**48 Hours Season 39 Episode 2: Murder in the Parking Garage**
*Reported by Natalie Morales | Aired October 4, 2025 | Available on CBS and Paramount+*
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**Case Overview**
The “48 Hours” Season 39, Episode 2, titled *Murder in the Parking Garage*, investigates the 2023 killing of Kenneth “Kenny” Fandrich, a 56-year-old contractor working for Intel at their Ronler Acres campus in Hillsboro, Oregon. Fandrich was found dead inside his car at a company parking garage, and the case centers on the disturbing aftermath of an affair between Fandrich’s wife, Tanya, and a former veterinarian named Steven Milner.
After Tanya ended the affair, Milner became obsessively fixated on the couple, engaging in years of stalking and harassment. Despite a protective order, Milner’s behavior escalated until the tragic ambush that claimed Fandrich’s life.
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**Background: The Victim and Suspect**
Kenneth Fandrich was employed as a contractor at Intel’s Hillsboro campus. His life took a troubling turn after discovering his wife’s extramarital relationship with Steven Milner, a veterinarian from Oregon City who had recently retired.
Though Tanya ended the affair, Milner did not accept the breakup. In March 2022, after multiple threats—including a chilling reference to “cutting his body up”—Fandrich obtained a stalking protective order against Milner through the Washington County District Attorney’s Office.
However, Milner ignored the order. He persisted in stalking the family, placing GPS tracking devices on their vehicles and following Fandrich to and from work several times. Milner’s methods revealed careful planning; he purchased vehicles under false identities and used them to surveil the couple.
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**The Crime: Murder in the Intel Parking Garage**
On January 27, 2023, Fandrich arrived at work early, unaware that Milner was lying in wait. After finishing his shift, Fandrich was ambushed in the parking garage. The attack was sudden and brutal—a chokehold from behind caused fatal injuries to his neck and spine. The next day’s autopsy ruled out natural causes and confirmed homicide.
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**Methods Used to Obscure the Crime Scene**
Milner’s efforts to conceal his identity and the crime were detailed and calculated. Early on the day of the attack, he entered the Intel parking garage disguised with a face mask, tinted glasses, and a hard hat—items common in construction settings but here used to prevent recognition.
Security cameras caught Milner approaching several surveillance lenses near Fandrich’s regular parking spot. He sprayed blue paint over multiple cameras to disable them, as reported by CBS News, aiming to erase evidence of his presence. Though some footage was partially obscured, it still provided investigators with leads.
Milner’s purchased surveillance vehicle was parked nearby, blending in with daily traffic. When Fandrich returned to his car after work, Milner quickly moved in and applied the lethal chokehold. The disguise and camera tampering delayed identification and allowed Milner to leave the scene undetected at the time.
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**Post-Crime Actions: Staging and Evidence Destruction**
After the murder, Milner tried to mask the homicide as a natural death. He placed Fandrich’s body and belongings back inside the car to mislead investigators into thinking the victim had died from a medical event.
The maroon minivan Milner used during the attack was driven away from the scene shortly afterward and later abandoned on the side of Interstate 5 in North Portland. The vehicle was towed to a junkyard, where it was scheduled to be crushed as scrap metal—likely an attempt to destroy physical evidence such as paint traces, fibers, or DNA.
Milner had a pattern of buying “burner” vehicles anonymously to avoid detection. However, an alert from the Oregon Department of Transportation about the towed minivan prompted police to intervene. Unfortunately, by the time detectives contacted the junkyard, the vehicle had already been crushed, as confirmed by CBS News.
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**Investigation and Legal Resolution**
Following the discovery of Fandrich’s death by coworkers, Hillsboro police launched an intensive investigation. Intel provided footage from hundreds of cameras, which revealed clues about the disguised assailant’s movements despite the efforts to sabotage the equipment.
Milner was arrested on January 31, 2023, and charged with second-degree murder, stalking, and violating protective orders. His trial began two years later, in January 2025, in Washington County. In court, Milner claimed self-defense, but witness testimonies—including that of Tanya Fandrich—painted a picture of years of harassment.
Key evidence introduced at trial included GPS tracking devices, surveillance videos, and records of vehicles purchased under false identities for monitoring the victims. After deliberation, the jury convicted Milner on all counts on January 23, 2025.
On February 18, 2025, Milner was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 25 years before parole eligibility.
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**Where to Watch**
*48 Hours* Season 39, Episode 2 – *Murder in the Parking Garage* – is available for viewing on CBS and streaming via Paramount+.
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Stay tuned for more gripping real-life stories on *48 Hours*.
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*Sources: Washington County District Attorney’s Office, CBS News*
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