Top Hollywood exec’s son who killed, dismembered wife and her parents commits suicide:
By Anthony Blair
The son of a top Hollywood exec who killed and dismembered his wife and her parents has apparently committed suicide just before his court hearing, authorities and sources said.
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 suspect 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.
Samuel Bond Haskell IV, who was accused of killing his wife and her parents and then discarding their remains in a dumpster, has died in custody.
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Haskell was accused of killing his wife Mei Li Haskell, 37, and her parents, Gaoshan Li, 72, and Yanxiang Wang, 64.
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His father is an Emmy-winning producer and Hollywood agent, serving high-profile clients including George Clooney, Kathie Lee Gifford, Whoopi Goldberg, and Dolly Parton.
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.
Aerial view of a crime scene with a white tent and dumpster.
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This Encino dumpster is where the human remains were discovered by police.
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Woman wearing a "CHIC" baseball cap and a colorful hoodie.
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Haskell’s wife Mei Li and her parents were last seen alive in November 2023.
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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.
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.
“One of the laborers opened one of the bags and allegedly observed human body parts,” the LAPD statement read. “They called 911 and reported the incident.”
The laborers returned the bags and the money and left, but by the time cops arrived, the bundles were gone, authorities said.
Haskell was also caught on video dumping something in a dumpster in Encino on Nov. 7, authorities said.
After a woman’s torso was discovered by someone rummaging through the trash there Nov. 8, police were called and Haskell was arrested, prosecutors said.
Haskell had pleaded not guilty to the charges and was being held with no bail while awaiting trial.
With Post wires
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