Everyone Thought Camper Was Killed by a Bear. But It Was a Man, Not a Beast, Who Killed Him. Now He's Heading to Prison

Everyone Thought Camper Was Killed by a Bear. But It Was a Man, Not a Beast, Who Killed Him. Now He's Heading to Prison

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Daren Christopher Abbey was convicted Monday, Nov. 10, of the Oct. 2024 killing of Dustin Kjersem at a remote campsite in Montana

Kjersem's body was beaten so badly that police initially believed he was killed by a bear

Abbey was later tied to the scene via DNA evidence and confessed to killing Kjersem

A Montana man has been convicted in the 2024 killing of camper Dustin Kjersem — officially closing a murder case so brutal that officials first believed a bear was responsible for mauling Kjersem to death.

Daren Christopher Abbey was convicted on Monday, Nov. 10 for Kjersem’s mid-October 2024 killing while he was camped at a remote site off Moose Creek Road, just north of Big Sky, Mont., according to reports by NBC News , CBS News and The Associated Press .

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