Crime & Safety
Body Found In Trash Can; OC Man Arrested On Suspicion Of Murder
A 49-year-old man was arrested Tuesday after his girlfriend's body was found in a trash can at his Costa Mesa home.
COSTA MESA, CA — A Costa Mesa man suspected of killing his girlfriend was arrested after the victim's body was found in a trash can outside the suspect's home, authorities said Wednesday.
49-year-old Daniel Allen Aldrich was arrested at the home of a family member in Glendale for the murder of his girlfriend, 38-year-old Julie Anne Sanetra, of Irvine.
The woman was found dead shortly before 2:30 p.m. in the backyard of Aldrich's home on the 1900 block of Maple Avenue.
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According to authorities, her body was found abandoned in a trash can outside of the home.
The arrest was made with help from the Glendale Police Department, and the case will be submitted to the Orange County District Attorney's Office for filing consideration, police said.
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No further information was immediately available.
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