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The El Cerrito Police Department is investigating the disappearance of Alice “Alyx” Kamakaokalani Herrmann, a 61-year-old Pacific Islander woman from Capitola, California. She was last seen in Santa Cruz on December 3, 2023; her relatives reported her missing on December 12, 2023. Herrmann’s vehicle was found in front of her boyfriend, Theobald “Theo” Brooks Lengyel’s home in El Cerrito: Lengyel, a former member of Mr. Bungle, is now a person of interest, having not cooperated with the police. He is suspected to have traveled to Portland, Oregon, in the days following her disappearance. Alice Herrmann is described as 5’04” and 135 pounds with hazel eyes and brown hair, while Lengyel is a 54-year-old white man, 5’10” and 170 pounds with brown eyes and brown hair. El Cerrito investigators, along with Capitola and Portland police, seek information on what happened from December 3, 2023, onward. Those with information are urged to contact El Cerrito Police Department tip lines at (510) 215-4435 or Investigations@ci.el-cerrito.ca.us.

Area residents are asked to be vigilant in regional parks and open spaces for any suspicious activity that might aid in locating Alice. Lengyel, a founding member of Mr. Bungle, played saxophone, clarinet, and keyboards for nearly a decade. His departure from the band in 2005 was on contentious terms, as the band felt he wasn’t evolving with them, according to bassist Trevor Dunn.

Dunn said to SF Gate in the 2005 Q&A:

“We unanimously decided to go on without him because he wasn’t growing with the rest of the band and we were running out of things for him to do. He got pissed off and I haven’t heard from him since.”