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

A Santa Monica man accused of kidnapping a UCLA student and raping another woman died a day before his scheduled court appearance.First responders found 26-year-old Alexander Schecter unresponsive in the 800 block of San Vicente Boulevard around 6 p.m.

Monday.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.The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now.

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Never miss a story Authorities are investigating his death as a suspected suicide, according to NBC LA.The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner will determine the exact cause of death.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.Court documents reveal prosecutors alleged the offenses involved extreme violence, threats of great bodily harm, and acts demonstrating a high degree of cruelty.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.He threatened violence before the victim managed to escape half a mile away on Gayley Avenue.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.Detectives alleged that Schecter sexually assaulted and raped a woman in Culver City at around 3:15 a.m.on Oct.

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