LOS ANGELES, CA — The son of a Hollywood studio executive, who is suspected of killing his wife and throwing her dismembered body into a Ventura Boulevard dumpster was charged with three counts of murder Monday.
Samuel Bond Haskell, 35, of Tarzana, was charged with murdering his wife Mei Haskell, 37, and her parents, 64-year-old Yanxiang Wang and 72- year-old Gaoshen Li, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. Authorities have not yet found or identified the bodies of the missing couple and their daughter.
“These shocking and gruesome crimes have sent shockwaves through our community. We stand with the victims’ loved ones during this unimaginably difficult time and will do everything in our power to ensure justice is served.,” District Attorney Gascón said. “Our Major Crimes Division will work tirelessly to bring about a prosecution that reflects the severity of this devastating crime.”
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Haskell faces arraignment Dec. 8 in downtown Los Angeles.
All three victims lived in the 4100 block of Coldstream Terrace Tarzana with Haskell as did the three children of Haskell and Mei Haskell. The couple’s three young children were found safe at school and are being cared for by family members, according to police.
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Mei Haskell and her parents were last seen alive on Nov. 6. It was the next day that Haskell hired day laborers to dispose of bags of body parts, according to the district attorney’s office.
“On November 7, Haskell allegedly hired four day-laborers to take away several heavy black plastic trash bags from his home in Tarzana. One of the laborers opened one of the bags and allegedly observed human body parts. They called 911 and reported the incident,” prosecutors said in a prepared statement. “That same day, Haskell was allegedly observed and photographed a short distance from his home disposing a large trash bag into a dumpster in the 16000 block of Ventura Boulevard.”
The next day, a person who was looking through the same dumpster near Ventura Boulevard and Rubio Way in Encino found a torso in a trash bag and called 911.
Authorities are waiting for forensics testing to confirm whether the remains are that of Mei Haskell.
In addition to the murder charges Haskell faces a special circumstance allegation of multiple murders.
Haskell is the son of Sam Haskell, a former executive vice president and worldwide head of television for William Morris, the Los Angeles Times reported.
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