Suspect in Zion Angels Landing death dies by suicide ahead of extradition hearing

TL;DR
David Vander Meer, arrested on murder and insurance-fraud charges in the death of his wife Bernadette Vander Meer on Angels Landing in Zion National Park, died by self-inflicted injuries in custody ahead of his scheduled extradition hearing; investigators had reopened the case after a tip.
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