LAGUNA BEACH, CA – Laguna Beach Police Detectives have arrested a suspect in connection with the murder of Tatum Goodwin. On Sunday, November 12, 2023, at approximately 8:20 a.m., a construction worker found a body in a secluded location near the 200 block of Ocean Avenue. Laguna Beach police and fire personnel responded to the scene and found a deceased adult female, later identified by the Orange County Sheriff Coroner’s Division as 27-year-old Tatum Goodwin of San Clemente.

Detectives obtained enough information and evidence to identify a suspect responsible for Goodwin’s death. On Wednesday, November 15, 2023, Laguna Beach Detectives, with assistance from the Newport Beach and Anaheim Police Departments, arrested Dino Rojas-Moreno, age 26, in the City of Laguna Hills for murder. Rojas-Moreno’s bail is set at $1,000,000. Detectives determined this was an isolated incident and there is no further threat to the community.

“This arrest was the result of outstanding police work by our Investigations team that worked tirelessly with our law enforcement partners to bring justice to Tatum Goodwin and her family,” said Laguna Beach Police Chief Jeff Calvert.