A woman has disappeared and her ex-rocket boyfriend is considered a person of interest.
Alice “Alyx” Kamakaokalani Herrmann, 61, was last seen in Santa Cruz on Dec. 3, police said. Her boyfriend, 54-year-old Theobald Brooks Lengyel – who goes by “Theo” – has reportedly “not cooperated” with her investigation.
Since El Cerrito police made contact with Lengyel – a founding member of the San Francisco funk-metal band Mr. Bungle – they have declared him a person of interest in Herrmann's disappearance.
After not hearing from her for over a week, her family reported her missing on December 12th.
El Cerrito police then located her vehicle outside her boyfriend's home in El Cerrito after she traveled by car from El Cerrito to Portland, Oregon, in the days following Herrmann's disappearance, El Cerrito police said in a statement .
Theobald Brooks Lengyel – a former San Francisco musician who goes by “Theo” – reportedly “did not cooperate” with police following his girlfriend's disappearance on December 3rd.
Alice “Alyx” Kamakaokalani Herrmann, 61, was last seen in Santa Cruz and her car was found parked in front of her former famous boyfriend's home in El Cerrito
It was issued Saturday after police officers reportedly made contact with the Bay Area musician and read: “Based on his actions, Theo Lengyel is a person of interest in the disappearance of Alice Hermann.”
'[He] did not cooperate with the police investigation.”
The statement then notes that officers have taken both of the couple's vehicles into custody – and are “looking for information about the actions of both.” [Lengyel] And [Herrmann] from December 3, 2023 to today.'
Anyone with information was asked to contact El Cerrito police as they continue their investigation, which is being assisted by investigators from the Capitola and Portland police departments, cops said.
Investigators also urged residents staying in regional parks and “open spaces” to be on the lookout for anything suspicious, suggesting such sights could provide clues to the missing woman's whereabouts.
Police said Herrmann, a 5-foot-10 woman from the Pacific Islands, rarely traveled without her red 2007 Toyota Highlander SUV.
Lengyel, on the other hand — a 5-foot-10, 170-pound former saxophonist — drives a blue 1989 Ford pickup. According to investigators, he also goes by the name “Mylo Stone.”
Lengyel is still not an official suspect, but is the only person of interest named in the now nearly week-long trial.
He played saxophone, clarinet and keyboards in the rock group Humboldt County, which he joined in 1986 at the age of 16, before moving to San Francisco in the early 1990s, where he was signed to Warner Bros. and achieved commercial success there.
Police said Herrmann, a 5-foot-11 woman from the Pacific Islands, rarely traveled without her red 2007 Toyota Highlander SUV. Lengyel, on the other hand — a 5-foot-10, 170-pound former saxophonist — drives a blue 1989 Ford pickup. Both cars are currently in police custody
Pictured left around 1990, he played saxophone, clarinet and keyboards in the rock group Humboldt County, which he joined in 1986 at the age of 16 before being signed to Warner Bros. after moving to San Francisco in the early 1990s commercial success achieved there
Her 1991 debut titled “Mr. Bungle” received mostly rave reviews, with then-journalist Bill Pahnelas calling the fusion of metal, funk, ska and freeform jazz “an incredible musical tour de force.”
He left the band in the second quarter of 1999 due to unspecified “creative differences” with other members and has since disappeared from the music scene
Her 1991 debut titled “Mr. Bungle” received mostly rave reviews, with then-journalist Bill Pahnelas calling the fusion of metal, funk, ska and freeform jazz “an incredible musical tour de force.”
Lengyel plays keyboards on the album and woodwinds, keyboards and organ on the band's first second studio recording, 1995's “Disco Volante”, and also appears as a special guest, along with several other Mr. Bungle members, on the Melt Banana song ” “Area 877”. [Phoenix Mix]', from their 1998 album Charlie.
He left the band in the second quarter of 1999 due to unspecified “creative differences” with other members and has since disappeared from the music scene.
Without going into details, Mr. Bungle bassist Trevor Dunn recalled in a 2005 interview how Lengyel left the band on poor terms.
“We have unanimously decided to move on without him because he has not grown with the rest of the band and we are running out of options for him,” he said.
“He was mad and I haven’t heard from him since.”
A week after beginning their investigation, police have yet to name an official suspect. They would not say why Lengyel did not support their efforts.