Overview
- Varun Suresh, 29, was arrested at the scene on Sept. 18 after 71-year-old David Brimmer was found fatally stabbed, and police recovered a knife.
- The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office charged Suresh with murder with enhancements for residential burglary and use of a deadly weapon, and he remains in custody as the case is reviewed.
- Court filings describe a planned approach in which Suresh posed as a CPA, pursued Brimmer into a neighbor’s home, stabbed him in the neck, and then cut his throat.
- Investigators report finding screenshots on Suresh’s phone of Megan’s Law profiles, including Brimmer’s, captured about 45 minutes before the first 911 calls.
- Post-arrest statements quoted in court documents say Suresh claimed he had long wanted to kill a sex offender and expressed no remorse, and authorities describe the case as an isolated incident with no ongoing public threat.