CALGARY- One of three people charged with kidnapping and killing 24-year-old Ryan Lane was denied bail on Friday.
A judge ruled Timothy Rempel will not be released before his trial.
Rempel, his brother Wilhelm, and his wife Sheena Cuthill Rempel are all charged with first-degree murder in connection with Lane’s death.
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Lane disappeared on February 7, 2012; his remains were found several months later. The three accused were arrested in November 2012 fall and have been in custody ever since.
Police say they believe Lane was killed while embroiled in a custody dispute involving a girl he fathered with Sheena Cuthill Rempel.
Lane’s family was at court on Friday and expressed relief at the ruling.
A trial has been set for March of 2016.
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