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Alexander Schecter, a 26-year-old rape suspect facing severe felony charges including kidnapping and sexual assault, was found dead Monday evening in the San Vicente Boulevard area of Los Angeles. Authorities are treating his death as a suspected suicide; he had been scheduled to appear in court the following day for a preliminary hearing on counts that included forcible rape and robbery with extreme violence. Schecter's alleged offenses involved threatening a female UCLA student and sexually assaulting another woman in Culver City, both of which demonstrated high cruelty according to court documents.
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Alexander Schecter, a 26-year-old man accused of severe felony charges including kidnapping and rape against a female UCLA student, was found dead in the 800 block of San Vicente Boulevard on Monday evening. Police were called after a family member reported that he was not breathing; paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner is investigating his death as a suspected suicide and will determine the exact cause.
Schecter had been scheduled to appear in Airport Courthouse on October 6 for a preliminary hearing, where he would face charges such as kidnapping to commit another crime, first-degree residential robbery, forcible rape, and two counts of forcible oral copulation. Court documents revealed that the offenses involved extreme violence, threats of great bodily harm, and acts demonstrating a high degree of cruelty.
The incident occurred around 3 a.m. on March 6, when Schecter allegedly prevented a female student from exiting his car after dropping her off near campus.
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First responders found 26-year-old Alexander Schecter unresponsive in the 800 block of San Vicente Boulevard around 6 p.m. Monday.
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Police and paramedics were dispatched to the scene after a family member reported that Schecter was not breathing, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Authorities are investigating his death as a suspected suicide, according to NBC LA.
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The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner will determine the exact cause of death.
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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, forcible rape, and two counts of forcible oral copulation.
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Court documents reveal prosecutors alleged the offenses involved extreme violence, threats of great bodily harm, and acts demonstrating a high degree of cruelty.
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According to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, Schecter prevented a female UCLA student from exiting his car at around 3 a.m. on March 6, 2026, while dropping her off on the 500 block of Landfair Avenue.
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He threatened violence before the victim managed to escape half a mile away on Gayley Avenue.
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Following the kidnapping incident, the UCLA Police arrested Schecter on March 12, 2026, and a subsequent investigation tied him to an unsolved sexual assault from late 2025.
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Detectives alleged that Schecter sexually assaulted and raped a woman in Culver City at around 3:15 a.m. on Oct. 12, 2025.
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