(L.A.) Clark Merle, 31, Died at an Abandoned Property

Case Number: 2025-14582

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 31-year-old White/Caucasian male that occurred at an abandoned property.

The coroner’s office identified the man as Clark Merle. Born in L.A. County.

Manner of Death: Suicide

Cause of Death: Lacosamide, Lamotrigine, Cenobamate, Ethanol Toxicity

RIP CLARK BRIAN MERLE (December 10, 1993 – September 13, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Saturday.

* The government’s investigator Marlene Hernandez had initially indicated that the decedent had passed away at a residence.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published in December, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back from the lab.

Lacosamide, lamotrigine, and cenobamate are antiseizure medications often prescribed for epilepsy.

These three drugs carry warnings for suicidal ideation or behavior, as is standard for most antiseizure medications.