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title: "The Costa Mesa Manhunt: The Man Who Thought He Could Get Away with Murder"
description: "How a struggling actor staged one of Orange County's most shocking double murders, framing his victim and nearly escaping justice."
url: https://casualcriminalist.pub/article/costa-mesa-manhunt-man-who-thought-he-could-get-away-with-murder.md
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datePublished: 2026-06-25
dateModified: 2026-06-25
author:
  - name: Dana Ortiz
    url: https://casualcriminalist.pub/author/dana-ortiz
publisher: Casual Criminalist
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type: Article
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summaryUrl: https://casualcriminalist.pub/article/costa-mesa-manhunt-man-who-thought-he-could-get-away-with-murder.md.summary.md
---

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How a struggling actor staged one of Orange County's most shocking double murders, framing his victim and nearly escaping justice.
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