The Murder of Dustin Kjersem

Earlier last month was supposed to be a fun camping trip, later to be a crime scene.  Dustin - a 35 year old man - set up camp on thursday, october 10 in the moose creek area, about 35 miles soouth of Bozeman. He was planning to spend the weekend there with his girlfriend, but then his girfriend found him lying dead at the campsite. At first, when his girlfriend saw this, she thaught it could have been a bear attack that caused this because of how bad the wounds were, but later autopsys say otherwise. The man was murdered. The killer removed all of the items from the campsite that he thaught could tie him to the murder. One thing that the killer miseed is a beer can that he had previously drank from. This man, through DNA testing of the saliva on the can, was later known to be recognized as a 41 year old man named Daren Abbey.

 

Daren  admitted to commiting the crime, and has four other arrests for DUI, raising his offense to the felony level. The ivestigation is continuing for what his motives were, if any. 

 

What are your thoughts?

Do you have any questions?

 

https://www.npr.org/2024/11/01/nx-s1-5175086/arrest-in-killing-montana-camper-bear-attack-ruled-out

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  • I don't understand why Daren killed Dustin Kjersem and I wonder how bad Dustin's wounds were. I don't know why people even kill each other in the first place but this is a terrible story and the fact that it happened only a month ago is crazy. I believe Daren should be put in jail for life for his actions. 

    • The motive of the killing is still unkown and I don't know alot about Dustins wounds, but I know that they were bad enough to be mistaken for a bear attack. I think that life in prison is desrerved but I think that there should be a second chance, and only 10ish years in prison with heavy parole.

  • My thoughts right now is that the murder could really be anyone, but not an animal. I think that with the info we have it could be the wife, himself, or anyone. I think it could be the wife because it looks like she was the only one with him, but it also could be him because of the beer he drack, but I don't think that one beer could make that big of a diffrence. 

    • I see what you're saying, but Daren did later admit to commiting the murder.

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