A multimillionaire who jumped bail while awaiting trial for killing his wife in their Newport Beach home a decade ago, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was immediately sentenced to 15 years to life in prison.
A Southern California multimillionaire who went on the run after he was charged in the 2012 death of his wife was captured in Mexico, according to the Newport Beach Police Department.
Chadwick initially used a vast sum of money he took with him in his flight to stay at"high-end" resorts and hotels, according to Newport Beach Police Chief Jon Lewis. Neither Chadwick nor his wife arrived to pick up their sons, then 8, 10, and 14 years old, from school the afternoon she was killed. Another student's parent drove the children home and requested that Newport Beach police conduct a welfare check when the Chadwicks could not be found. A subsequent search of the home revealed blood and signs of a struggle inside, according to police.
Chadwick admitted to investigators that he made up the story about the handyman. After questioning him,When he was released on Dec. 21, 2012, after posting $1 million bail, he surrendered his British and American passports and agreed to live with his father in Santa Barbara, according to a federal arrest warrant.
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