On Halloween night in 2011, 18-year-old Taylor Van Diest left her Armstrong, British Columbia home dressed in costume, excited to meet friends for an evening of harmless fun. It was a night that should have been filled with laughter, small-town festivities, and teenage memories. Instead, it became one of the region’s most haunting tragedies.

When Taylor didn’t arrive as planned, worry turned to fear. She was soon found gravely injured near a set of train tracks — the victim of a brutal, senseless attack that sent shockwaves far beyond her community. As investigators raced to uncover what happened, fragments of forensic evidence, a chilling text message, and a growing list of unanswered questions all pointed toward a predator hiding in plain sight.

In this episode, we retrace Taylor’s final walk, the discoveries that unraveled the truth, and the complex legal journey that followed. We explore how a town’s Halloween celebration was forever marked by violence, how Taylor’s family fought for justice, and how her case continues to echo years later.



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