( CNN ) -- A makeup artist , writer and model who loves monkeys and struggles with demons . That 's how Alix Catherine Tichelman , 26 , describes herself on various social media sites . A Facebook profile shows modeling shots of Tichelman in varying states of undress and examples of her poetry . It gives a glimpse into the life of the woman , an alleged prostitute who is accused in the death of a Google executive . Tichelman appeared in court Wednesday in Santa Cruz , California , where she faces a series of charges in the death of Forrest Timothy Hayes , 51 . The married father of five was found dead in November on his 50-foot yacht . Authorities say Tichelman gave him an injection of heroin and then , as he began to die , she sipped her wine , gathered her belongings and walked away . She has not entered a plea . Not much is known about Tichelman , but her presence on social media offers some clues . For example , she went to high school in Duluth , just north of Atlanta , and studied journalism at Georgia State University . Another one of her Facebook profiles says she worked at Larry Flynt 's Hustler Club and as an exotic dancer in San Francisco . `` life is great . i am seriously blessed as a motherf***** . a great boyfriend , nice house , monkeys , loving family ... does n't get any better than this i do n't think , '' Tichelman posted in January 2013 . She strikes a more somber note in her poetry , which is posted to one of her Facebook profiles . Tichelman talked about drugs in one piece , dated November 2012 , entitled `` heroin . '' It reads : . `` this private downward spiral-this suffocating blackhole . makes you feel so warm inside , . yet makes your heart so cold . each day takes it 's toll , . your thoughts become emotionless , . your soul feels too old . the demons whispers to me ever so lightly , . he never let 's go of his hold , . taking everything from me , . I 'll end up dying alone . '' 'My beloved Dean ! ' On Facebook and Twitter , Tichelman posted photographs and messages about a former boyfriend , Dean Riopelle , a club owner in Atlanta . Riopelle died at his home in Milton , Georgia , just two months before Hayes , the Google executive . The medical examiner ruled Riopelle 's death an accidental overdose from heroin and alcohol . `` At the time , we never thought anything different , '' Capt . Shawn McCarty of Milton police told CNN on Thursday . Now authorities are taking a new look at that death `` to make sure there 's nothing ( else ) to it , '' he said . Tichelman also was arrested last year in Atlanta and charged with battery and false report of a crime . The details of that incident were unclear . `` I do n't have to forgive , but that does n't mean I ca n't let it go . Knowing that my life is better than theirs , i have an amazing boyfriend who takes care of me , and a sound and clear conscience when I go to sleep at night . Priceless , '' Tichelman wrote on Facebook in June 2012 . The same month , she posted a smiling photograph of her and Riopelle , as well as a photograph of a ring . `` thank you to my beloved Dean ! ** black & white diamond promise ring ** always and forever , '' she wrote in a post to accompany the image . Monkeys and Marilyn Manson . Her boyfriend was n't the only thing Tichelman loved . On Facebook and Twitter , she talked about her love for the TV show `` Dexter , '' her mom , Marilyn Manson and monkeys . Several photographs show her cuddling and playing with the tiny creatures . `` Dexter is so frealin ' ( sic ) good ! Ca n't believe I have n't watched it earlier . # lovableserialkiller , '' Tichelman tweeted in November 2012 . Many of her posts are fun and light-hearted . She wrote about working on a novel , modeling projects , setting up a makeup tutorial and her preference for steak and potatoes over turkey and stuffing for Thanksgiving . In the tutorial , posted to YouTube , Tichelman stares straight at the camera as she applies eye makeup . She wears lingerie , which shows off tattoos across her chest and arms . Candles , flowers and stuffed animals can be seen in the background . `` I will be thin and pure like a glass cup . Empty . Pure as light . Music . I move my hands over my body - my shoulders , my collarbone , my rib cage , my hip bones like part of an animal skull , my small thighs . In the mirror my face is pale and my eyes look bruised . `` My hair is pale and thin and the light comes through . I could be a lot younger than twenty four . I could be a child still , untouched , '' Tichelman wrote on Facebook in April 2012 , quoting , with a slight tweak , `` The Hanged Man , '' a book by Francesca Lia Block . In other posts , she sounds angry and unforgiving , as she does in this note , posted to Facebook in May 2012 . It reads , in part : . `` Sick of the lies and all the pain you have given me , . Wrapped up in a bow like I thought it was supposed to be . But now you 're laying in a box , waiting to suffocate , . Saving your last breath as you scratch at your coffin case . I know I 'm crazy , but vengeance is mine , . The dirt that pours in your mouth into your eyes , . Never thought I would see you so surprised . Cause im watching up above as you choke on the dirt . Bury the lies and the memories cause all you 've done is hurt . '' CNN 's Doug Gross , Amanda Watts and Vivian Kuo contributed to this report .
Alix Catherine Tichelman , 26 , is accused in the death of a Google executive in California . She 's lived in Atlanta and describes herself online as a makeup artist , writer and model . Tichelman loves monkeys , Marilyn Manson , her mom and the TV show `` Dexter ''