
(KTLA) — 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 ...