Police have released the identity of a Glendale, California, man suspected of killing his girlfriend and dumping her body in a backyard trash bin, authorities confirmed on Oct. 23.
Daniel Allen Aldrich, 49, of Costa Mesa, was arrested on Tuesday at the home of a family member on the 3700 block of El Lado Drive in Glendale, about 10 miles north of Los Angeles.
Costa Mesa police allege that Aldrich killed his girlfriend, Julie Anne Santera, 38, of Irvine, at his house on the 1900 block of Maple Avenue in Costa Mesa, about 40 miles south of Los Angeles.
“At the start of the investigation, Aldrich was identified as the suspect and located in Glendale,” Costa Mesa police posted Wednesday on social media….