Tag: Zion National Park, Utah

Former Las Vegas Youth Pastor Arrested for 2006 Murder of Wife at Zion National Park

August 9, 2026

David Howard Vander Meer, a former Las Vegas youth pastor, was arrested by U.S. Marshals on June 22, 2026, in connection with the 2006 murder of his wife, Bernadette Vander Meer, during an anniversary hike…

Former Youth Pastor Arrested in 20-Year-Old Murder Case Linked to Wife’s Death at Zion National Park

July 27, 2026

U.S. Marshals arrested former youth pastor David Vander Meer on Monday after prosecutors charged him with murder and insurance fraud in connection with the 2006 death of his wife, Bernadette Vander Meer, at Zion National…

Former Youth Pastor Charged with Murdering Wife 20 Years After Her Fatal Fall Dies in Jail

July 27, 2026

A former youth pastor, David Vander Meer, died in a Utah jail cell three days after being charged with the murder of his wife, Bernadette, who fell to her death on a hiking trail 20…

Former Vegas Youth Pastor Charged with Murder 20 Years After Wife’s Death

July 27, 2026

A former Las Vegas youth pastor, David Vander Meer, has been charged with murder and insurance fraud nearly 20 years after his wife, Bernadette Vander Meer, fell 1,200 feet to her death in Zion National…

Former Youth Pastor Charged with Murdering Wife 20 Years After Her Fatal Fall from Utah Hiking Trail

July 27, 2026

A former church youth pastor has been charged with murder and insurance fraud nearly two decades after his wife’s death, which was initially ruled an accident. The case was reopened after his former church leader…