Grisly Truth: DNA On Beer Can Exposes Killer, Crushing Montana Man's "Bear Attack" Lie

Grisly Truth: DNA On Beer Can Exposes Killer, Crushing Montana Man's "Bear Attack" Lie

A Montana man has been convicted of the brutal murder of a fellow camper, a crime that was initially reported as a fatal bear attack. On Thursday, November 13, 2025, a jury found Daren Christopher Abbey guilty of deliberate homicide and tampering with evidence in the October 2024 killing of Dustin Kjersem near Big Sky, […] Grisly Truth: DNA On Beer Can Exposes Killer, Crushing Montana Man’s “Bear Attack” Lie

A Montana camper's death was reported as a bear attack, but what investigators found on a beer can exposed the horrifying truth

A man in Montana has been found guilty of killing Dustin Kjersem at a campsite near Big Sky in October 2024. Daren Christopher Abbey was convicted after a jury heard evidence about the violent attack that first seemed like something else entirely. According to Fox News, when Kjersem’s girlfriend and a friend came to the campsite, they found him dead in his tent. They thought a bear had killed him and told police about it. But when wildlife exper…