--- description: She was charged with manslaughter, great bodily injury and heroin possession title: Prostitute in Google Exec's Death Pleads Not Guilty image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt270734126b1059ee/69869bfacd68488eae095af8/alix-tichelman1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Prostitute Charged in Google Exec's Death Pleads Not Guilty by [Abby Abrams](/author/abby-abrams/) ## Abby Abrams Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 16, 2014 4:38 PM CUT  Alix Tichelman, left, confers with public defender Diane August during her arraignment in Santa Cruz Superior Court Wednesday, July 9, 2014. Alix Tichelman, left, confers with public defender Diane August during her arraignment in Santa Cruz Superior Court Wednesday, July 9, 2014.Shmuel Thaler—ASSOCIATED PRESS by [Abby Abrams](/author/abby-abrams/) ## Abby Abrams Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 16, 2014 4:38 PM CUT A prostitute accused of causing the death of a Google executive by heroin overdose pleaded not guilty to charges of manslaughter, great bodily injury and heroin possession on Wednesday, [according to the Associated Press](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/arraignment-prostitute-google-execs-death "undefined"). Prosecutors said they will review the case and may bring more serious charges against Alix Tichelman, 26\. A defense attorney said Tichelman had no reason to kill the executive. Google executive Forrest Hayes was [found dead on his yacht](http://time.com/2969688/google-heroin-prostitute/ "undefined") in November after Tichelman allegedly shot him up with heroin and left him unconscious. The high-priced prostitute did not help the 51-year-old Hayes or call 911, according to police. Surveillance footage reportedly shows the suspect pick up the heroin, needles and her belongings, then step over Hayes’ body and finish a glass of wine before closing a blind and leaving the yacht. Tichelman’s bail was set at $1.5 million and the Santa Cruz County judge refused to reduce the amount. \[[_AP_](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/arraignment-prostitute-google-execs-death "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2992657/prostitute-google-exec-heroin/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2992657/prostitute-google-exec-heroin/"},"headline":"Prostitute Charged in Google Exec's Death Pleads Not Guilty","datePublished":"2014-07-16T16:38:24.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T09:10:55.026Z","description":"Alix Tichelman was charged with manslaughter, great bodily injury and heroin possession","url":"https://time.com/2992657/prostitute-google-exec-heroin/","keywords":["Crime","Google","Heroin"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt270734126b1059ee/69869bfacd68488eae095af8/alix-tichelman1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Abby Abrams","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/abby-abrams/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt270734126b1059ee/69869bfacd68488eae095af8/alix-tichelman1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Alix Tichelman","caption":"Alix Tichelman","creditText":"Shmuel Thaler—ASSOCIATED PRESS","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2992657/prostitute-google-exec-heroin/","name":"Prostitute Charged in Google Exec's Death Pleads Not Guilty"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Police Say Prostitute Killed Google Executive With Heroin Overdose","description":"Alix Tichelman is facing felony manslaughter charges in the death of Google executive Forrest Hayes, who police say overdosed last November.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/iwKlPyPS/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-07-10T16:28:04.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/iwKlPyPS.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/2992657/prostitute-google-exec-heroin/","duration":"PT1M25S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/2992657/prostitute-google-exec-heroin/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```