Bozeman Man Charged with Murder in Cold Case

Bozeman man arrested for 2021 murder

Austin Clowes was arrested as a suspect in a 2021 murder case in Bozeman.

Bozeman police announce arrest of suspect connected to 2021 murder

Austin John Clowes, a 25-year-old Bozeman resident, was taken into custody on Thursday and has been charged with one count of deliberate homicide, according to BPD.

Montana man charged with murder in cold case

UPDATE: 1:17 p.m. - July 11, 2025Austin Clowes appeared in Gallatin County Justice Court this morning and is currently being held in the Gallatin County Detention Center on $1M bond, charged with deliberate homicide.Charging documents reveal that Bozeman police officers were dispatched to check the welfare of Steven Kilwein on or about June 13, 2021. When they arrived, they found the body of Kilwein inside his home on North 9th Avenue.Two days l…

Suspect charged in Montana 'cold case' murder

BOZEMAN The Bozeman Police Department announced at a news conference on Friday the arrest of Austin Clowes of Bozeman in connection with the 2021 murder of Steven Kilwein.Clowes, 25 years old, was arrested on a warrant on Thursday, July 10, 2025, charged with deliberate homicide. According to charging documents, Clowes was initially linked to the murder through his cell phone and later through DNA.Watch our report from June 2025 about the case: …

Bozeman man charged with murder in cold case

Bozeman Police held a press conference Friday morning to announce the arrest of Austin Clowes, 25, of Bozeman in the cold case murder of Steven Kilwein.