Overview

• Alameda County prosecutors charged 29-year-old Varun Suresh with murder and burglary after a 71-year-old man was fatally stabbed in Fremont, police said.
• Investigators identified the victim as David Brimmer, who was found unresponsive with multiple stab wounds and pronounced dead at the scene.
• Police and court documents say Suresh selected Brimmer from the California Megan’s Law website, with phone screenshots of registry profiles taken about 45 minutes before 911 calls.
• Authorities allege Suresh posed as a CPA with props to approach the home, then chased the victim into a neighbor’s residence and continued the attack before a knife was recovered at the scene.
• Court records describe statements in which Suresh expressed a desire to kill a sex offender and showed no remorse, and they note a 2021 arrest involving threats that referenced similar beliefs.