A Los Angeles man accused of killing and dismembering his wife, her mother and her stepfather has died in jail while awaiting trial, authorities said Monday.

According to police, Haskell tossed the dismembered bodies by placing them in a trash bin in Encino, where his wife's remains were eventually found.

A Hollywood producer’s son who was jailed for allegedly dismembering his wife and her parents committed suicide in his cell two days before a hearing that would have determined whether his case