Taylor Van Diest

• Allegations against former Falkland RCMP officer addressed in civil suit

  BC Supreme Court Justice Carla Forth found that at no time was Const. Milan Ilic's conduct disgraceful. He is innocent of the allegations made against him.

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  Feb 8, 2023
  
• Closing arguments begin in former North Okanagan Mountie’s civil case against the RCMP

  Thursday, Ilic's lawyer went through the details of the case point by point highlighting areas where the plaintiff argues the RCMP was negligent.

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  May 12, 2022
  
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• Testimony in civil trial reveals details of high-profile Okanagan murder investigation

  A veteran RCMP officer who was involved in the Taylor Van Diest murder investigation took the stand at a civil trial launched by one of his former colleagues.

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  Apr 12, 2022
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• Former North Okanagan Mountie’s claims of RCMP harassment, intimidation set for trial next month

  Milan Ilic alleges he faced questions about 'whether (he) was drinking that night, whether he had a liquor bottle in his possession, and whether he discarded a liquor bottle.'

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  Mar 30, 2022
• Expected month-long trial delayed in civil lawsuit between former B.C. Mountie, RCMP

  Const. Milan Ilic alleged that he was harassed and intimidated in the aftermath of the high-profile trial looking into the murder of Taylor Van Diest.

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  Oct 13, 2021
• Dark Poutine podcast recap: The Halloween murder of Taylor Van Diest

  On Halloween night in 2011, in the quiet city of Armstrong, B.C., the 18-year-old left her house dressed as a zombie.

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  Apr 23, 2019
• Foerster sentenced for Van Diest murder

  Foerster will be eligible to apply for parole on April 4, 2029.

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  Jun 5, 2018
• Matthew Foerster sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 17 years in slaying of Okanagan teenager

  A sentencing hearing is expected to begin today for Matthew Foerster in Supreme Court in Vernon.

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  Jun 4, 2018
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• Okanagan man skips another trial, pleads guilty to second-degree murder

  Matthew Stephen Foerster has pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of Taylor Van Diest.

  Mar 12, 2018
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• Previously convicted killer looking for lawyer for new trial

  Mathew Foerster says he doesn't yet have a legal-aid lawyer for his new trial.

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  Mar 13, 2017