Homicide Report > Alexander Merman, 35 [Update]
Alexander Merman, 35 [Update]
Died March 19, 2008 at 8:19 p.m.
Alexander "Sasha" Merman, a 35-year-old white man, was found dead in his condominium in the 500 block of Montana Avenue in Santa Monica about 8:05 p.m. Wednesday, March 19.
The Santa Monica Police Department said the building manager discovered the body and dialed 911. According to police, the building manager had been asked by Merman's mother to check on her son after she was unable to reach him by phone for several days.
Santa Monica police said Merman had died from blunt-force trauma. However, an autopsy performed Saturday revealed that Merman had died from multiple stab wounds, according to L.A. County coroner investigator Elissa Fleak.
Merman, an artist, was born in Moscow and immigrated with his mother to Los Angeles in 1985. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1992, and in 1998 graduated from Otis College of Art and Design with a bachelor of fine arts degree in illustration, according to his website, Sasha's Illusions.
[Updated March 2, 2012: Husband and wife arrested in 2008 slaying in Santa Monica]
- Neighborhood: Santa Monica
- Age: 35
- Gender: Male
- Cause: Stabbing
- Day of the week: Wednesday
- Agency: Santa Monica PD
- Race/Ethnicity: White
One reader comment about Alexander Merman
There's an interesting blog post on Alexander "Sasha" Merman here:
http://www.millatimes.com/milla/2008/09/my-friend-sasha.htm
It is written by one of his ex-girlfriends. Although it's mainly about her reaction to the news of his murder it also sheds a little more light on Merman.
This murder happened about the same time as Juliana Redding's murder. Both happened under similar circumstances. Both were in Santa Monica and both were missed by their families who asked authorities to check on them. It also appears that both were murdered in their apartment/condo by someone they knew, (or had invited in), as there doesn't appear to be any sort of break in. These murders are also both unsolved.
RIP
Feb. 14, 2010 at 3:19 p.m.
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