Accused Murderer Sam Haskell Trial Delay

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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🗓️ 27 July 2024

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

A group of day laborers is hired by Sam Haskell IV to remove three bags of what they are told, are rocks from his garage

The men described the bags as "soft and soggy," with each weighing about 50 pounds. A block away from Haskell's house, the workers opened up the bags and said they saw body parts. The men returned the bag to Haskell and returned his money. Haskell played it off, telling the workers what they actually saw were Halloween props. The men drove immediately to the police.

The men try to report what they have seen to police but they are turned away. The men went to the Highway Patrol station first but were told to go to the Los Angeles Police Department.

The LAPD Topanga Station tells the men to go back outside and call 911 from the courtyard. In the meantime, police receive another call about human remains, A homeless man, digging through the dumpster looking for recyclables, finds human remains.

Inside the dumpster, LAPD found a torso in a bag. The investigation provided detectives with enough information to lead them to Samuel Haskell IV's residence.

Sam Haskell's most recent court appearance has delayed the start of his trial.

Joining Nancy Grace Today:

Elle Benami - -Friend and neighbor of Mei & Samuel Haskell IG: @ellebenami
Troy Slaten – Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney, Slaten Lawyers, APC; Twitter @TroySlaten
Dr. Gary Brucato – Clinical Psychologist and Author: “The New Evil: Understanding the Emergence of Modern Violent Crime”
Chris McDonough – Director At the Cold Case Foundation, Former Homicide Detective; Host of YouTube channel: “The Interview Room”
Dr. Michelle Dupre – Forensic Pathologist and former Medical Examiner, Author: “Homicide Investigation Field Guide” & “Investigating Child Abuse Field Guide”, Ret. Police Detective Lexington County Sheriff’s Department
Dr. Trace Sargent- Search, Rescue & Recovery Expert, (Ph.D. in Psychology with a focus on victimology – criminal profiling – predator behaviors – crime scene analysis); Podcast: “The Seeker’s Quest;” Facebook: The Seeker’s Quest
Alexis Tereszcuk – CrimeOnline Investigative Reporter, Writer/Fact Checker for Lead Stories; Twitter: @swimmie2009

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0:00.0	It started with a backpack at the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games, a backpack that contain a bomb.
0:08.0	While the authorities focused on the wrong suspect, a serial bomber planned his next attacks, two abortion clinics, and a lesbian bar.
0:19.6	But this isn't his story, it's a human story, one that I've become entangled with.
0:24.7	I saw as soon as I turned the corner, basically someone bleeding out.
0:28.4	The victims of these brutal attacks were left to pick up the pieces, forced to explore the gray areas between right and wrong, life and death.
0:36.0	Their once ordinary lives and mine changed forever.
0:39.4	It kind of gave me a feeling of pending doom.
0:43.0	And all the while, our country found itself facing down a long and ugly reckoning with a growing threat.
0:49.0	Far right, homegrown, religious terrorism.
0:58.3	Listen to Flashpoint on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
1:00.8	Crime stories with Nancy Grace.
1:06.0	All H.E.L breaks loose when someone discovers a female torso in a dumpster. It doesn't take California police very long to track the
1:18.6	torso to one person. The son of a famous Hollywood agent, the son, Sam Haskell.
1:28.4	Not only is his wife missing, but so are his in-laws.
1:34.4	In the last days, accused killer Sam Haskell appears in an LA courtroom and a judge
1:40.5	delay setting the date for a preliminary hearing on whether Haskell will
1:46.1	stand trial for murdering his wife and parents.
1:50.1	What's the hold up?
1:52.4	I'm Nancy Grace. This is crime stories.
1:55.0	Thank you for being with us.
1:56.0	You know, isn't it odd that whenever really rich defendants are involved,
2:02.0	there's always delays and sticky situations in court.
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