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A former Las Vegas-area youth pastor, David Vander Meer, is accused in his wife Bernadette Vander Meer’s 2006 death—allegedly pushing her from a overlook at Zion National Park—and, court documents allege, he lived lavishly off the insurance payout and hosted booze-filled youth-group events. He died in custody this week while awaiting extradition on murder and insurance-fraud charges.
A former Las Vegas youth pastor, David Vander Meer, accused of pushing his wife to her death during a 2006 Zion National Park hike, died in custody days after being hospitalized for self-inflicted injuries; he faced first-degree murder and insurance fraud charges tied to Bernadette's death and a life-insurance payout, with investigators reopening the case in 2022 amid allegations of misconduct with underage church members.
David Vander Meer, a former Las Vegas youth pastor linked to his wife Bernadette’s 2006 death at Angels Landing in Zion National Park, died in custody in Las Vegas while awaiting extradition on a murder charge after new information prompted a Washington County warrant. The 49-year-old was taken from Clark County Detention Center to UMC for self-inflicted injuries and pronounced dead shortly after.
David Vander Meer, the former Las Vegas youth pastor charged with murdering his wife in 2006 at Zion National Park and related insurance fraud, died in custody ahead of a planned extradition hearing; authorities indicated a 49-year-old inmate died after self-inflicted injuries, and a church figure suggested Vander Meer hanged himself, effectively ending the case that had been reopened amid suspicions about Bernadette Vander Meer’s death.