Police said they recovered screenshots of several sex offender profiles from Californiaโs Meganโs Law website on Varun Sureshโs phone, including one of victim David Brimmer that had been saved less than an hour before the stabbing was reported.
A 29-year-old Indian-origin man, Varun Suresh, has been charged with the murder of 71-year-old registered sex offender David Brimmer in Fremont, California. According to police, the assault was a โtargetedโ act, with Suresh allegedly tracking his victim using Californiaโs Meganโs Law database, which lists details of sex offenders. As per report of The Independemt, Brimmer, who previously served nine years in prison for child sexual assault in 1995, was stabbed multiple times and died despite attempts to save him.
The chilling pursuit
Investigations revealed that Suresh armed himself with a knife and disguised his approach by posing as a CPA, carrying a notebook and coffee to appear as a professional seeking clients. After confirming Brimmerโs identity at his home, Suresh allegedly declared, โI knew I had the right guy.โ
When Brimmer attempted to flee, the attacker chased him across two blocks, into a neighbourโs garage and kitchen. During the pursuit, Suresh stabbed him in the neck while demanding he โrepentโ and then slit his throat as Brimmer tried to crawl away.
No remorse and prior red flags
Authorities discovered screenshots of multiple sex offender profiles from the Meganโs Law website on Sureshโs phone, including one of Brimmerโs taken just 45 minutes before the 911 call. In post-arrest statements, Suresh admitted he had long wanted to kill a sex offender, claiming, โthey hurt childrenโ and โdeserve to die.โ Disturbingly, he described the murder as โhonestly really funโ and expressed no remorse.
Suresh told police he did not intend to escape, adding that if officers hadnโt arrived, he would have called them himself.
This was not Sureshโs first run-in with law enforcement. In 2021, he was arrested for making a fake bomb threat and burglary after leaving a suspicious bag at a Fremont hotel. At the time, he admitted he believed the hotelโs CEO was a pedophile and said he had been โhuntingโ him.
Legal proceedings underway
The Alameda County District Attorneyโs Office has charged Suresh with murder, residential burglary, and use of a deadly weapon. He remains in custody as prosecutors pursue the case. Authorities stressed that the killing was an isolated act, posing no continuing public threat, but the attack has sparked alarm about vigilante justice and misuse of offender databases for targeted violence.