Human stays discovered final month on an deserted property in Santa Monica have been recognized because the physique of a tech founder and chief govt who was lacking for a 12 months and a half, the Los Angeles County coroner’s workplace stated.
Beau Mann, 39, was final seen Nov. 30, 2021, at a comfort retailer within the 11000 block of Ventura Boulevard in Studio Metropolis, based on the Los Angeles Police Division.
He had gotten into an Uber exterior a 7-Eleven retailer close to the L.A. workplaces of Sober Grid, a group platform he based for individuals in habit restoration, the corporate stated Monday in a press release. He texted 911 from contained in the Uber and was dropped off in Santa Monica, based on Sober Grid.
He was reported lacking 4 days later, on Dec. 4, 2021.
Beau Mann, 39, was final seen at a comfort retailer in 2021.
(Los Angeles Police Division)
The grassy lot the place his stays have been discovered was a few mile from the place he was dropped off by the Uber in Santa Monica, based on Sober Grid.
On April 25, police obtained a tip about human stays discovered on the deserted property on Santa Monica Boulevard, based on the Santa Monica Police Division.
The L.A. County coroner, which recognized the stays as these of Mann on Saturday, is engaged on figuring out the reason for dying.
Authorities haven’t disclosed additional particulars concerning the circumstances that led as much as Mann’s dying, however Santa Monica Police Lt. Erika Aklufi stated that it’s being investigated as a attainable murder and that he had texted 911 however didn’t reply to authorities’ makes an attempt to observe up.
“It was a gibberish textual content possibly after which he didn’t reply,” she stated. “It’s simply one other factor that we’re going to be wanting into.”
Mann shared an Uber account together with his fiance, they usually have been capable of affirm that he had taken a trip and the place he was dropped off, Aklufi stated.
Investigators are planning to talk to the Uber driver, who hasn’t been deemed a suspect within the case, Aklufi stated.
“We’re taking a look at just about any possibility at this level to ensure it’s thorough,” she added.
Anybody with extra info can contact Santa Monica Police Det. Ismael Tavera at (310) 458-2256 or the watch commander at (310) 458-8427.
Mann created Sober Grid in 2015 to offer a platform connecting individuals recovering from habit after battling his personal habit to medicine “in his early years,” the corporate stated.
“We hope you’ll take a second to consider Beau at this time,” Sober Grid stated in its assertion. “His vivid smile and infinite power and compassion will probably be missed. Whereas he’s not with us, we all know Beau’s spirit will reside on in Sober Grid’s mission to assist these in want.”
