LAPD Launches Investigation Into Death of Scientologist President's Son
Family Took 24 Hours to Call 911 After Finding Body
The Los Angeles Police Department is launching an investigation into the death of Scientologist President Heber Jentzsch's son, Alexander. The boy's mother claims his family, all practicing Scientologists, found Alexander's body but did not report the death for several hours.
Coroner Assistant Chief Ed Winter has said the coroner's office has "questions about his death. We have also been told that Alexander's father-in-law found his body, and ran an errand, and then came home and dialed 911."
Alexander Jentzsch, 27, was found unconscious at his father-in-law's home on July 2, 2012. His mother, Karen de la Carriere, a former Scientologist, raised questions about her son's death immediately. The two were forced to separate after de la Carriere divorced the older Jentzsch, and Alexander decided to continue practicing Scientology.
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"After I formally left, he called me and told me to never call, text, email or attempt to communicate with him in any way until I got approval from the Office of Special Affairs," she told RadarOnline.com. "Alexander sounded very odd when he said this to me, and I know that other people were listening to our phone call because I could hear noise in the background."
Winter reportedly told de la Carriere that a call to 911 was not made until 24 hours after Jentzsch's body was found. De la Carriere is the only family member to have spoken out about her son's death, but even she was denied the right to see her son after he died.
"My daughter-in-law, Alexander's wife, isn't allowing me to view my own son's body," she told RadarOnline.com. "I sent a friend of mine over to their house today with a letter for his wife. Alexander's mother-in-law answered the door and told my friend, 'all communication goes through the Office of Special Affairs.'"
That did not stop de la Carriere from holding a memorial service for her son, though. She and other family members and friends held a memorial at sea for the young man.
