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Taylor Van Diest. Photo via Facebook.
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Taylor Van Diest
A vicious halloween murder.
Victim(s)
Taylor Van Diest (18F)
perpetrator(s)
Matthew Foerster
Case Status
Closed Case
Case Years
October 31, 2011
Location(s)
Armstrong, British Columbia, Canada
Synopsis
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On Halloween night 2011, 18‑year‑old Taylor Van Diest of Armstrong, B.C., was attacked while walking along the railway tracks to meet friends, later dying from blunt‑force head trauma. DNA evidence led to the arrest of Matthew Foerster, who eventually pleaded guilty to second‑degree murder and received a life sentence with no parole eligibility for 17 years. The community later dedicated the Taylor Jade Van Diest Memorial Trail in her honor.
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