Man Arrested and Charged with Murder After His Roommate Was Found Buried in Their Backyard

California resident Richard Thomas Martinez was charged with first-degree murder and murder with malice

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A California man has been arrested and charged with murder after his roommate was found buried in their backyard.

On Friday, Oct. 18, the Riverside Police Department (RPD) announced in a press release that officers arrested 48-year-old Richard Thomas Martinez after they discovered human remains in the backyard of his home.

On Tuesday, Oct. 15 at around 7:45 p.m. local time, officers were called to a Riverside home on the 8700 block of Sylvan Drive in the Arlanza neighborhood after receiving reports that one of the home’s residents, 31-year-old Bradley Minder, had not “been seen or heard from for several days,” which prompted them to search the home…

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