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Prostitute pleads guilty in Google executive heroin overdose death on yacht
Alix Tichelman sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter in death of Forrest Timothy Hayes on his yacht in 2013
Alix Tichelman confers with public defender Diane August during her arraignment in Santa Cruz Superior Court Photo: AP
By Nick Allen, in Los Angeles
9:26PM BST 19 May 2015
A high-end prostitute who pleaded guilty to killing a Google executive with an overdose of heroin aboard his yacht has been jailed for six years.
Alix Tichelman, 27, was initially arrested on suspicion of murder over the death of Forrest Hayes, 51, a father-of-five, who was found on his 50ft boat in Santa Cruz, California in November 2013.
Surveillance cameras on the yacht recorded Tichelman gathering her belongings, including heroin and needles, finishing a glass of wine, and stepping over Mr Hayes as she left.
Following her arrest she was dubbed the "call girl killer" and the "harbour hooker".
But her lawyers argued that the death was an accident and struck a plea deal with prosecutors.
Her six year sentence means she could be free in three years.
The case shone a spotlight on so-called "sugar daddy" websites which allow older, rich men to pay young women for their company.
Mr Hayes, who had also worked as an executive for Apple, met Tichelman through one such website.
He had hired Tichelman several times before, and they were doing drugs and having sex on the night he died.
According to prosecutors Tichelman injected Hayes with heroin and then left without seeking help when he passed out.
Defence lawyer Gerald Christensen said it was an accidental overdose between two consenting adults.
He said: "We've always said the case actually is an involuntary manslaughter case, that it was an accidental overdose and a subsequent panic and a failure to call 911. I think she has tremendous amount of relief that this ordeal is closing."
Tichelman also pleaded guilty at Santa Cruz Superior Court to a series of other charges including administering a controlled substance and agreeing to engage in prostitution.
Call girl sentenced to six years for drug death of Google exec
Alix Tichelman injected Forrest Timothy Hayes with heroin then left without seeking help when he passed out on the yacht.
PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 20 May, 2015, 8:36pm
UPDATED : Wednesday, 20 May, 2015, 8:37pm
Associated Press in Santa Cruz, California
Prostitute Alix Tichelman at court hearing. Photo: AP
A California prostitute charged with killing a Google executive with an overdose of heroin aboard his yacht has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and administering drugs.
A Santa Cruz County Superior Court judge sentenced Alix Tichelman to six years in prison on Tuesday, bringing a sudden and unexpected conclusion to a tawdry case that garnered national attention.
Tichelman injected Forrest Timothy Hayes with heroin in November 2013 then left without seeking help when he passed out on the yacht, authorities say.
Hayes had hired Tichelman several times before, and they were doing drugs and having sex the night he died, they add.
Defence attorney Larry Biggam said Tichelman, 28, was relieved to have the court proceedings behind her, and she is expected to serve three years. She will be credited for the year she already served in jail.
"It was an accidental overdose between two consenting adults," Biggam said.
Tichelman was arrested eight months after Hayes' death.
Santa Cruz police said a surveillance video at the Santa Cruz harbour showed the woman gather her belongings, casually step over Hayes' body, finish a glass of wine and lower a blind before leaving the yacht the night before the body was discovered.
The video also showed Tichelman panicking and attempting to revive Hayes as he slipped into unconsciousness, Santa Cruz Deputy District Attorney Rafael Vazquez said.
