Hollywood exec's son accused of murdering his wife and in-laws then tossing their torsos in trash dumpster appears in court shirtless AGAIN after refusing to put on 'anti-self harm vest'

Sam Haskell IV accused of killing his wife Mei, her parents and dismembering their bodiesAt his last court visit in January, Haskell had pleaded not guilty to murdering his wife and her parents

The son the of the Hollywood executive who was accused of killing his wife Mei , her parents and dismembering their bodies has again appeared in court bare-chested.

Sam Haskell IV was once again shirtless at his latest appearance in a downtown Los Angeles court, just as he was during his last appearance January 12.

The heavily tattooed 35-year-old is on suicide watch in the LAPD’s Valley Jail in Van Nuys.

He is the son of Hollywood talent agent Samuel Haskell III, whose tenure at WME included overseeing The Fresh Prince of Bel Air and Everybody Loves Raymond.

At his last court visit, Haskell had pleaded not guilty to murdering his 37-year-old wife and her parents, Goashan Li, 72, and Yanxiang Wang, 64. 

Sam Haskell IV was once again shirtless at his latest appearance in a downtown Los Angeles court, just as he was during his last appearance January 12

At his last court visit, Haskell had pleaded not guilty to murdering his 37-year-old wife and her parents, Goashan Li, 72, and Yanxiang Wang, 64

The heavily tattooed 35-year-old is on suicide watch in the LAPD’s Valley Jail in Van Nuys

Haskell’s attorney, Joseph Weimortz, has previously objected to his client’s half-naked appearance in court, calling it ‘dehumanizing’ and asking Judge Kimberley Baker Guillemet for him to be covered.

Having the top half of his heavily-tattooed body unclothed was ‘no fault of Mr. Haskell,’ said Weimortz, adding that ‘he has given no indication that he intends to harm himself.’

The judge had ordered media photographers in court only to film Haskell ‘from the neck up’ during the January hearing.

This order continued to remain in effect during today’s session too. No visible signs of self-harm were seen on the accused today.

The judge had ordered media photographers in court only to film Haskell ‘from the neck up’ during the January hearing

This order continued to remain in effect during today’s session too. No visible signs of self-harm were seen on the accused today

Body parts found in an Encino dumpster are confirmed as the remains of 37-year-old Mei Haskell (pictured)

Haskell, 35, is charged with the murder of his wife Mei, as well as her mother Yanking Wang, 64 and father, Gaoshan Li, 72,  who are still missing

Haskell, who could face the death penalty if convicted, was arrested after the headless torso of a woman – later identified as his Chinese-born wife Mei, 37 – was found in a dumpster near his office in Encino, northwest of LA, last month.

He was charged with murdering Mei and also killing her mother Yanking Wang, 64 and father, Gaoshan Li, 72, who are both still missing.

Mei’s friends have told DailyMail.com she had wanted to divorce Haskell for at least four years, but feared his powerful agent father would persuade courts to give him custody of their three sons, aged six, eight and 12.

Prosecutors allege that on the day following the murders, Haskell hired four day laborers to remove black trash bags from his LA area home.

One worker revealed that he was paid $500 to remove three large trash bags – adding that Haskell claimed they were filled with rocks before later pretending the body parts were ‘Halloween props’.

The judge remanded him without bail back to downtown Men’s Central Jail and scheduled a preliminary hearing on February 16

A bag with a headless torso was found stuffed into a duffel bag and tossed into this dumpster behind Ventura Boulevard and Rubio Avenue, near a family-style restaurant, a hair salon and two banks

Haskell is the son of former top Hollywood agent Samuel Haskell III

‘When we picked up the bags, we could tell they weren’t rocks,’ he said, noting that the bags were soft and soggy.’

He and his co-workers looked inside the bags and inside they saw ‘body parts, a belly button.’

‘I was astonished. Of course, I felt bad. We had been tricked,’ he said.

The men then returned the bags and the money to Haskell’s home, telling him they did not ‘want to be involved.’

The workers went straight to law enforcement and informed the California Highway Patrol and the police.

Prosecutors said that later that day, Haskell ‘was allegedly observed and photographed a short distance from his home disposing [of] a large trash bag into a dumpster in the 16000 block of Ventura Boulevard.’

Haskell is the son of Samuel Haskell III, a former executive vice-president and worldwide head of television for the talent agency William Morris Endeavor.

His clients included Dolly Parton, George Clooney, Kathie Lee Gifford, Whoopi Goldberg and King Charles’s brother, Prince Edward. He quit in 2004, and went on to found Magnolia Hill Productions.

Haskell senior was also CEO of the Miss America organization from 2015-17, but resigned after he was found to have criticized some of the contestants in private emails, ridiculing one for gaining weight and describing another as promiscuous.