Attorney: Prostitute Had No Reason to Kill Exec
A high-priced prostitute accused of giving a Google executive a fatal
dose of heroin aboard his yacht had no reason to kill the man given how
much money she was getting from him, a defense attorney said Wednesday.
Larry Biggam, whose law firm is representing Alix Tichelman, 26, said
after a court hearing that Tichelman had every reason to continue the
relationship with Forrest Hayes.
"There was no intent to harm or injure Mr. Hayes," he said. "Why would
she? He was a lucrative source of income to her. She appreciated the
generosity and she had a motive, if any, to elongate, not end the
relationship."
Biggam said Tichelman and Hayes engaged in "mutual consensual drug
usage" during a sexual encounter that was initiated and encouraged by
Hayes.
Police say Tichelman did not help Hayes or call 911 as he went unconscious after she administered heroin to him on Nov. 23.
Tichelman pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of manslaughter, great
bodily injury and heroin possession. Prosecutors have said they are
still reviewing the case and may bring additional, more serious charges
against her.
A judge also denied her request to be released and kept her bail at $1.5 million.
Surveillance footage from the yacht shows Tichelman gather her
belongings, including the heroin and needles, casually step over Hayes'
body to finish a glass of wine, clean up a counter, then lower a blind
before leaving the yacht, police said.
The 51-year-old father of five was found dead by the captain of his 50-foot yacht Escape the next day.
The case has prompted police in Milton, Georgia, to re-examine the
overdose death of Tichelman's former boyfriend Dean Riopelle, 53, the
owner of a popular Atlanta music venue. Police said a panicked Tichelman
called police, saying her boyfriend had overdosed on something and
wouldn't respond.
She wasn't charged in the case, and an autopsy report listed Riopelle's
death as an accidental overdose of heroin, oxycodone and alcohol.
It is not clear how long Tichelman may have been involved in
prostitution, though police in Santa Cruz say she had many clients in
wealthy Silicon Valley.
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Yes. It is possible that he could no longer take this high a dose because he hadn't had it in some time so when he tried this high a dose it killed him. Sort of like the kid on Glee who went through a drying out program for a month or two. So when he used his normal dose of heroin it killed him because his body couldn't handle that much anymore without dying.
However, that still doesn't explain why she didn't call 911 to try to save him. One could say since she is in an illegal profession and didn't want to go to jail this might be one explanation why she didn't call 911.
However, that might be a good reason to legalize prostitution so men don't have to die like this. In Nevada she likely would have called 911 where prostitution is legal.
However, that still doesn't explain why she didn't call 911 to try to save him. One could say since she is in an illegal profession and didn't want to go to jail this might be one explanation why she didn't call 911.
However, that might be a good reason to legalize prostitution so men don't have to die like this. In Nevada she likely would have called 911 where prostitution is legal.
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