Santa Cruz Man Surrenders In Unreported Death: Police

SANTA CRUZ, CA — A Santa Cruz man was arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder after he turned himself in Thursday evening in connection with an unreported death, police said.

Beau Joseph Paepke, 30, was booked into jail Friday and is also facing felony charges related to violating a domestic violence protective order and parole after he led officers to the scene of an apparent crime: a recreational vehicle parked in the 100 block of Front Street where police found the body of a woman who had been living there, the Santa Cruz Police Department said in a statement.

Police described the dead woman as a 33-year-old woman who stayed in the Santa Cruz area. Her name has not been released as officers seek to make contact with her family.

Paepke, who is also unhoused, was arrested and interviewed. Police said Paepke told investigators that the death occurred Monday in the 900 block of Soquel Avenue.

Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Trevor Kendall at 831-420-5963 or call the tipline at 831-420-5995.