A California man accused of kidnapping a UCLA student and raping another woman months earlier was found dead in an apparent suicide, police said. A relative discovered Alexander Schecter unconscious and not breathing at a family home in Santa Monica the evening of Monday, October 5, a day before he was to appear in court for a preliminary hearing on charges including kidnapping and rape, the Los Angeles Times reported. When police and Santa Monica fire personnel responded to the home, they declared Schecter, 26, dead at the scene, Santa Monica Police Lt. Lewis Gilmour confi...
Man Found Dead After Being Charged With Kidnapping Student, Raping Woman
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Oct 8, 2026 • 2 weeks ago
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