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Man charged with murder of Irvine girlfriend after stuffing body in trash can

COSTA MESA, Calif. – A 49-year-old man was charged Thursday with killing his girlfriend and dumping her body in a trash can in Costa Mesa.

Costa Mesa resident Daniel Allen Aldrich has been charged with murder, with a sentencing enhancement for personal use of a knife.

Aldrich is accused of murdering 38-year-old Julie Anne Sanetra of Irvine.

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Police were dispatched just before 2:30 p.m. Tuesday to the backyard of a home in the 1900 block of Maple Avenue, where Sanetra's body was discovered in one of the trash cans, police said.

Photo courtesy of Costa Mesa Police Department

Aldrich was arrested Tuesday evening at a family member's home in Glendale, police said.

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Aldrich did not enter a plea at his arraignment Thursday in the prison courtroom. His arraignment hearing has been postponed until November 19 at the West Justice Center in Westminster.

City News Service contributed to this report.

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