KABC-TV(LOS ANGELES) A Southern California man whose wife and in-laws are missing is in custody on suspicion of murder in connection with a dismembered female torso discovered several miles from his Los Angeles home, authorities said.
The unidentified human remains were found in a black plastic bag near a dumpster in Encino Wednesday morning, according to the Los Angeles Police Det. Efren Gutierrez. A man searching for recyclables discovered what he suspected were human remains and called 911, Gutierrez said.
Video evidence from the scene and vehicle information led investigators to a house in nearby Tarzana, about 6 miles from the dumpster, police said.
Once officers made entry into the home, they discovered "evidence of a crime, including some blood evidence," Gutierrez said.
A man who lives at the residence identified as 35-year-old Samuel Haskell was booked Wednesday evening on one count of suspicion of murder, police said. He had been tracked to and arrested at
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