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Former youth pastor arrested over wife’s Zion death
Filed: Jun 25, 2026 at 12:03 PM ET
Summary: David Vander Meer was arrested and charged with murder and insurance fraud tied to his wife’s 2006 death in Zion National Park.
WHO: David Vander Meer; U.S. Marshals; prosecutors
WHAT: U.S. Marshals arrested former youth pastor David Vander Meer on murder and insurance-fraud charges related to his wife’s 2006 death in Zion National Park.
WHEN: Jun 25, 2026 at 11:30 AM ET
WHERE: Zion National Park, Utah
WHY: Prosecutors charged him with murdering his wife and committing insurance fraud connected to her 2006 death.
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