McCann family prepares for verdict in Travis Vader first-degree murder trial
EDMONTON — Bret McCann hopes a verdict Thursday in the trial of a man accused of killing his parents and hiding their bodies will end a six-year-long nightmare for his family.
Travis Vader has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the July 2010 deaths of Lyle and Marie McCann, a couple in their late-70s, who vanished on a camping trip.
“It has been a marathon of hope and anxiety and ups and downs,” McCann said Wednesday as he reflected on what the family has gone through since his parents disappeared.
“After seeing all of the evidence the police have and the Crown put forth, I am convinced that he is guilty.”