Top Hollywood exec’s son Samuel Haskell who killed, dismembered wife and her parents dies by suicide
The son of a top Hollywood exec who killed and dismembered his wife and her parents has committed suicide in jail just days before a court hearing, according to reports.
The son of a top Hollywood exec who killed and dismembered his wife and her parents committed suicide in jail just days before a court hearing, according to reports.
Samuel Bond Haskell IV’s death was announced hours before he was due to appear in court Monday for a preliminary hearing in his murder case, said Lt. Michael Modica of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department to KABC.
The suspected killer, 37, appeared to have committed suicide in his cell, with his body discovered Saturday morning, law enforcement sources told NBCLA.
Haskell’s father is an Emmy-winning producer and Hollywood agent, serving high-profile clients including George Clooney, Whoopi Goldberg, Dolly Parton and Kathie Lee Gifford.
In 2023, Haskell was accused of murdering his wife, Mei Li Haskell, 37, and her parents, Gaoshan Li, 72, and 64-year-old Yanxiang Wang, at their home in the Los Angeles suburb of Tarzana.
He tossed their dismembered body parts in an Encino trash bin, where his wife’s remains were later discovered, cops said.
The remains of Haskell’s in-laws have never been recovered and his death has deprived their loved ones of discovering the truth about what happened.
All three family members were last seen alive Nov. 6, 2023.
The next day, Haskell allegedly hired four day laborers to remove several heavy black plastic trash bags from his home, the Los Angeles Police Department said at the time.
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