Man Accused of Kidnapping UCLA Student, Raping Woman Allegedly Kills Himself

Man Accused of Kidnapping UCLA Student, Raping Another Woman Found Dead Before Court Hearing

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 […]

Man accused of kidnapping, rape appears to have committed suicide

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LA man kills himself day before he was due in court on charges of rape

Alexander Schecter, 26, was found unconscious and not breathing at his family's residence. He was due in court on Tuesday morning after he was charged with rape, and forced oral copulation.

Man Accused of Kidnapping UCLA Student, Raping Woman Allegedly Kills Himself

A 26-year-old man accused of kidnapping a UCLA student in Westwood and raping a woman in Culver City may have taken his own life, authorities said Tuesday. Officers responded about 5:50 p.m. Monday to a report of an unconscious person who was not breathing in the 800 block of San Vicente Boulevard, near Lincoln Boulevard, […]

Santa Monica man who was charged with kidnapping UCLA student, raping another woman is found dead

The death of Alexander Schecter, 26, who was charged in the rape of one woman and kidnapping another, is being investigated as a suicide.

Rape suspect accused of kidnapping female UCLA student found dead a day before court date

Alexander Schecter had been due in Airport Courthouse on Oct. 6 for a preliminary hearing on a slate of severe felony counts, including kidnapping to commit another crime, first-degree residential robbery and forcible rape.