GUILTY Canada - Taylor Van Diest, 18, beaten to death, Armstrong, BC, 31 Oct 2011

[tarabull]

WATCH: Trial a go in connection with Van Diest death
October 30 2013

http://globalnews.ca/news/936028/trial-a-go-in-connection-with-van-diest-death/

[video at link]

 

[tarabull]

Taylor Van Diest remembered
October 30 2013

Wednesday afternoon students from*Wood Middle school gathered to decorate Taylor’s trail. A memorial walk is slated for Thursday at 6 p.m.

http://globalnews.ca/news/935601/taylor-van-diest-remembered/

 

[dotr]

Thinking of the lovely Taylor and her family, none of whom deserved this Halloween horror.

 

[Snoopster]

Thinking of sweet Taylor on this day.

All murders are senseless, but this murder seems so over the top for me. To think that this young woman was simply walking along, enjoying life, and this useless piece of s*** attacked her. To make it worse, his father helped him cover it up. It was truly a sickening crime.


How beautiful Taylor is now inextricably linked to these deadbeats is truly sad.

Bless you sweet thing. You sunshine warms all of us.

 

[HulaMum]

Van Diest memorial walkway vandalized
September 7 2013

http://www.castanet.net/news/Vernon/97970/Van-Diest-memorial-walkway-vandalized

What on earth?! This is just shameful.

Thinking of Taylor's family on this Halloween night.

 

[tarabull]

WATCH: Murder Trial Begins
March 3, 2014

The murder trial of a man accused of killing an Okanagan teenager begins with legal arguments. As Blaine Gaffney reports, evidence will come later.

http://globalnews.ca/news/1185264/watch-murder-trial-begins/

http://globalnews.ca/news/1183381/trial-begins-for-man-accused-of-killing-armstrong-teen/

Photos: Taylor Van Diest fondly remembered
http://www.windsorstar.com/Photos+Taylor+Diest+fondly+remembered/6417424/story.html

 

[Wondergirl]

KELOWNA — A first-degree murder trial is slated to begin in B.C. Supreme Court in Kelowna for the man accused of a Halloween night attack on a north Okanagan teenager.

The trial for 28-year-old Matthew Foerster of Cherryville is set for six weeks.

It begins with two weeks of legal arguments before a judge, alone, followed by jury selection.

The first day of open court testimony is expected on March 24.

Foerster is accused of attacking 18-year-old Armstrong resident Taylor Van Diest, as she walked to a party in that usually quiet community on Halloween night, 2011.

The victim’s mother, Marie Van Diest, plans to attend all the proceedings, although she says the trial will likely be emotional and very difficult.

http://www.theprovince.com/news/Mur...night+slaying+Taylor+Diest/9572394/story.html

 

[fran]

Murder trial begins for man accused of killing B.C. teen Taylor Van Diest on Halloween night

KELOWNA — A first-degree murder trial is slated to begin in B.C. Supreme Court in Kelowna for the man accused of a Halloween night attack on a north Okanagan teenager.

more at link............. http://www.theprovince.com/news/Mur...night+slaying+Taylor+Diest/9572394/story.html

 

[Sillybilly]

Jury selection is expected to take two days and the trial itself will begin once that group has been chosen, with a presumed start date of March 24.

full article at:
http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-111164-1-.htm

 

[tarabull]

Accused killer said to be remorseful
March 24, 2014

The trial has begun for a Cherryville man accused of killing an Armstrong teen on October 31st, 2011.

Read more: http://globalnews.ca/news/1227899/accused-killer-said-to-be-remorseful/

[video at link]

 

[tarabull]

Murdered Armstrong teen's mother followed screams to find her daughter lying on train tracks, trial hears
March 25, 2014

http://www.theprovince.com/news/Mur...g+train+tracks+trial+hears/9655803/story.html

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Murder trial hears formal admission that accused killed Armstrong teen
March 25, 2014

http://www.theprovince.com/news/Mur...used+killed+Armstrong+teen/9660103/story.html

 

[Sillybilly]

http://www.theprovince.com/news/Mur...t+accused+killed+Armstrong/9660103/story.html

The defence is hoping for manslaughter? Good luck with that :furious:

Murder during commission of a sexual assault = 1st degree murder

 

[Sillybilly]

Keith Fraser of The Province tweets live from the trial:

https://twitter.com/keithrfraser

 

[Sillybilly]

Teen ‘freaked out’ at sight of Taylor Van Diest lying in a ditch ...

full article:
http://www.theprovince.com/news/Tee.../9669572/story.html?google_editors_picks=true

 

[dotr]

"KELOWNA — A Vernon emergency room doctor told the murder trial of an Armstrong teenager that her zombie Halloween makeup made it more difficult to assess her injuries.

Dr. Michael Concannon was on duty Halloween night 2011 when 18-year-old Taylor Van Diest was brought in to the Vernon emergency room".

Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Zo...nagan+murder/9687856/story.html#ixzz2xjaZ2TWN

 

[otto]

Isn't it a very close knit community in Cherryville? How does the community feel about one of their own murdering a woman in another town?

 

[tarabull]

“Taylor Van Diest caught her own killer.”

http://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/112413/He-was-a-careful-killer

 

[Woodland]

Jury will begin deliberations today.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/briti...-accused-killer-awaits-jury-verdict-1.2597851

 

[dotr]

Isn't it a very close knit community in Cherryville? How does the community feel about one of their own murdering a woman in another town?

Well , at least one Cherryville resident certainly did not seem to have a problem with it..moo.

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/04/05/taylor-van-diest-foerster-halloween_n_1407011.html
"Foerster's father, Stephen Foerster, 58, was charged with obstruction of justice and being an accessory to murder after the fact."

 

[dotr]

To think this organized monster was rolling under the radar in Collingwood Ontario is frightening.
Wondering what crimes he may have committed that we don't know about yet?
Nice to see LE, the public and media working together to help locate these human abominations!
moo.

http://beaconnews.ca/blog/2012/04/r...ation-concerning-actions-of-matthew-foerster/
April 10 2012 bbm.

"Foerster was arrested on April 4 at a hotel in Collingwood Ontario by BC RCMP Southeast District Major Crimes members. He was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant.

Also arrested on April 4 was Matthew Foerster’s father, Stephen Roy Foerster of Cherryville B.C. The senior Foerster has been charged with obstruction of justice and accessory after the fact to murder in connection with the homicide death of Taylor Van Diest.

“While the work done by the investigators cannot be overstated, I must also recognize the high degree of support and assistance received from the public and the media at large”, said Insp. Brendan Fitzpatrick. “The combined efforts stand as a prime example of the effectiveness of the public and media working together with police.” Police received approximately 1250 tips from the public concerning the homicide of Taylor Van Diest."