Samuel Haskell Jr. is accused of murdering and dismembering his wife and his in-laws in the Tarzana home they shared in November 2023, prosecutors said.

Samuel Bond Haskell Jr., 37, was found dead at the Twin Towers Correction Facility in Los Angeles on July 12, authorities said.

According to the DA, the death occurred just days before Haskell was scheduled to appear in court for a preliminary hearing.

Sam Haskell, accused of beheading his wife and in-laws, died in Los Angeles jail while awaiting trial as prosecutors prepared to reveal new evidence of an affair and murder weapon.

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