(L.A.) Costa Karras, 46, Died in an Alley

Case Number: 2023-06276

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a White/Caucasian male that occurred in an alley.

The coroner’s office has identified the individual as Costa Karras.

Manner of Death: Suicide

Cause of Death: Multiple Sharp Force Injuries to Chest

RIP COSTA KARRAS (April 29, 1977 – May 30, 2023)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Tuesday at 6:17 a.m.

Date of birth was belatedly added by the ME-C on May 31, 2023. The name is Greek in origin. More common variations to the forename would be Costas or Kostas.

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A man was found dead in Venice near Marina del Rey early Tuesday morning.

Officers were sent to the 600 block of Washington Boulevard at about 6 a.m. after a passerby reported seeing what appeared to be a body lying on the ground between two homes.

The man, believed to be about 40-45 years old, died at the scene from apparent stab wounds.