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On Wednesday, March
19, 2008, at 8:00 pm Officers from the Santa
Monica Police Department responded to an
apartment complex in the 500 block of
Montana Avenue and found the resident dead
inside his apartment. It appears the victim
died as a result of blunt force trauma. It
is unknown how long the victim had been dead
prior to being discovered. The Los Angeles
County Coroners Office will determine the
cause of death.
The Police Department received a telephone
call from the apartment complex manager who
had gone into the victim’s apartment to
check on his well being. The building
manager had been asked by the victim’s
mother to check on his status, as the mother
had not been able to get in contact with her
son for several days.
The victim has been identified as Alexander
Merman. Merman is 35 years old and lived
alone.
Based on the initial investigation, there is
nothing that leads the investigators to
believe that this case is related to the
homicide investigation of Juliana Redding.
This is an ongoing investigation and anyone
with additional information is encouraged to
call the Santa Monica Police Department
Detectives at (310) 458-8451 (M – F, 8 AM –
5 PM) or the Watch Commander at (310)
458-8427 (24 hours). Anyone wishing to
remain anonymous may call the WeTip hotline
at 1-800-78-CRIME (27463). |
