US EditionCalifornia man accused of dismembering wife and killing in-laws dies by suicide in jail
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, JUL 14 – Sam Haskell Jr. died in custody two days before his preliminary hearing on triple murder charges involving his wife and her parents amid reported financial troubles.
- Samuel Bond Haskell, 37, died by apparent suicide in jail on July 12, 2025, while facing murder charges in Los Angeles County.
- In November 2023, authorities took Haskell into custody after dismembered remains of his wife, Mei Li Haskell, were discovered in a dumpster in Encino.
- Authorities confirmed the remains belonged to Mei Li, the 37-year-old wife of Haskell, but the bodies of her father, aged 72, and her mother, aged 64, have yet to be found.
- Video footage showed Haskell placing trash bags containing body parts into a dumpster, and his attorney stated that Haskell feared the media attention would negatively impact his children.
- Haskell's death ends his preliminary hearing scheduled for July 14 and highlights the unresolved status of the murders and care of their three children.
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Los Angeles Man Dies in Jail While Awaiting Trial for Killing and Dismemberment of Wife, Her Parents
LOS ANGELES—A Los Angeles man accused of killing and dismembering his wife, her mother and her stepfather has died in jail while awaiting trial, authorities said Monday. Samuel Bond Haskell, 37, was found dead Saturday in his cell in a downtown Los Angeles jail and died by suicide, a statement from the LA County district attorney said. He was accused of killing his wife and the mother of his three children Mei Haskell, 37, along with her mother,…
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Samuel Bond Haskell, son of a famous Hollywood star's manager, has decided to end his life in a prison cell before he was due to stand trial for the murder and dismemberment of his wife and her parents two years ago.
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