A young woman who works as a model and high-end prostitute has been accused of murdering a man who police said hired her for sex on his yacht in the Santa Cruz harbor. Tichelman was arrested by Santa Cruz police at 4 a. According to his obituary, Hayes was a married father of five.
He worked as an engineer for successful Silicon Valley tech companies that included Apple, Google and Sun Microsystems. On Nov. His death looked suspicious, and detectives launched an intensive investigation to learn more about him and what he was doing that night. Tichelman was identified as a suspect in the case after it was learned that she had an ongoing prostitution relationship with the victim," Deputy Police Chief Steve Clark said.
Tichelman works as a high-priced outcall prostitute and meets her clients through a website Seeking Arrangements. During interviews, Ms. Tichelman boasted of over client relationships. Detectives said they obtained text messages and emails exchanged between the hooker and her clients, including Hayes.
The night of the homicide, the hooker met Hayes on his yacht, and she injected him with so much heroin that he died moments later, Clark said. As the victim was losing consciousness and dying, a security camera on the yacht recorded Tichelman stepping over him while sipping a glass of wine and gathering her things. Rather than provide first aid or call , Ms. Tichelman proceeds to gather her belongings including the heroin and needles. The video also shows Ms.
At one point, she steps over the body to finish a glass of wine," Clark said. When she arrived in Santa Cruz, Ms.
