Santa Cruz Sentinel, Shmuel Thaler / AP
Alix Tichelman, left, of Folsom, Calif., confers with public defender Diane August during her arraignment in Santa Cruz Superior Court Wednesday, July 9, 2014, in Santa Cruz, Calif. Tichelman, an alleged upscale prostitute, is facing manslaughter charges in the November 2013 death of Forrest Hayes, a Google executive.
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