Alice Herrmann and Theo Brooks Lengyel.Photo:El Cerrito Police Department
El Cerrito Police Department
A California woman has been missing since early December and police say their investigation is focused on her boyfriend, an ex-rockstar who once played in the experimental rock band Mr. Bungle.Alice “Alyx” Kamakaokalani Herrmann, 61, was last seen in Santa Cruz, Calif., and has been missing since Dec. 3, investigators with the El Cerrito Police Department said ina news releasethis week. Herrmann’s relatives reported her missing after not hearing from her for more than a week, the police department said.
Investigators soon found Herrmann’s car outside of her boyfriend Theo Brooks Lengyel’s home in El Cerrito, Calif. and said that “based on his actions, Theo Lengyel is a person of interest in Alice Hermann’s disappearance and has not cooperated with the police investigation.”
Investigators added that Lengyel, 54, is also believed to have driven from El Cerrito, Calif., to Portland, Ore., “in the days following her disappearance.” Both his vehicle and Herrmann’s, which was discovered outside of Lengyel’s home, are now in police custody.
Alice Herrmann.El Cerrito Police Department
The El Cerrito Police Department said its investigators are working together with the Portland Police Department to continue tracking down Herrmann’s and Lengyel’s whereabouts. The departments are asking residents in the area “who spend time in regional parks and open spaces to be on the lookout for anything suspicious that might lead to Alice’s whereabouts.”
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Theo Brooks Lengyel.El Cerrito Police Department
source: people.com
