(L.A.) Stephen Cramer, 52, Ended His Life

Case Number: 2026-07945

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 52-year-old White/Caucasian male that occurred on a sidewalk.

The coroner’s office identified the man as Stephen Cramer of Santa Monica.

Manner of Death: Suicide

Cause of Death: Blunt-Force Injuries

RIP STEPHEN ERNEST CRAMER (February 10, 1974 – May 18, 2026)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Monday morning.

The decedent was from Michigan. He apparently posted the following photo on Facebook and Instagram right before taking his own life.

 

 

GoFundMe: gofundme.com/f/bring-stephens-ashes-home-to-athens

His friends are raising funds to have his ashes transported to Athens, Georgia.

He had expressed his wishes to be cremated and for his ashes to be taken to the Great Smoky Mountains, where he spread his mother’s ashes 14 years ago.