When a loved one dies in a tragic accident, we look to leaders for comfort. But what happens when the person leading the prayers is the one who caused the pain?

WHAT HAPPENED

In 2006, David Vander Meer's wife died after a fall at Zion National Park. For years, people thought it was just a terrible mistake on a cliff side trail.

Vander Meer was a youth pastor in Las Vegas at the time. He moved on with his life and even took money from an insurance plan after she died.

Now, federal and local police say they have new proof. They arrested him this week and say he killed her on purpose to get that money.

WHAT THE EVIDENCE SHOWS

The death happened in 2006 at Zion National Park.

• Police spent years looking at the case again.
• Vander Meer is charged with murder and insurance fraud.
• He was a youth pastor when the death occurred.
• The arrest comes nearly 20 years after the fall.

THE BIGGER QUESTION

How does a case go from "accident" to "murder" after two decades? We have to wonder if the red flags were there all along or if new science finally caught up to an old lie.

It is hard to know if justice is finally coming or if the state is making a mistake based on old files. We should ask why it took so long to see the truth.

WHAT HAPPENS NOW

This arrest brings a huge shock to the church group in Las Vegas where he worked. It shows that cold cases are never truly closed.

Families who lose loved ones in parks may now look at their own cases with new eyes. It means the law can still reach back into the past to find the truth.

WHAT WE STILL DON'T KNOW

1. What specific new proof did the police find?
2. How much insurance money did he get?
3. Did anyone else help him hide what happened for 20 years?