California Man Accused Of Dismembering Wife And Killing In-laws Dies By Suicide In Jail

A California man charged pinch allegedly murdering his woman and in-laws and dumping his wife’s remains successful a trash bin has died by termination successful jail, according to his lawyer and rule enforcement sources.

Samuel Bond Haskell, 37, was arrested successful November 2023 successful relationship with nan murders of his wife, Mei Haskell, her mother, Yanxiang Wang, and her stepfather, Gaoshan Li. He had pleaded not blameworthy to nan execution charges and was being held without bail pending trial.

Haskell, nan boy of salient Hollywood TV shaper Sam Haskell, was recovered dormant by termination successful a jailhouse compartment connected Saturday morning, rule enforcement sources told NBC Los Angeles. He near a note, nan sources added.

Samuel Bond Haskell successful custody during an quality successful Los Angeles Superior Court successful 2023.Pool via NBC LA

He was scheduled to look for a Monday preliminary proceeding successful his execution case.

A lawyer for nan Haskell family, Joseph A. Weimortz Jr., confirmed he died by termination successful a Monday statement.

Weimortz said Haskell was "not acrophobic of prison, but was acrophobic of an moreover larger media spectacle," and really it would effect his children.

"In bid to debar much media exposure, he was consenting to waive his correct to a preliminary hearing. In bid to debar much media exposure, he was consenting to waive his correct to a assemblage trial," Weimortz said. "Ultimately, my customer was moreover consenting to return his ain life, believing that it would extremity this unspeakable chaos."

Samuel Bond Haskell.Joseph A. Weimortz Jr. Esq.

"The Haskell family grieves each azygous life mislaid successful this case," he added.

NBC News has reached retired to nan Los Angeles Police Department for comment.

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said nan victims lived successful Tarzana pinch Haskell and nan couple’s 3 young children astatine nan clip of nan killings.

Haskell's woman and in-laws were past seen connected November 6, 2023. The pursuing day, Haskell allegedly hired 4 time laborers to region respective "heavy achromatic integrative trash bags" from nan Tarzana home, nan DA's agency said successful a news merchandise astatine nan time.

From left, Mei Haskell, YanXiang Wang and Gaoshan Li.Los Angeles Police Department

One of nan laborers opened 1 of nan bags and "allegedly observed quality assemblage parts," nan DA’s agency said. That laborer called 911 and reported nan incident.

That aforesaid day, Haskell was allegedly seen disposing of a ample trash container into a dumpster down a portion promenade successful Encino. On Nov. 8, an individual who was looking done nan aforesaid dumpster allegedly recovered a torso successful a trash container and called police, nan DA's agency said.

He was taken into custody aft nan partial remains, later identified done DNA, were recovered to beryllium his wife's.

Police person not recovered nan remains of Mei Haskell’s parents. The LAPD, however, said blood and different evidence recovered wrong nan Haskell family location were accordant pinch murder.

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