The son of Hollywood leader, accused of killing his wife and her parents, died on the weekend, which seemed to have suicide a few days before the hearing to decide whether he should be tried.
Samuel Bond Haskell IV, 37, was found on Saturday in the center of the Twin Towers Jail, according to law enforcement sources familiar with the investigation, with what investigators believe that there are injuries to self -injuries.
Haskell was arrested and accused of 2023. November Suspected to kill his wife Mei Haskell, 37; and her mother Yanxiang Wang, 64; and stepfather, Gaoshan Li, 72 years old.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s murder office has announced that it is investigating the death of Haskello and the cause will be determined by the LA District Medical Expert Office.
According to Sheriff’s officers, Haskello’s body was discovered on Saturday at 4:20 p.m.
His death this year was the 26th in the Los Angeles County prison system.
It occurs after the county prisons had what county leader Janice Hahn called “one of the mortal years, starting with the years of the prison system in the latest prison system.” In the first 20 2025 alone, For weeks, 20 imprisoned persons died – more than twice as many deaths per the same period last year, including three in one day.
“Our prisons are in crisis,” Hahn said. “We have noticed that there is an alarming increase in the deaths of people who are under the auspices and under the auspices. We have to take urgent, decisive steps to save lives.”
A 2024 -generation study found a common thread that continues to all the causes of death, which are subject to care: neglect, both guardians and medical staff.
Haskell was supposed to have a preliminary meeting, starting on Monday for three accusations of murder with special circumstances. Previously, he did not admit to guilty. He faced life without probation if he was convicted of any of three cases.
Haskell, his wife and her parents all lived in a single -story home in 4,100 Coldstream Terrace Bloc in Tarzana.
Police say 2023 November 7th Haskell tried to force the workers of the day to remove bags from their homes, which contained what they said were parts of the body. The workers who said they were paid $ 500 and initially said they were pulling the stones, saying that the bags felt wet and soft like meat. The workers tried to refund the money and contacted the police, but when the officers arrived, the bags were gone.
The next morning, the man found a human waist stuffed in a two -way bag in a landfill in the Entin parking lot near Ventura Boulevard and Rubis Avenue, about five miles from Haskelo’s house, police said.
Haskell was arrested after a terrible discovery. According to the investigators, the detectives found blood and other evidence in the Haskello house at home to correspond to kill and dismantling.
Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman said TMZ that Haskell had never revealed to the authorities that his mother -in -law remains.
“The only remains they found were literally his wife’s waist waist, which was dismantled,” Hochman said.
The highest prosecutor of the LA District said the investigators had regained wood when there were three victims, a cutting saw, a machete, bullet and .357 a caliber hand gun inside the rented car.
“They found blood on mattresses, on bedding throughout the house,” Hochman said, adding that it was a “strong case.”
Defendant’s father Sam Haskell is an Emmy winning producer and was the head of the William Morris talent agency before starting his manufacturing company.
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This story initially appeared at the Los Angeles Times.