Coquitlam Now
Murder of Breann Voth
Post gets life for brutal rape, murder
VANCOUVER - The man who raped and killed Port Coquitlam teen Breann Voth on her way to work almost three years ago has been found guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years.
Post Found Guilty in Death of Breanne Voth
VANCOUVER - Justice Harvey Groberman has found Derek Post guilty of first degree murder in the death of Port Coquitlam's Breanne Voth. (CKNW) MORE: Post found guilty of murder
Breann Voth, 19, was abducted, assaulted and murdered, her body left on the banks of the Coquitlam River. On Friday, after a six- month investigation, RCMP arrested 22-year-old Derek Frederick Post of Pitt Meadows.
Murder victim's screams ignored
Some residents of Port Coquitlam have told police they heard a woman screaming for several minutes early Saturday morning, when 19–year–old Breann Voth was killed. However, RCMP Corporal Pierre Lemaitre says no one called 9–1–1. (CBC – Dec. 10, 2002)
Police step up hunt for girl's killer
Police say the tips are pouring in, as they continue to search for the person who murdered 19–year–old Breann Voth of Port Coquitlam on Saturday morning. (CBC – Dec. 10, 2002)
Profiler called in to track down Voth's killer
Police are confident they've now found a large part of what Breann Voth left her home with early Saturday morning. (CBC Dec. 12, 2002) MORE: Mother appeals for help in catching killer
Memorial grows as Mounties search for killer
Coquitlam RCMP have been viewing videotapes of business security cameras in their hunt for the killer of 19-year-old Breann Voth. (CBC Dec. 13-2002)
BC police probe Voth murder message
Police in Port Coquitlam, B.C. aren't sure if a graffiti message is a valuable clue in the murder of 19-year-old Breann Voth or if it's just a cruel joke. A spray-painted message claiming responsibility for the mildly-autistic woman's death turned up on a footbridge in the Vancouver suburb, near where Voth's body was found. "I killed Breanne. I didn't mean to do it," the message read. (CTV Dec. 19, 2002) MORE: RCMP want help finding Voth's killer
Breann Voth reward posters ripped down in PoCo neighbourhood
Danya Voth said she and her family are undeterred by whoever is responsible for ripping down posters offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the capture of the person responsible for her daughter's death. (Coquitlam Now) MORE: Will $10,000 flush out Voth's killer Massive police search for Breann's killer More evidence found in Voth case
Police make arrest in murder of BC teen
Police charged a 22-year-old man with first-degree murder in the killing of a Port Coquitlam teenager last December. Derek Frederick Post was arrested Friday outside of his home in nearby Pitt Meadows. He had been living in Port Coquitlam at the time of the murder, police said. (CBC – June 9, 2003) MORE: Man charged with murdering teen Charge laid in Breann Voth murder
DNA evidence in Breann Voth murder: lawyer
The lawyer of the man charged with the murder of 19-year-old Breann Voth says he understands DNA evidence is part of the case against his client, Derek Post. (CBC – June 10, 2003)
Post lawyers say disclosure of information too slow
Rishi Gill, defence lawyer for accused murderer Derek Post, told court Monday the defence team has only received one disc containing about 20,000 pages of evidence and is waiting for up to 5,000 more pages. (Coquitlam Now – July 22, 2003)
New charges against accused in Voth murder
The Pitt Meadows man man accused of killing 19-year-old Breann Voth has now been charged in with two counts of sexual assault not related to the Voth case. (CBC – July 23, 2003) MORE: Voth accused back in court Post ordered to stand trial on two counts of sexual assault