A friendly offering of a beer from one camper to another has led police to a break in a case that was so grotesque, that officers initially declared it a bear attack.
According to ABC News, DNA pulled from a beer can at the Montana campsite has led to the arrest of Daren Christopher Abbey in the killing of Dustin Kjersem.
The local sheriff’s office says Abbey has confessed to the killing. It also says Abbey and Kjersem did not know each other and this was a “chance encounter.”
Police report Kjersem had set up camp in the Moose Creek area on October 10th. Abbey was looking for a campsite that same night and stumbled into Kjersem’s camp.
Kjersem welcomed Abbey into his site and provided him a beer.
At some point, Abbey hit Kjersem with a piece of wood, stabbed him in the neck with a screwdriver, and hit him with an ax.
He then removed items from the campsite that could link him to the murder, including a cooler, firearms, and the ax.
Family members concerned over Kjersem’s lack of communication reported him missing on October 12th, when police found him dead inside his tent.
A wildlife investigator was called to investigate the bear attack. He found no bear activity and informed officers this was a murder.
Two weeks later, DNA on the beer can confirmed it was Abbey and led to his arrest.
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