Tyler Eckhart—Silent Witness Placard

Item

Biography of Tyler Eckhart collected by the ACWS. Tyler Eckhart was murdered on March 26, 2004 by Gilbert Hofer. Tyler was 16 years old. Hofer also attempted to murder Linda Eckhart, his ex common law spouse, and Melissa Vodika, Tyler's girlfriend of 2 years. Gilbert Hofer committed suicide. Tyler was a great kid who was an old soul, wise and intelligent beyond his years. He had many friends. He never judged anyone and picked friends who liked to have "fun". Tyler played many computer games (known world wide as Captain Tylawg) and competitive cards winning a provincial scholarship and attending the worlds in California. He loved track and field, baseball, cooking and fishing. He also loved math, finishing grade 12 Math and Physics in Grade 11. The day of his passing the last thing he did was contact the University of Lethbridge for information on the Bachelor of Math and Physics programs.

Title

Tyler Eckhart—Silent Witness Placard

Description

Biography of Tyler Eckhart for the Silent Witness Project

Type

Image

Date

2008

Creator

Alberta Council of Women's Shelters

Format

tiff

Language

eng

Item sets

Calls to Action
The Silent Witness Project

Site pages

The Silent Witness Project Exhibit

Tags

Abuse—Children
Advocacy
Family Violence