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Darren Partch

Case from Newport-beach, CA dated Apr 21, 2019

Victim Details

Darren Partch

Male

Newport-beach

CA

2019-04-21

38

Darren

Partch

07/13/2026

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Darren Partch, a 38-year-old former minor league hockey player, was tragically found dead on April 21, 2019, in his Newport Beach, California condo. The discovery was made by his roommate, Dean Matheson, who returned home after a weekend trip to find Partch and an unknown woman, later identified as Wendi Miller, lying in a pool of blood in Partch's bedroom. Both victims had been shot at close range, and the scene suggested they were engaged in an intimate moment when the attack occurred. The pol ...
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  • latimes.com: Huntington Beach man arrested in Newport Beach double slaying
  • latimes.com: Man and woman found dead in Newport Beach condo are identified; police conduct homicide investigation
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