David Vander Meer

David Vander Meer was arrested and charged with murder but was found dead in his jail cell by suicide three days later. His wife reportedly feared he was having an affair before she jumped from a Utah peak.

A 49-year-old Las Vegas man, a former youth pastor accused of pushing his wife to her death in Utah’s Zion National Park in 2006, has died days after being arrested.

David Vander Meer has been arrested and charged with murder and insurance fraud in connection with the death of his wife, Bernadette Vander Meer, at Zion National Park in 2006. The incident occurred in Utah's Zion National Park.

Former youth pastor David Vander Meer has been arrested and charged with murder and insurance fraud in connection with the 2006 death of his wife, Bernadette Vander Meer, at Utah's Zion National Park.

David Vander Meer, 48, died by suicide in jail after being charged with murdering his 29-year-old wife 20 years after her fatal fall. The incident occurred on their wedding anniversary.

David Vander Meer, a Las Vegas man and former youth pastor, died days after being arrested and charged with his wife’s death in Zion National Park in 2006. New information led to his recent arrest, and a judge confirmed his death during an extradition hearing.

David Vander Meer, a Las Vegas man and former youth pastor, died days after being charged with murdering his wife, who fell to her death while hiking in Utah’s Zion National Park in 2006. A Las Vegas judge announced his death during a scheduled extradition hearing.

David Vander Meer, a former youth pastor, was charged with murdering his wife, Bernadette Vander Meer, 20 years after her 2006 fatal fall from a hiking trail in Zion National Park. The article states that before her death, David allegedly began a sexual affair with a 16-year-old girl.