SANTA ANA, Calif. — A millionaire fugitive charged with killing his wife in California spent the past four years in Mexico until intense media coverage led to hundreds of tips and eventually his capture, officials said Tuesday.
Peter Chadwick, 54, was detained by Mexican authorities Sunday and flown to California on Monday, Newport Beach police Chief Jon Lewis told a press conference.
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