Former Youth Pastor Charged in 2006 Zion Park Death

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Prosecutors in Utah have charged David Vander Meer, a former youth pastor, with murder in the 2006 death of his wife Bernadette Vander Meer after reopening the case in 2022; her fall on Zion National Park’s Angels Landing was previously ruled an accident, but authorities now say he was having an affair with an underage girl.
- Ex-Youth Pastor Charged With Wife’s Murder, 20 Years After Her Fatal Fall The New York Times
- David Vander Meer, former Vegas youth pastor charged in wife’s murder, dies before court appearance NBC News
- Former Las Vegas pastor charged in wife’s death at Zion dies before court appearance FOX5 Vegas
- Former youth pastor in Las Vegas arrested in wife's 20-year-old murder case KSNV
- ‘Thank you Jesus!’ Henderson couple who lost daughter laud cold-case arrest of her husband reviewjournal.com
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