Mr. Bungle member Theobald “Theo” Brooks Lengyel , who was previously identified as a “person of interest” in a missing person case involving his girlfriend Alice “Alyx” Kamakaokalani Herrmann , has now been arrested for her murder.
Herrmann was last seen on December 3 in Santa Cruz and was reported missing by her family on December 12 after they were unable to contact her for over a week, according to SF Gate .
While searching for Herrmann, police found his vehicle parked in front of Lengyel's residence, and the 54-year-old musician was deemed a person of interest due to his lack of cooperation with police during the investigation, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
ABC 7 KRCR now confirmed that Lengyel was arrested on January 2nd for the alleged murder of Herrmann, who was 61 years old.
The ABC report further adds that the couple were previously married, but Herrmann filed a restraining order against Lengyel in 2017 after the couple became involved in a domestic violence dispute. They filed for divorce later that year.
Lengyel co-founded Mr. Bungle in 1985 alongside Mike Patton, Trey Spruance, Trevor Dunn , and Jed Watts , having played saxophone, keyboards, and clarinet on their early demos and first two full-length albums. He left the group in 1996.