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Taylor Van Diest
Former Vernon Mountie loses negligence claim
A former Vernon RCMP officer accused of lying on the stand during a murder trial…
BREAKING: Foerster sentenced for 2011 murder of Armstrong teen
VERNON – Matthew Foerster will be 43 years old before he can even try to…
UPDATE: Foerster was impaired by mix of vodka, pot and magic mushrooms: Defence lawyer
VERNON – Matthew Foerster was drunk and high on a mix of vodka, pot and…
Matthew Foerster’s plea to second degree murder rings hollow for Van Diest family
VERNON – Now that Matthew Foerster has pleaded guilty to the second degree murder of…
UPDATE: Family calls Foerster plea bargain “disappointing”
VERNON – There will be no re-trial for the man previously convicted of first degree…
Re-trial in Armstrong murder case a ‘slap in the face’ for victim’s family
ARMSTRONG – The family of murdered Armstrong teen Taylor Van Diest is shocked and dismayed…
Man convicted of murdering Armstrong teen granted a new trial
VERNON – The nightmare isn’t over for the family and friends of murdered Armstrong teen…
Final public vigil marks five year anniversary of Armstrong teen’s murder
ARMSTRONG – Tonight will mark the last public memorial walk for Armstrong’s Taylor Van Diest.…
Lawyers argue legal points in appeal of Armstrong teen’s murderer
VERNON – Convicted killer Matthew Foerster is appealing his first degree murder conviction in the…
Police officer traumatized by murder of Armstrong teen sues RCMP for harassment
VERNON – The police officer who found Armstrong teen Taylor Van Diest brutally beaten and…
Four years later: Armstrong family still organizing walk to remember murdered teen
ARMSTRONG - An annual walk in honour of murdered Armstrong teen Taylor Van Diest will be held on a different day this year in hopes of increasing turnout. “Participation is dwindling of course, but that’s to be expected,” Taylor’s mom Marie Van Diest says. “It would be nice to see a few more people turn...
Appeal date set for June 2016 for man convicted in Taylor Van Diest murder
ARMSTRONG – A trial date has been set to hear the appeal of a British Columbia man who was found guilty of murdering an 18-year-old woman four years ago.
Convicted killer Foerster back in court for sex worker assault and home invasion charges
KELOWNA – A lawyer for the man convicted of murdering Taylor Van Diest will be back in Kelowna court Friday to deal with a pair of unrelated charges. Matthew Foerster will either enter a guilty plea or fix a date for trial relating to incidents which took place in 2004 and 2005, according to Crown prosecutors....
Matthew Foerster to appeal first degree murder conviction
ARMSTRONG - The man convicted of brutally killing an Armstrong teen is appealing his first degree murder verdict. A jury found Matthew Foerster, 28, guilty of murdering Taylor Van Diest, 18, in April of this year. The verdict carries an automatic life sentence, with no eligibility for parole for 25 years. But a notice of...