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Samuel Haskell Jr.

37 years old · died February 7, 2026 · Twin Towers Correctional Facility, Los Angeles County, California

Samuel Haskell Jr., 37, died on February 7, 2026, in his cell at Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Los Angeles, where he was being held before trial. The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said he died by suicide. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said the death remains under investigation.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office says he died by suicide, and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department says the incident remains under investigation.

Reported by: Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office; Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (the agency that held him).

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