Hollywood “Rich Kid” Sam Haskell IV, 35, whose wife and in-laws are missing, appeared in court on Monday after police found a woman’s headless torso in a trash can near his home last week. He is scheduled to face a judge.
Over the weekend, as Los Angeles courtrooms were closed for Veterans Day and Haskell languished in solitary confinement, commenters took up his ramblings about designer fashion, celebrities and Asian food, and Haskell’s bizarre TikTok account. The post has received new attention.
Police arrested Haskell at a Canoga Park mall on Thursday, hours after responding to an incident in which a homeless man made the gruesome discovery while rummaging in a bank parking lot in Encino.
Surveillance video taken the previous afternoon showed a thin man struggling to throw something into a trash can in a busy parking lot in broad daylight in a white SUV.
Los Angeles surveillance video captures man dropping large object into dumpster where headless body was found
Sam Haskell’s TikTok account includes snippets of himself talking about random issues in between “shouts” to random celebrities. Haskell was arrested last week in connection with the disappearance and murder of his wife, Mae Haskell. (Sam Haskell/TikTok)
Under the pseudonyms Tragic Streetz and Samuel Basshinger, he posts a series of bizarre selfie videos. on TikTok Post short, highly produced clips on Facebook.
In one photo, she says while sitting in the driver’s seat of a cluttered SUV: “My resume says I’m unhappy, bitter, resentful, and very good at ordering off a menu.” he said.
In another photo, he appeared to be posing with his reflection in a window and music playing.
“What is this about Luka Magnotta?” one commenter wrote, a reference to the infamous killer captured in the Netflix documentary series “Don’t F— with Cats.”
A tipster told Fox News Digital Friday that people became suspicious of Haskell’s behavior in the parking lot, and a passerby took a photo of the license plate and sent the number to police.
Mae Haskell in a January 2014 photo shared by her husband Sam Haskell. Haskell was arrested this week in Los Angeles after police found a headless body believed to be May’s in a trash can in Encino. (Sam Haskell/Instagram)
Police could not immediately identify the body, but said they believed it was that of the suspect’s wife, Mae Haskell, 37, who had been missing for several days. Her parents, Gooshan Li, 72, and Yanshan Wang, 64, also lived with the couple, but are also missing.
Authorities said the Haskells’ three young children were removed from their Tarzana home, which is now the scene of the crime, as the investigation continues.
Prosecutors had to bring Mr. Haskell before a judge within 48 hours of his arrest. But Los Angeles courts set Veterans Day on Friday, stopping the clock for the entire three-day holiday.
A panoramic view of the Tarzana home where Sam Haskell Jr. lived with his wife, Mae Haskell, and her parents, Yanshan Wang and Goashan Li, on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023. Haskell Jr. was taken into custody after his wife’s torso was found in a nearby dumpster, and the search for his parents continues. (Fox News Digital)
The suspect in the Los Angeles torso dumpster incident is a Hollywood heir whose wife and father-in-law are missing.
Police visited Haskell’s home twice last week. For the first time, a group of day laborers said they were asked to remove a suspicious bag that was heavy and soaked with water. However, responding officers found no evidence at the scene and were forced to leave.
Los Angeles Police Department Detective Efren Gutierrez told reporters they returned Thursday morning with a search warrant and found blood and other evidence inside.
Sam Haskell, 35, the scion of the Hollywood family known for his Christmas TV movies, is in a Los Angeles jail after police discovered the headless body of a woman in a trash can. His wife and his in-laws are missing. (KTTV, Sam Haskell/Instagram, LAPD)
Before becoming an Emmy Award-winning producer, Haskell’s famous father was a longtime A-list talent agent who represented stars like Dolly Parton and George Clooney. He teamed up with Parton on “Christmas in the Square,” which earned him four Emmy nominations and one win.
A homeless man in Los Angeles was rummaging through trash when he discovered a human torso in a plastic bag.suspect arrested
He served as CEO of the Miss America organization for many years, but later resigned amid scandal. leaked email He showed contempt for the former winner.
Sam Haskell, Mary Lane Haskell and Mary Donnelly-Haskell, left to right, attend the Netflix premiere of Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings on October 29, 2019 in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. . (Jason Kempin/Getty Images, Netflix)
A&E’s miniseries “The Secret of Miss America” chronicled her father’s decline in June, including allegations that he sabotaged the pageant winner’s career opportunities and love life.
Meanwhile, the younger Haskell maintained an Instagram account where she frequently posted about herself. hollywood lifestyle Under the hashtag #richkids.
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Haskell’s mother is Mary Donnelly Haskell, a former beauty queen and actress who won the 1977 Miss Mississippi Award.
Haskell was scheduled to appear in court at 8:30 a.m. Monday.
