Former Las Vegas youth pastor accused of murder in death of…

Fall Injury Alabama Today in Alabama: U.S. Marshals arrested former Las Vegas youth pastor David Vander Meer on Monday after prosecutors charged him with murder and insurance fraud connected to his wife Bernadette Vander Meer's 2006 death at Utah's Zion National Park. At the time of her death, Vander Meer told investigators his wife fell off the edge of a cliff while the pair were hiking, and he submitted a life insurance claim after her death was ruled an accident. The case was reopened in 2022 after a senior pastor expressed doubts about the death being an accident, and investigators also received tips alleging Vander Meer had sexual relationships with underage youth group members.