Former Las Vegas youth pastor dies days after being charged in wife’s fatal fall
Zion national park near Springdale, Utah, in 2015. Photograph: Rick Bowmer/APView image in fullscreenZion national park near Springdale, Utah, in 2015. He was arrested Monday and charged with murder.In August 2006, David and Bernadette Vander Meer went on a hike in Zion to celebrate an anniversary.David told investigators that he had walked away to move the couple’s backpacks before a photograph when he heard Bernadette scream.
- ▪Zion national park near Springdale, Utah, in 2015.
- ▪Photograph: Rick Bowmer/APView image in fullscreenZion national park near Springdale, Utah, in 2015.
- ▪He was arrested Monday and charged with murder.In August 2006, David and Bernadette Vander Meer went on a hike in Zion to celebrate an anniversary.David told investigators that he had walked away to move the couple’s backpacks before a phot
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Zion national park near Springdale, Utah, in 2015. Photograph: Rick Bowmer/APView image in fullscreenZion national park near Springdale, Utah, in 2015. Photograph: Rick Bowmer/APLas VegasFormer Las Vegas youth pastor dies days after being charged in wife’s fatal fallDavid Vander Meer was recently arrested for the death of his wife in national park 20 years ago after new information revealedUwa Ede-OsifoThu 25 Jun 2026 21.51 EDTLast modified on Thu 25 Jun 2026 21.53 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA Las Vegas man and former youth pastor died dead days after he was arrested and charged with murdering his wife, who plummeted thousands of feet to her death while hiking in Utah’s Zion national park in 2006.At a scheduled extradition hearing on Thursday, a Las Vegas judge announced that…
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