NEW YORK (AP) - An Academy Award-winning songwriter's son is due to answer allegations that he killed his swimsuit-designer girlfriend. She was found dead in a bathtub at a trendy New York hotel.

Nicholas Brooks has a court date Jan. 11 in Manhattan. He has been held without bail since his arrest in Sylvie Cachay's Dec. 9 death.

The 24-year-old Brooks was initially charged with attempted murder and strangulation. Court records show he has since been indicted on a murder charge.

Brooks' lawyer has said Cachay was "absolutely fine" when Brooks last saw her at the SoHo House, an elite club and hotel.

Medical examiners say the 33-year-old Cachay was strangled and drowned.

Brooks' father is "You Light Up My Life" writer Joseph Brooks.

Cachay grew up in both the United States and Peru.