Cellphone helps family find slain BC teen by railway tracks

Release Date ‎Nov 2, 2011‎ in Montreal Gazette

 
   

Slain BC teen texted she was 'being creeped' shortly before attack

Globe and Mail - 3 Nov, 2011
Shortly before she was brutally attacked, slain teen Taylor Van Diest sent a text to her boyfriend saying she was “being creeped,” according to her best friend, Zoë Unruh. Ms. Unruh said the text suggested that the 18-year-old woman from Armstrong, ...

Slain teen may have been stalked, friend says

CTV.ca - 3 Nov, 2011
A friend of a teen girl murdered in a small BC town this week believes the 18-year-old may have been stalked by a stranger. Mounties don't yet have a suspect in the slaying of Taylor Van Diest, who died after being found unconscious and severely ...

No suspects in beating death of BC teen

Vancouver Sun - 3 Nov, 2011
RCMP have no suspects in the deadly attack on a British Columbia teen, who on Halloween night, was found beaten unconscious near railway tracks in the small community of Armstrong, in the BC Interior. Taylor Van Diest, 18, died in hospital on Monday. ...

No suspects yet in Okanagan teen's Halloween-night homicide, police say

The Province - 3 Nov, 2011
An 18-year-old female who died after being found unconscious Monday night by the railway tracks in Armstrong has been identified by her sister as 18-year-old Taylor Van Diest. The person who killed Taylor ...

Teen murder devastates Armstrong

Montreal Gazette - 3 Nov, 2011
The small, tight-knit town of Armstrong is reeling after the body of 18-year-old Taylor Van Diest was discovered in a horrific Halloween murder. The Pleasant Valley Secondary grad's beaten body was found unconscious near railway tracks on Halloween ...

Young BC woman's slaying prompts police appeal

CBC.ca - 3 Nov, 2011
Police are making a public appeal for help in their investigation of the Halloween night slaying of an 18-year-old woman in the BC Interior. Taylor Van Diest was found Monday night lying by railroad tracks, unconscious and badly injured from a vicious ...

Halloween death of BC woman, 18, was homicide: RCMP

Toronto Star - 3 Nov, 2011
ARMSTRONG, BC"RCMP say more than 30 officers are working to solve the killing of an 18-year-old woman on Halloween night in the small BC community of Armstrong. RCMP spokesman Gord Molendyk said 18-year old Taylor van Diest had gone out to meet someone ...

RCMP treating death of 'severely injured' teen as homicide

Vancouver Sun - 3 Nov, 2011
An Armstrong teenager who died after being found unconscious on Halloween night met with foul play, police said Tuesday. Police were called around 7: 30 pm, Monday, after Taylor Van Diest, 18, ...

Okanagan teen dies after Halloween attack in bush

CBC.ca - 3 Nov, 2011
RCMP say more than 30 officers are working to solve the killing of an 18-year-old woman who was found unconscious and badly injured in the bush near Armstrong, BC, on Halloween night. Armstrong, BCArmstrong, BC Taylor van Diest was found by friends and ...

Taylor Van Diest was found unconscious Monday night by railway tracks in ...

National Post (blog) - 3 Nov, 2011
The family of a slain BC teenager who died after being found beaten and unconscious near some railway tracks knew something was wrong when her text messages stopped coming. Taylor Van Diest, from the small BC community ...

Taylor Van Diest, 18, died from serious injuries after she was found lying ...

CTV.ca - 3 Nov, 2011
Mounties in Armstrong, BC want the public's help with their investigation into the death of an 18-year-old girl who police said was killed on Halloween night. Taylor Van Diest was discovered lying unconscious and severely injured in a wooded area next ...

BC teen dies after being found unconscious in bush

Globe and Mail - 3 Nov, 2011
When Kirstie Van Diest picked up the telephone and heard a stranger's voice on her missing twin sister's cellphone, she feared something was horribly wrong. Kirstie had been waiting by the phone Monday evening for news, while her family was out ...

Police investigate death of BC teen

Toronto Sun - 3 Nov, 2011
RCMP are investigating the suspicious death of 18-year-old Taylor Van Diest from Armstrong, BC, who was found unconscious in a bush area by a railroad track and later died in hospital. Investigators would not release the cause of death before an ...

Teen found near train tracks was murdered: RCMP

CTV.ca - ‎Nov 1, 2011‎
Police now believe that the BC teen who died after being found severely injured near a railroad track was murdered. An unconscious Taylor Van Diest, 18, was discovered by friends and family lying in a bushy area about 10 feet away from the tracks in ...

Community upset over teen death

CKNW News Talk 980 - 3 Nov, 2011
The Mayor of the Okanagan community where a teen was found dead Hallowe'en night says everyone is on edge. Armstrong's Chris Pieper says it's not just young women alarmed by the death of 18 year-old Taylor van Diest, "I think there's a sense of fear ...

Police tell Armstrong residents to be careful as hunt for killer continues

www.kamloopsnews.ca - 3 Nov, 2011
ARMSTRONG " Police in the North Okanagan are advising people in the town of Armstrong to take precautions before going out as the hunt continues for the killer of an 18-year-old woman. Taylor Van Diest died after being assaulted on Halloween night near ...

BC town reeling over teen's murder

24 Hours Vancouver - 3 Nov, 2011
Just a day before the 18-year-old was found beaten and unconscious on Monday night near some railway tracks that run through Armstrong, BC, she'd posted what would be her final entry on Facebook, trying to decide on a costume: ...

North Okanagan Update: Teen murdered in Armstrong

Castanet.net - 3 Nov, 2011
by Castanet Staff - Story: 66754 Update 2:00 pm Wednesday: Police say they have no suspects in connection with Taylor Van Diest's homicide and are advising public to be vigilant until her killer is caught including traveling in groups. ...

Texts, photos needed in Armstrong teen's murder

News1130 - 3 Nov, 2011
ARMSTRONG (NEWS1130) - Armstrong RCMP want to look at text messages to help piece together the final moments of a young girl's life before she died Halloween night. Mounties are treating the death of Taylor Van Diest as a homicide but don't have a ...

Fatal Teen Assault

CFJC TV Kamloops - 3 Nov, 2011
RCMP investigating the death of 18-year-old Taylor Van Diest on Halloween night. The young woman was found unconscious and badly injured in bushes near railway tracks, and died in hospital in Kelowna. RCMP spokesman Gord Molendyk says investigators are ...

Police still searching for Armstrong homicide suspect

BCLocalNews - 3 Nov, 2011
Police are still searching for a suspect in the death of Taylor Van Diest, 18, of Armstrong Monday. Police are treating the teen's death as a homicide. By Roger Knox - Vernon Morning Star Police still do not have any suspects in the death of Taylor Van ...

Police Say No Suspect In Death Of Armstrong Teen

News Talk Sports AM 1150 - 3 Nov, 2011
North Okanagan RCMP say no suspect has been identified in connection with the murder of 18-year-old Taylor Van Diest. The Armstrong teen died Halloween night from serious injuries sustained in an assault. Police spokesperson Gord Molendyk says officers ...

Armstrong -Fatal Assault

CFJC TV Kamloops - 3 Nov, 2011
The Mayor of Armstrong says residents are struggling to deal with the death of an 18-year-old woman found unconcious and badly injured in bush, near railway tracks on Halloween night. RCMP have said the death is a homocide, and are awaiting autopsy ...

B.C. teenager's death investigated

Regina Leader-Post - ‎Nov 1, 2011‎
RCMP are investigating the Halloween slaying of a BC teen who was found unconscious beside the railway tracks by her family and friends. Taylor Van Diest, 18, was rushed to hospital late Monday night where she died of her injuries. ...

Police treat Armstrong death as homicide

BCLocalNews - ‎Nov 1, 2011‎
Vernon-North Okanagan RCMP spokeperson Gord Molendyk talks to media about the homicide investigation of 18-year-old Taylor Van Diest of Armstrong (pictured). Her body was discovered Monday near railway tracks in the city, and the teen died later in ...

Shock, Fear In Armstrong Following Teenager's Brutal Death

News Talk Sports AM 1150 - ‎Nov 1, 2011‎
Some bouquets of flowers have already been placed near the scene where Amstrong teen Taylor Van Diest was found, severely injured and unconscious on Halloween night. She died later in hospital and her death is now being treated as a homicide. ...

Fatal assault on Teen

CFJC TV Kamloops - ‎Nov 1, 2011‎
Investigators say the death of an 18-year-old woman found along the railroad tracks in Armstrong is a homicide, and they have 30 officers working on the case. Taylor van Diest was supposed to meet someone on Halloween night, but the name of the person ...

Homicide Probe Underway After Armstrong Girl Dies Of Injuries

News Talk Sports AM 1150 - ‎Nov 1, 2011‎
A team of 30 RCMP officers, including major crimes, is involved in the hunt for a killer following the suspected murder of a teenage girl in Armstrong. She has been identified as 18-year-old Taylor Van Diest, a recent grad of Pleasant Valley Secondary ...

Police identify Armstrong homicide victim

News Talk Sports AM 1150 - ‎Nov 1, 2011‎
Mounties in Armstrong have released the name of the young woman who died in hospital after being found badly injured and unconscious near some train tracks on Monday night. 18-year old Taylor van Diest had been reported missing after heading out to ...

Woman dies from injuries after found unconscious in Armstrong

www.kamloopsnews.ca - ‎Nov 1, 2011‎
Police are investigating after an 18-year-old woman was found unconscious in a bush area about 10 feet from a railway track that runs through Armstrong. She later died from her injuries in hospital. Armstrong RCMP were called at about 7:30 pm Monday ...

 

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