Edmonton Crown prosecutor in Travis Vader murder case appointed to provincial court

The Alberta government has appointed a former Crown prosecutor in the Travis Vader murder case as a provincial court judge.

Michelle Doyle was chief Crown prosecutor in Edmonton when she stayed first-degree murder charges against Vader in 2014 after discovering Mounties failed to disclose some evidence to lawyers.

TIMELINE: A look back at the case against Travis Vader

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Vader was accused of killing seniors Lyle and Marie McCann, who vanished after setting out on a trip in their motorhome in 2010.

The high-profile case resumed several months later when the Crown reactivated the murder charges.

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Vader was convicted last month of second-degree murder, although the case is now caught up in a mistrial application.

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Other appointments to the bench include Edmonton defence lawyer D’Arcy DePoe and Grande Prairie prosecutor Jasmine Sihra.