Montana, bear attack
It wasn't a bear that attacked a camper found dead in his tent. Authorities say someone killed him
There have been previous grizzly bear attacks in the forests of southwestern Montana, but investigators found no evidence of any bears at Kjersem's campsite. They're now investigating 35-year-old Kjersem's death as a homicide, after an autopsy revealed he was killed by multiple chop wounds inflicted by an unknown weapon.
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 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.
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.
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.
It wasn't a bear that attacked a camper found dead in his tent. Police say someone killed him
A 35-year-old man camping in a remote Montana forest was found killed in his tent following a vicious attack initially suspected of being a bear mauling, authorities said. Victim Dustin Kjersem went camping northeast of Big Sky,
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.
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 ...
Montana man reported to be killed in bear attack died by homicide in 'a vicious attack'
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Montana man reported to be killed in bear attack died by homicide in 'heinous way'
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