By Christina Maxouris | CNN
The son of a Hollywood agent is predicted in a Los Angeles courtroom Monday morning after a part of a girl’s physique was present in a dumpster and led authorities to the house the suspect lived in together with his spouse and in-laws – all three of whom are lacking.
The chilling discover got here simply earlier than dawn Wednesday morning. An individual wanting by way of dumpster bins behind a busy highway discovered a bag, and inside it, a lady’s torso, authorities mentioned.
The suspect, 35-year-old Samuel Haskell, was arrested hours afterward suspicion of homicide. Haskell remained in custody as of Sunday night time.
Whereas identification of the dismembered physique half is pending, one police official mentioned it’s believed to be the suspect’s spouse, 37-year-old Mei Li Haskell. Her mother and father, 71-year-old Gaoshan Li and 64-year-old Yanxiang Wang, additionally stay unaccounted for.
Right here’s what we all know.
Police discovered blood inside the house
Investigators who responded to the scene on Wednesday discovered data that led them to the suspect’s home within the West Valley space, the Los Angeles Police Division mentioned in a information launch. It’s unclear what data was discovered that led to the suspect.
On the house, authorities discovered “blood proof and different objects,” LAPD Det. Efren Gutierrez mentioned in a information convention final week, in response to CNN affiliate KABC.
Haskell lived there together with his spouse and three kids, in addition to his in-laws. The youngsters had been discovered and are being cared for by members of the family, Los Angeles police mentioned.
However Haskell’s spouse and her mother and father stay lacking.
“The rationale we’re involved with their whereabouts is they’d usually be house throughout these hours,” Gutierrez mentioned throughout final week’s information convention.
“Makes an attempt have been made to contact them by cellular phone … no solutions. Identical with Mei, she is unaccounted for … makes an attempt have been made to name her telephone (and) nonetheless no reply,” the detective mentioned.
Police mentioned the identification of the torso stays ongoing. However Los Angeles police Capt. Scot Williams mentioned the torso is assumed to be the suspect’s spouse, Mei Li Haskell, the Los Angeles Occasions reported.
Suspect is son of Emmy-winning producer
Haskell is the son of Emmy-winning producer and Hollywood agent Sam Haskell, who served as an agent for Kathie Lee Gifford, Whoopi Goldberg, Dolly Parton, George Clooney and others.
It’s unclear if he has an legal professional. CNN has additionally reached out to the senior Haskell for remark.
Investigators are additionally searching for two lacking autos, together with a white Volkswagen Tiguan and a white 2014 Nissan Pathfinder, in response to the LAPD information launch.
Authorities didn’t share any particulars about who the autos belong to and the way they might be related within the case.
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