Documented case
Man Charged with Kidnapping a UCLA Student, Rape of a Woman in Culver City
Alexander William Schecter (dob 11/21/99) of Santa Monica is charged in case 26ARCF00673 with one felony count of kidnapping to commit another crime; one felony count of first-degree residential robbery; two felony counts of forcible oral copulation; and one felony count of forcible rape. 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. It also is alleged that all victims were particularly vulnerable.SourcesUniversityMan Charged with Kidnapping a UCLA Student, Rape of a Woman in Culver CityLA County District Attorney, April 6, 2026Open sourceRetrieved October 7, 2026LOS ANGELES — A 26-year-old man has been charged with kidnapping a female UCLA student in March 2026 and the rape of another woman in October 2025 in Culver City.UniversitySanta Monica man who was charged with kidnapping UCLA student, raping another woman is found deadLA Times, October 6, 2026Open sourceRetrieved October 7, 2026The Santa Monica man who was charged in April with raping a woman near Culver City and kidnapping a female UCLA student has died by suicide shortly before he was due in court, authorities said.
Alexander Schecter, 26, was reported by a family member as unconscious and not breathing at his family’s residence in the 800 block of San Vicente Boulevard on Monday evening, according to the Santa Monica Police Department.The Santa Monica man who was charged in April with raping a woman near Culver City and kidnapping a female UCLA student has died by suicide shortly before he was due in court, authorities said.
- Institution
- University of California, Los Angeles
- Setting
- Off campus
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- ReportPolice report
The Santa Monica man who was charged in April with raping a woman near Culver City and kidnapping a female UCLA student has died by suicide shortly before he was due in court, authorities said.SourceUniversitySanta Monica man who was charged with kidnapping UCLA student, raping another woman is found deadLA Times, October 6, 2026Open sourceRetrieved October 7, 2026The Santa Monica man who was charged in April with raping a woman near Culver City and kidnapping a female UCLA student has died by suicide shortly before he was due in court, authorities said. Alexander Schecter, 26, was reported by a family member as unconscious and not breathing at his family’s residence in the 800 block of San Vicente Boulevard on Monday evening, according to the Santa Monica Police Department.
The Santa Monica man who was charged in April with raping a woman near Culver City and kidnapping a female UCLA student has died by suicide shortly before he was due in court, authorities said. Alexander Schecter, 26, was reported by a family member as unconscious and not breathing at his family’s residence in the 800 block of San Vicente Boulevard on Monday evening, according to the Santa Monica Police Department.
A report was made to law enforcement. Not a finding that a crime occurred.
No outcome was located in the public sources reviewed. This does not mean the matter was not resolved.
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- Report
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- Investigation
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- Legal proceeding
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- University outcome
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- Resolution
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- Institutional change
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