Missing, uncooperative boyfriend person of interest in Capitola woman’s disappearance

Missing, uncooperative boyfriend person of interest in Capitola womans disappearance

Authorities are searching for a person of interest in the missing persons case of a Capitola woman. The case is being referred to as a homicide investigation by police.

EL CERRITO, Calif. - Authorities are searching for a person of interest in the missing persons case of a Capitola woman. The case is being referred to as a homicide investigation by police.

El Cerrito police are looking for the boyfriend of Alice "Alyx" Kamakaokalani Hermann, last seen in Santa Cruz on Dec. 3. Her boyfriend is 54-year-old Theobald (Theo) Brooks Lengyel, an El Cerrito resident.

Officials said Lengyel also goes by "Mylo Stone." He's considered a person of interest in Alice's disappearance "based on his actions" and has not cooperated with the police investigation.

Alice's family reported her missing Dec. 12 after not hearing from her for over a week.

"The circumstances were in retrospect very strange. She just disappeared," said Eric Herrmann, Alice's brother.

Herrmann says his sister was supposed to fly to Hawaii to visit family on Dec. 12, but she never boarded the plane. That’s when the family called Capitola Police for a welfare check and discovered she was missing.

"We are chasing down all the leads we possibly can on our own, but really at this point, it’s in the hands of the police," said Herrmann. "They’re doing searches and very actively pursuing all the avenues that they can."

Herrmann says Alice graduated from Caltech and also earned an advanced degree in neuroscience. She’s been a member of the women’s racing team for the Outrigger canoe paddling club for years and was last seen with club members at Santa Cruz Harbor on Dec. 3. Herrmann’s brother and club members are posting a flyer about her disappearance.

Missing person flyer for Alice Herrmann of Capitola

"There’s been a lot of postings out on Facebook, on Instagram, all over social media. People are hoping that we can find her. It’s a difficult situation for everybody and everybody who knows her in the club is very concerned and worried," said Philip Crowley, Outrigger Santa Cruz Board member.

Police found her car in front of Lengyel's home.

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Missing Capitola woman, Alice Hermann.

He's also believed to have traveled north to Portland, Ore.

Lengyel is described as a white man standing at 5 feet 10 inches with brown eyes and brown hair. He weighs 170 pounds. He normally drives a 1989 blue Ford pickup truck with the license plate "UNCLDRT."

Alice is 61 years old and a Pacific Islander woman. She's 5 feet 4 inches and weighs 135 pounds. She has hazel eyes and brown hair, and usually drives a red 2007 Toyota Highlander SUV with the plates "5VAC944."

Both cars are in police custody. El Cerrito police are collaborating with the Capitola and Portland Police Departments in the investigation.

Anyone who spends time in regional parks and open spaces is asked to be "on the lookout" for anything suspicious.