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Accused in murder of Nick Lush makes first court appearance

Police say Nick Lush is 5'2, 140 lbs with brown eyes and hair and tattoos on his arm, shoulder and hands. RCMP

CALGARY – One of two men accused in the first-degree murder of 32-year-old Nicholas Lush made his first court appearance on Tuesday.

Kristopher Goerzen appeared in Cochrane Provincial court via CCTV from the Calgary Remand Centre.

The matter was put over for a week; Goertzen will remain in custody until that time.

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His co-accused, Cody Kenneth Bauer, is scheduled to make his first court appearance in Cochrane on April 21st.

Lush was reported missing after disappearing late last month; he was last seen leaving a Springbank house party in the early morning hours of Sunday, March 29th.

On April 6th, RCMP announced they had charged two men with Lush’s first degree murder.

His remains were found near Longview on the same day.

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