California man allegedly murdered roommate, buried body in backyard: police

A California man was arrested connected execution accusations aft his roommate's corpse was recovered buried successful his backyard, according to police.

Richard Thomas Martinez, 48, was taken into custody successful transportation with the alleged killing.

Riverside Police responded astatine 7:45 p.m. connected Tuesday to a location successful the 8700 artifact of Sylvan Drive successful Riverside, California, pursuing reports that a nonmigratory had not been seen oregon heard from for respective days.

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Richard Thomas Martinez, 48, was taken into custody successful transportation with the alleged killing. (Riverside Police)

During the archetypal probe astatine the home, a antheral surviving astatine the residence, Martinez, claimed helium killed his roommate, constabulary said. Martinez was detained, and constabulary executed a hunt of the property.

Police detectives and cadaver canines from the Riverside County Sheriff's Department were called to the location to assistance successful the investigation.

A antheral surviving astatine the residence claimed helium killed his roommate. (iStock)

The cadaver dogs alerted detectives to freshly disturbed ungraded successful the backyard. Detectives began digging the country and discovered quality remains.

The unfortunate was identified arsenic 31-year-old Bradley Minder.

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The unfortunate was identified arsenic 31-year-old Bradley Minder. (Getty Images)

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Detectives said a preliminary probe revealed that Martinez and Minder were progressive successful an altercation earlier Martinez allegedly killed Minder and buried him successful the backyard.

Martinez was booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center and is being held without bail.

The incidental remains under investigation.