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Investigators Reveal Vicious Murder Initially Mistaken for Bear Attack · Murder Files Unsealed

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  Speaker 1: All right, So today we're diving into something pretty unsettling,
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  a murder mystery set against the backdrop of the Montana wilderness.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, this one's got a lot of layers to unpack, it.
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  Speaker 1: Does, and it all starts with a nine to one
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  one call reporting what seems like a bear attack. But
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  that's just the tip.
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  Speaker 2: Of the iceberg, right, because the investigation takes a turn.
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  It turns out it wasn't a bear attack at all.
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  It was murder.
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  Speaker 1: And that's what we're going to dig into today. We're
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  looking at the death of Dustin Kajusm, trying to piece
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  together what happened in those Montana woods.
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  Speaker 2: It's a case that really reminds you that things aren't
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  always what they seem, especially out in the middle of nowhere.
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  Speaker 1: Absolutely ye. So for everyone listening, picture this early October
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  the Gallatin Canyon in Montana. Beautiful, rugged country.
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  Speaker 2: And pretty isolated.
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  Speaker 1: Exactly, this is where Dustin Kaysum, a seasoned camper, heads
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  for a solo trip. Last anyone hears from him is
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  October tenth. He's on his way to his usual spot
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  up Moose Creek Road.
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  Speaker 2: And this is a guy who knew what he was
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  doing right, I mean, experienced camper, familiar with the areat totally.
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  Speaker 1: He'd done this kind of trip tons of times before,
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  which is why it's even more strange when he doesn't
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  show up to meet a friend a couple days later.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, Like, if anyone could handle themselves in the wild,
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  you'd think it'd be him. So when that friend doesn't
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  hear from him, definitely raises some red flags.
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  Speaker 1: And tragically, on October thirteenth, his friend finds him dead.
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  Speaker 2: In his tent and initially everyone's thinking, Okay, this is
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  a wild animal attack. It happens right, especially in Baar country,
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  Like that.
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  Speaker 1: Makes sense, But then the autopsy comes back and it
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  throws everything for a loop. Not an animal attack, homicide.
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  Speaker 2: Multiple wounds and like we said, significant skull damage. Someone
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  meant to do this.
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  Speaker 1: And here's another twist, no murder weapon. They haven't found
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  whatever was used to kill him.
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  Speaker 2: Although the sheriff did say that it had to have
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  been something capable of causing you know, significant damage to
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  the skull, So that gives you some idea.
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  Speaker 1: Grim to say the least. So you've got murder, a
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  missing weapon, and this incredibly remote location. What do we
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  know about the investigation. I mean, are there any leads?
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  Speaker 2: Well, investigators are hitting a wall for sure, that location
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  miles up Moose Creek Road, limited cell service. It's a
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  nightmare to investigate. Their best bet is someone coming forward
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  with information. They're asking anyone who is in that Gallat
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  and Canyon area between the afternoon of the tenth and
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  the morning of the thirteenth to really think, even if
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  it seems insignificant, did you see any vehicles, anyone out
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  of place, anything at all?
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  Speaker 1: It makes you think twice about those times you might
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  have brushed something off, yeah, like that's weird, but then just.
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  Speaker 2: Kept moving exactly. That little detail you barely remember could
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  be the missing piece. And these days you never know, right,
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  dash cams, even those trail cameras people use for wildlife,
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  any of that could have caught something useful.
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  Speaker 1: True, And speaking of things that are strange, let's talk
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  about this staged bear attack. What's the motivation behind something
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  like that? If you're going to commit murder, why even bother.
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  Speaker 2: It's about throwing off the scent buying time. I mean
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  a bear attack in that area, it's believable. It makes
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  the investigator start off down the wrong path, gives the
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  perpetrator a head start, a.
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  Speaker 1: Classic misdirection tactic. Do you think it means that killer
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  was familiar with the area, someone who knew a bear
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  attack would be a believable cover story.
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  Speaker 2: Definitely possible, And that also plays into the question of motive,
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  which right now we just don't know. It's a big
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  puzzle piece that's so missing.
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  Speaker 1: Well, there is one thing that stands out from the
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  reports Katecherson's campsite. It was described as incredibly organized, really meticulous,
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  which is interesting.
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  Speaker 2: That detail jumps out at me too, because it suggests
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  this might not have been random. I mean, if someone
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  was just passing through, or if this was a crime
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  of opportunity, would they really take the time to make
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  the campsite look that put together?
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  Speaker 1: Good point. It's almost like whoever did this wanted it
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  to look like maybe KG Hearson surprised them, it was
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  self defense during a random encounter.
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  Speaker 2: Right exactly, they stage a bear attack, They make the
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  campsite look like Kidgerson was just going about his business,
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  all to make it seem like they stumbled into something
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  and were forced to react.
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  Speaker 1: Chilling to think about. And it's a stark reminder even
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  with all the technology we have today, Sometimes the best
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  clues come from old fashioned observation, from people who are
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  actually there, who saw something out of place.
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  Speaker 2: It really makes you wonder how many other crimes, how
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  many other mysteries, are out there, just waiting for someone
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  to remember that one little detail, that one thing that
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  didn't sit quite right, And maybe.
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  Speaker 1: That's what it takes. Maybe somewhere out there someone holds
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  that missing piece of the puzzle, and if they do,
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  hopefully they come forward, because for Dustin Karrasum's sake and
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  for his family, this case deserves to be solved.