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 neighborhood platform he based for individuals in dependancy 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 couple of 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 demise.
Authorities haven’t disclosed additional particulars in regards to the circumstances that led as much as Mann’s demise, however Santa Monica Police Lt. Erika Aklufi stated that it’s being investigated as a doable murder and that he had texted 911 however didn’t reply to authorities’ makes an attempt to comply with up.
“It was a gibberish textual content perhaps after which he didn’t reply,” she stated. “It’s simply one other factor that we’re going to be trying into.”
Mann shared an Uber account along with his fiance, they usually have been in a position to verify 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 choice at this level to ensure it’s thorough,” she added.
Anybody with extra data 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 dependancy after battling his personal dependancy to medication “in his early years,” the corporate stated.
“We hope you’ll take a second to consider Beau in the present day,” Sober Grid stated in its assertion. “His brilliant smile and infinite power and compassion shall be missed. Whereas he’s now not with us, we all know Beau’s spirit will stay on in Sober Grid’s mission to assist these in want.”
