Hayes was found dead aboard his private yacht in the Santa Cruz harbor. Reportedly, surveillance footage captured Tichelman injecting Hayes with a lethal dose of heroin, before attempting to obscure evidence after Hayes fell unconscious. Read the full story here.
KGO noted that Tichelman met her clients through a website, "Seeking Arrangement," and that the site caters to "sugar daddy" arrangements. The site claims to have more than 3,000,000 users; Tichelman has allegedly met over 200 clients via the site.
On July 4th, police confirmed Tichelman operating as a 'call girl' by luring her out of her home in Folsom, CA to Santa Cruz County in a prostitution sting. Posing as a potential client, a detective offered Tichelman more than $1,000 for sex before she agreed to meet him. Upon arriving at the agreed location, she was promptly arrested. Now facing several charges, including manslaughter, Tichelman is being held on a $1,500,000 bail.
A video of Tichelman explaining how she creates her signature smokey eye makeup. Tichelman's Twitter profile claims she is a "makeup artist, model, stylist, hustler, writer, exotic dancer."
Tichelman's Facebook profile has since been removed from the site.