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Alexander Schecter, 26, died by suicide at his family’s $3.3 million home on October 5, the day before he was scheduled to appear in court for charges including rape and kidnapping. The charges stem from two incidents: a March incident where he allegedly kidnapped a UCLA student and threatened violence, and an October 2025 case involving residential robbery and forced oral copulation in Culver City. Schecter’s family criticized the District Attorney's handling of the case, highlighting his autism spectrum disorder and anxiety.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-07,
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Story summary
Alexander Schecter, 26, died by suicide on October 5, 2023, at his family's $3.3 million home in Santa Monica, California, hours before he was scheduled to appear in court for preliminary hearings on severe felony charges. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner confirmed the cause of death as mechanical asphyxia and neck compression. Schecter faced multiple charges including kidnapping, rape, robbery, and oral copulation stemming from incidents involving a female UCLA student last March when he allegedly refused to let her exit his car and threatened violence. He was also linked to another crime in October 2025, which involved similar severe offenses according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. His death has raised questions among family members who are criticizing the district attorney's office for its handling of the case.
Written for “Suicide Before Rape Trial” on 2026-10-07,
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A California man charged with aggravated kidnapping and sexual assault has died by suicide the day before he was due in court.
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Alexander Schecter, 26, was found unconscious and not breathing on Monday morning at his family's $3.3 million residence in the 800 block of San Vicente Boulevard, according to The Los Angeles Times.
LA County Medical Examiner confirmed that Schecter died by suicide on October 5.
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The two causes of death are listed as mechanical asphyxia and neck compression.
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Schecter was due in court on Tuesday morning after he was charged with rape, forced oral copulation, abduction, and residential robbery last April, Los Angeles County Superior Court filings show.
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filings → charge → rape
The charges are from two different incidents which occurred five months apart.
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Last March, Schecter allegedly kidnapped a female UCLA student in the 500 block of Landfair Avenue.
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He allegedly refused to let the woman exit his car and threatened violence, according to a statement released by Los Angeles District Attorney's Office earlier this year.
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Four days later, UCLA police arrested Schecter as the suspect for the kidnapping.
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police → arrest → kidnapping
During the investigation of this incident, Schecter was identified as a suspect in a different sexual assault case from October 2025 which occurred in Culver City.
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The residential robbery and forced oral copulation charges are related to the incident from last October, court documents show.
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documents → force → October
Alexander Schecter, 26, killed himself the day before he was due in court for a preliminary hearing on his charges of rape, abduction, and residential robbery
Schecter was accused of abduction after he refused
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to let a female UCLA student out of his vehicle
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student → let → vehicle
Schecter was found dead from mechanical asphyxia in his family's Santa Monica home
LA County DA Nathan J Hochman wrote in the statement: 'It is further alleged that offenses related to the October 2025 crime involved great violence, great bodily harm, threat of great bodily harm, and other acts disclosing a high degree of cruelty, viciousness and callousness.
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offenses → find → cruelty
It also is alleged that all victims were particularly vulnerable.
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'The callous and deeply disturbing actions of the defendant have left two women with unimaginable trauma.'
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actions → leave → trauma
Schecter faced 37 years to life in state prison if found guilty.
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The suspect's family gave a statement to The LA Times through Schecter's attorney, Debra S White.
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They criticized DA Hochman's handling of the case, and mentioned that Schecter had 'autism spectrum disorder and anxiety,' and that the reality of the case is 'more complicated than the headlines suggested.'
White's website states that she represents 'clients facing serious sex-crime investigations and charges in Los Angeles state and federal courts,' and takes a 'strategic, hands-on approach' to handling sex-crime allegations.
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