Police are continuing to investigate the death of Alejandro Bulaevsky, who was found dead wearing a latex suit with his hands cuffed behind his back in his apartment Monday night. The Times reports that Bulaevsky was also found wearing a gas mask, and a police spokeswoman said, “One aspect of the investigation would be to determine whether his death was related in any way to a fetish involving latex." Police are currently waiting for the results of a toxicology and tissue report to determine the cause of death.
Bulaevsky's body was found on the kitchen floor by the buildings superintendent. Police were summoned after he had not shown up for work, and his boyfriend was concerned that he hadn't been able to get a hold of him. There were no signs of trauma or forced entry, and nothing had been stolen. One investigator said, “It’s kind of bizarre...The door was locked, all locked from within, from the inside." Video surveillance shows Bulaevsky entering his doorman building at 90 West Street alone on Sunday night.
Bulaevsky was an up-and-coming lighting designer who worked for Lumen Architecture and Matirical, and worked on the new Tamarind Tribeca just last week. Architect Will Chapman said, “He was very hands on. We’re all mourning and we’re also saying, ‘What are we going to do here?’"
