Former Mr. Bungle member Theo Lengyel is currently a “person of interest” in the disappearance of his girlfriend Alice “Alyx” Kamakaokalani Herrmann. According to the El Cerrito Police Department in California, Lengyel “has not cooperated with the police investigation.”
Lengyel was a member of Mr. Bungle from 1985 to 1996, playing on their early 1986 demo. The furious anger of the Easter Bunny, as well as their studio albums Mr. Bungle (1991) and Flying Disco (1995), among other releases. The multi-instrumentalist primarily played saxophone for the band, in addition to clarinet and keyboards.
He left the group in 1996 due to creative differences and is not part of the current reunion of classic members of Mr. Bungle, Mike Patton, Trey Spruance and Trevor Dunn alongside Scott Ian and Dave Lombardo.
The case is being treated as a “missing person/homicide investigation,” with the police bulletin reading as follows:
“The El Cerrito Police Department is investigating the disappearance of Alice “Alyx” Kamakaokalani Herrmann (61) of Capitola, CA. She was last seen in Santa Cruz, CA on December 3, 2023. Alice's family reported her missing on December 12, 2023, after not hearing from her for over a week. El Cerrito investigators located her vehicle in front of the home of her boyfriend, Theobald (Theo) Brooks Lengyel (54), in El Cerrito, CA. According to his actions, Theo Lengyel is a person of interest in the disappearance of Alice Hermann and has not cooperated with the police investigation. Mr. Lengyel also goes by the name “Mylo Stone.” In the days following his disappearance, Theo Lengyel is known to have traveled by vehicle from El Cerrito, California, to Portland, Oregon.
Investigators are seeking information about the actions of Theo Lengyel and Alice Herrmann from December 3, 2023 to the present. Anyone with information about any of these people is asked to contact the El Cerrito Police Department tip lines at (510) 215-4435 or Investigations@ci.el-cerrito.ca.us.
Alice Herrmann is a 61-year-old Pacific Islander woman, 5'04” tall, weighing 135 pounds, with hazel eyes and brown hair. She drives a red 2007 Toyota Highlander SUV, with license plate '5VAC944'.
Theo Lengyel is a 54-year-old white male, 5'10″, 170 pounds, with brown eyes and brown hair. He drives a blue 1989 Ford pickup truck, with the license plate 'UNCLDRT'.
Both vehicles are currently in police custody.
El Cerrito Police investigators are collaborating with detectives from the Capitola and Portland Police Departments to locate information and evidence related to Alice's disappearance.
“Investigators are asking area residents who spend time in regional parks and open spaces to be on the lookout for anything suspicious that could lead to Alice’s whereabouts.”
Bungle re-formed in 2019, almost 20 years after their breakup. As mentioned, Yengyel is not involved in the current lineup, which is scheduled to play in 2024 at the US festivals Welcome to Rockville, Sonic Temple and Milwaukee Metal Fest, as well as several dates abroad.
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