to report the death of her boyfriend - dean riopelle. raised exotic animals on his property. we've obtained the 9-1-1 call from the georgia case involving tichelman and riopelle. this is what it souned like, when tichelman called for help. dispatcher:okay, and why you think he took--why you think it's an overdose? tichelman:ummm there's nothing else it could be. dispatcher:accidental or intentional? tichelman:i think definitely dispatcher:i'm here. tichelman:i'm sorry, i'm talking to him. dean are you awake? dispatcher: okay. is he awake? tichelman: uh, he's no, not really. dispatcher: is he breathing? tichelman:yeah, he's breathing, like he's not.i don't think he's gonna die.scared me. georgia police say will announce another look at the evidence. a shootout at a santa rosa strip mall earlier today. leaves two people injured. witnesses say, a store owner gunned down a would-be thief, after his employee was shot. tonight we spoke with that store owner. police believe he drove around the belmont heights neighborhood yesterday. and stole t

to report the death of her boyfriend - dean riopelle. he was a nightclub owner, who raised exotic animals on his property. we've obtained the 9-1-1 call from the georgia case involving tichelman and riopelle. when tichelman called for help. dispatcher:okay, and why you think he took--why you think it's an overdose? tichelman:ummm there's nothing else it could be. dispatcher:accidental or intentional? tichelman:i think definitely accidental.hello?! dispatcher:i'm here. tichelman:i'm sorry, i'm talking to him. dean are you awake? dispatcher: okay. is he awake? really. dispatcher: is he breathing? like he's not.i don't think he's their findings, after they take coming up at 11:15 tonight. the friend of the georgia man who died of a heroin overdose in tichelman's company. shares his feelings about her. and he does not hold back regarding his concerns. kron-4's jeff bush has the exclusive interview. you'll see only on 4. later in this newscast. a shootout at a santa rosa strip mall earlier today. leaves two people injured. witnesses say, a st

a domestic fight in september last year, two weeks later, she called 911 saying riopelle had overdosed on heroin. >> both of our departments are looking for as much information as possible to get to the truth and understand what the circumstances were that involved both of these deaths. >> reporter: tichelman was charged with felony manslaughter, but could be elevated to a murder charge depending on the georgia investigation. computers seized show she was researching legal defense strategies online. >> it shows a real pattern here, that all that alix tichelman is worried about is herself and getting out of this situation and continuing to make money as a prostitute. >> reporter: tichelman will be arraigned wednesday and is being held on $1.5 million bail. coming up at 6:00, more on the georgia case, as well as tichelman's actions immediately after hayes's death. live in santa cruz, robert handa, nbc bay area news. >>> a message today from one of the victims in the uc santa barbara shooting rampage. chen was one of six people, including three from the bay area, who died in that may ramp

two months before the google exec died, riopelle also overdosed on heroin.ichelman was with him that night in his home in milton, georgia. she told police she called 911 after finding him unconscious. >> okay. and is he awake? >> uhm, his eyes are open, but no, he is not awake. >> reporter: his death was ruled an accidental overdose. now investigators are taking another look. >> still conjecture just looking at the similarities of the two situations but obviously we're going to go back and look at it and make sure that everything that we determined to be correct almost a year ago is still factual and still accurate. >> reporter: tichelman once danced at the hustler club and the condor on broadway in san francisco. >> i have seen her a few years ago. >> reporter: this dancer, who prefers anonymity, saw tichelman at the condor. she doesn't know her personally, but she says there's a lot of pressure to land rich customers so many will do anything to keep them. >> whatever customers try to say, oh, well this girl can pay me this much for this and then they try t

two months before the google exec died, riopelle also overdosed on heroin.as with him that night in his home in milton, georgia. she told police she called 911 after finding him unconscious. >> okay. and is he awake? >> uhm, his eyes are open but no, he is not awake. >> reporter: his death was ruled an accidental overdomes now investigators are taking -- overdose. now investigators are taking another look. >> looking at the similarity of the two situations but obviously we are going to go back and look at it and make sure that everything that we determined to be correct almost a year ago is still factual and still accurate. >> reporter: tichelman once danced at the hustler club and the condor on the broadway in san francisco. >> i have seen her a few years ago. >> reporter: this dancer who prefers anonymity saw tichelman at the condor. she doesn't know her personally, but she says there's a lot of pressure to land rich customers. so many will do anything to keep them. >> whatever customers try to say, oh, well, this girl can pay me this much for this and the

back in september of 2013, tichelman was with dean riopelle, a 53-year-old atlanta nightclub owner and one-time boyfriend. she told police she found him on the ground after she got out of the shower, after the two had been drinking and shooting up throughout the day. here's a portion of her call to 911. >> um, i don't know, i think my boyfriend overdosed or something, like he's -- he's -- he won't respond. he's just laying on the ground. i don't know. >> okay. are you with the patient now? >> tichelman is in custody here in santa cruz, held on $1.5 million bail. again, she's expected to enter a plea in court today. that will be later around 8:15. live here in santa cruz, bob redell, "today in the bay." >>> a pricey car caused quite a mess in san jose. take a look at these pictures. a drive of in a jaguar slammed into a hydrant last night, took crews 30 minutes to turn off the gush of water. no word on what caused that jaguar to hit the fire hydrant. >>> some peninsula seniors losing their gym say they're not going down without a fight. the 35-year-old ymca facility on page mill road sl

. >> reporter: dean riopelle was alix tichelman's boyfriend till he died. the cause of death was unclear. alix tichelman was with him at the time. here is her 911 call. >> my boyfriend over dosed or something. like he is -- he won't respond and he is lying on the ground. i don't know. >> reporter: they confirm he died of an over dose. 911 conversation continued with alix tichelman sounding very sure of what happened. >> why do you think it is on over dose? >> um, because that is -- there is nothing else it could be. i know that for a fact. >> accidental or intentional? >> definitelydantal. -- definitely accidental, accidental. >> reporter: she did not tell police she administered the heroin to him. police in georgia are taking a second look at the death. >> looking at the similarities. we are going to go back and look at it and make sure everything that we determine to be correct almost a year ago is still accurate. >> investigators also said today alix tichelman churched for information on how to -- searched for information on how to defend herself. he tri

riopel lying on the floor unresponsive at the time we had no reason to believe it was anything otheran accidental overdose. it was ruled. going back through the case making suring in was missed. >> in another twist, tichelman dieted a man now in prison for looetly in -- lethally injecting a woman with heroin and left without calling authorities. >>> update to breaking news. fire was set inside the terminal at oakland international airport. we have a suspect reports of a suspect in cuffs. >>> what really happened to sierra lamar? the new evidence that could finally answer that question. >>> you're watching 15 minutes of continuous news, weather, and traffic on "today in the bay." >>> and an update to breaking news. a small fire overnight set inside terminal one at oakland international airport. "today in the bay's" nannette miranda live with new video and word from alameda county sheriffs, unman's in custody, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the incident has not affected airport operations at all. flights and the screening process appear to be normal. at about 3:30 this mornin

this youtube video shows tichelman's late boyfriend dean riopelle performing with his band. he also overdosed on heroin. tichelman was with him that night in his home in milton, georgia. she called 911 after finding him unconscious. >> okay, and is he awake? >> his eyes are open, but he is not awake. >> his death was ruled an accidental overdose. now investigators are taking another look. >> just looking at the similarities of the situations. we are going to go back and look at it and make sure everything that we determine to be correct almost a year ago is still factual and accurate. >> reporter: tichelman once danced at the hustler club and the condor on broadway in san francisco. >> i have seen her a few years ago. >> reporter: this dancer saw tichelman at the condor. she doesn't know her personally, but she says there is a lot of pressure to land rich customers. so many will do anything to keep them. >> customers try to say, oh, well, this girl can pay me this much for this and they try to lure you to do that. >> so if you land a google executive that is pretty good? >>

dean riopelle is a former music performer whose video can be found on youtube.ied following a heroin overdose that at the time medical examiners ruled accidental. and in another twist tonight, tichelman reportedly once dated a man now in prison for lethally injecting a woman with heroin and leaving the scene without calling authorities. >>> a shoot-out during a robbery. a botched robbery has left one suspect hospitalized and another on the run this evening. it started this afternoon at a jewelry store in santa rosa. police say a worker exchanged gunfire with the robbers. another worker was shot as was one of the suspects. a police officer arrested that wounded suspect outside of the store. a second suspect got away. but police did recover the getaway car nearby. >>> he was the first person to buy legally recreational marijuana in washington. legal marijuana. but he claims he was fired because of it. as marijuana becomes more mainstream and legal, it's impacting the corporate culture. many companies are dropping their drug testing policy as many employees are lin

. >> reporter: when dean riopelle died from a heche wyroin overdo appeared to be an accident. >> whyse there's nothing else it could be. >> accidental or intentional? >> definitely accidental. >> reporter: that was the story from alix tichelman, and the case was closed. until police in california announced this week that the model turned prostitute had been arrested in connection with the death of google executive forrest hayes. a 51-year-old father of five. police say he, too, died of a lethal amount of heroin they believe was given to him by the 26-year-old tichelman. georgia authorities reopen pd the riopelle case because the circumstances were too similar to ignore. >> the similarities are basically the deaths of the two men by heroin overdose, and the common denominator being ms. tichelman. in both cases the individual seemed to have died from an overdose, what appears to be their first time in using heroin. >> reporter: cnn was told he was a friend of dean riopelle. >> back when me and dean used to play music together, i used to smoke weed and used to party a little bit, and he

. >> reporter: dean riopelle was alix tichelman's boyfriend till he died.was unclear. alix tichelman was with him at the time. here is her 911 call. >> my boyfriend over dosed or something. like he is -- he won't respond and he is lying on the ground. i don't know. >> reporter: they confirm he died of an over dose. 911 conversation continued with alix tichelman sounding very sure of what happened. >> why do you think it is on over dose? >> um, because that is -- there is nothing else it could be. i know that for a fact. >> accidental or intentional? >> definitelydantal. -- definitely accidental, accidental. >> reporter: she did not tell police

. >> reporter: at the time tickleman did not tell police she administered the heroin to riopel who she has confirmed here. >> just looking at the similarities of the two situations but we're going to go back and look at it and make sure that everything we determine to be correct almost a year ago is still factual and still accurate. >> reporter: california investigators also said today that tickleman searched online for information on how to legally defend herself when administering heroin. >> i think he tried to see the best in people. tried to help people. and unfortunately it didn't work out. >> reporter: santa cruz police said yesterday that it appears that tickleman has a pattern of not helping people when they are clearly in trouble. i'm john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> tickleman and that executive from google met through the online dating website seeking arrangement.com. today the site released a statement saying it does not allow prostitution and that quote we are shocked to learn of this tragedy and we would like to convey or deepest sympathies to mr. hayes family. >>> th

back in september of 2013, tichelman was with dean riopelle, 53-year-old atlanta nightclub owner andne-time boyfriend. she told police she found him on the ground after she got out of the shower after the two had been drinking and shooting up throughout the day. here's a portion of her call to 911. >> is he awake? >> his eyes are open but no, he's not awake. >> is he breathing? >> yeah, he's breathing on and off. [ bleep ]. >> okay. why do you think it's an overdose? >> because there's nothing else it could be. >> accidental i intentionally? >> i think accidental. accidental. >> tichelman is in custody, held in the santa cruz county jail on $1.5 million bail. she's expected in court at the courthouse. that hearing scheduled to start around 8:15. live here in santa cruz, bob redell, "today in the bay." >>> 5:32, new this morning, expensive car caused quite a mess in san jose. take a look at these pictures. a driver in a jaguar slammed into a fire hydrant. it took crews 30 minutes to turn off the water. no word on what caused the jaguar to hit the hydrant. >>> san jose police trying to

in georgia, tichelman had met nightclub owner dean riopel who died from a heroin overdose last septembermy boyfriend overdosed or something. he won't respond. >> reporter: that's alix tichelman calling 911. >> why do you think it's an overdose? >> because that's -- there is nothing else it could be. >> is it accidental or intentional? >> definitely accidental, accidental. >> reporter: police in georgia agreed, ruling the death accidental. but now they've reopened the case. >> the similarities, basically, the deaths of the two men by heroin overdose. and the common denominator being miss tichelman. >> the case is sad. five children no longer have a father. but to demonize and sensationalize and totally blame alix tichelman is simply wrong. >> reporter: tichelman's public defenders say she is a heroin addict. she was hayes' prostitute. but that they say was it. thinking case is about two adults who gotten gauged in a consensual and mutual drug use affair. it was all in the context of a sexual encounter that he initiated, he encouraged, he wanted. and it went awry. it went bad. but it was u

vine, a friend of tichelman's previous boyfriend, dean riopelle, who died of a heroin overdose. c-n-n asked vine. if he thinks his friend's death was criminal, rather than accidental, as it was ruled by police. new information keeps emerging in this story. and we're covering it on air and on line. check out this special section on our website. but while she describes him having a dark aura she would is sweetest unloyal people she's ever known. she doesn't believe they skip she's capable of being a killer. we've posted the 911 calls from the georgia death.as well as tickelman's chilling posts about heroin on social media. also.get a look inside the google executive's yacht.where police found forest hayes' lifeless body. it's all here on kron4.com. the department of homeland security tours parts of new mexico. and making his message clear to illegal immigrants. details next on kron four news weekend. coming up on kron 4 news weekend but look outside overcast skies of the east bay as we watched the approach to the bay bridge. will be wrapped oh hey there! (laughs) hmm. you're that

re-examining another case, wondering if tichelman might be responsible for the death of 53-year-old dean riopel died of an overdose, a deadly mix of heroin, oxycodone and alcohol two months before hayes' death. at the time it was ruled accidental. >> we'll go back and look at it and make sure that everything that we determine to be correct almost a year ago is still factual and still accurate. >> reporter: back in california, tichelman is facing a flurry of charges in addition to manslaughter including destroying evidence. tichelman has not yet entered a plea. police say that after hayes' death tichelman allegedly did online searches about how to defend herself legally after administering a lethal dose of heroin. >> all right. thank yoyou. >>>george clooney is not backing down against his stand against one of the biggest newspapers in the world. they apologized in very phub fashion and george did not accept. he is hollywood elite. now in a leading role against a british tabloid. this morning george clooney rejecting an apology from "daily mail" after it published what he says is false informati

there's an eerily similar situation in georgia, a guy by the name of dean riopell overdosed on herointal but those investigators are saying, wait, wait, wait. she was there and the one that called 911. hard to defend when you see a case very similar to that one. >> let's just play the numbers. first of all, the implication she's some kind of serial numbers. numbers alone, serial killers is rare and female serial killers is even rarer. what's more likely we're dealing -- maybe she runs fast and loose with some bad heroin. there's been a lot of talk, phetnol is a popular drug to cut heroin. it's very dangerous. people can't regulate the doses and often overdose. this may be a highly disorganized person who is carrying around a lot of bad heroin. >> you make a good point. joey on the other side put your hat on for the prosecution. what do they have to do for a defense against danny. >> what they will say is look we have a video. in the video we see the injection. we see her callous actions. we see her stepping over the body. we see her looking to see if he's responsive. this is not her f