On October 12, Montana resident Dustin Kjersem was found slain in his tent in what was first assumed to be an animal attack. Montana officials have since declar
ed the incident "deliberate homicide" and have a suspect in custody.
Through DNA evidence, Daren Christopher Abbey was tied to the scene after officials recovered a beer can from the campsite. After Abbey was detained in Butte, Montana, about 80 miles northwest of the crime scene, he divulged to officials that Kjersem welcomed him into his campsite, offering him a beer.
The autopsy further revealed that the victim was then stabbed in the neck with a screwdriver and hit with an ax multiple times. As of Friday, Abbey is being detained with bail posted at $1.5 million. Although he was originally being detained for a probation violation in Butte, Montana, Abbey has now been charged, officially, with deliberate homicide.
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