After stalking for a long time, a retired Oregon vet slays a former employee's husband, with whom he had a history. The victim was discovered dead in a parking garage on Friday, January 27, at the Hillsboro Intel campus at the victim's workplace.
Retired Oregon Vet Stalks Victim for Years
In Hillsboro, Oregon, the accused identified as Steve Milner, 55, was arrested last Tuesday, January 31, after he murdered Kenneth Fandrich, 56, reported MEAWW.
An examination by the coroner revealed that the victim died from a blunt force trauma to the neck, remarked the wife of Fandrich of 30 years. Milner was kept at the Washington County Jail with charges of second-degree murder, stalking him, and not following a desist stalking order. Police have disclosed that the autopsy pointed to murder, but the cause of death is still being investigated, noted KGW8.
The deceased's wife said Milner was unreasonable and interfered with their lives before the desist order. In an interview with Willamette Week on February 1, she said it was the first time they went out not together. After her spouse did not answer her calls last Friday, she used a phone app to locate his mobile phone. She alerted the authorities and found him dead inside his car with his phone on the passenger seat. She was shocked that Milner carried out his threat.
Vet Kills Husband of Woman He Had an Affair With
Details saying Fandrich had reported to the police that Milner and his wife had an affair when she was working at the Oregon City veterinary hospital a few years back, cited Fox13. It began when she was bailed out of jail by the Milner after a dispute between the couple led to her arrest. However, she did not see the vet since.
Fandrich filed a lawsuit in court to stop the man from shadowing him. At one point, the vet attached a GPS device to his vehicle, but the police said it was not illegal. This was verified by the Clackamas County bomb squad, which removed it.
A bit later, before Fandrich's death, Milner followed him to work, prompting the former to report to the police. A Hillsboro policeman got the complaint, intercepted the vet, and issued a stern warning that a jail cell was waiting for him if he won't cease the harassment, but the warning was ignored due to no arrest or getting charged.
Victim Threatened by Murder by the Retired Vet
Before Fandrich died, there was an occasion when he expressed danger for his well-being, saying Milner would turn him to cutlets due to his veterinary background, but the no-stalk order followed weeks later. A year back, the ex-vet violated the order when he placed another GPS tracker on his future victim's truck. The defense of Milner had asked for additional time and cited issues for considering the case.
Fandrich's counsel Michael Fuller, who filed the case for the deceased, stated that with Milner's requests to stall the actions via the court, his client would have gotten civil justice. He added that it might be too late as his client is dead.
A disgruntled retired Oregon vet stalks and slays his victim later on after the police never realized the intent would turn to cold-blooded murder.
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