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Chance Comanche, an NBA player who's spent the majority of his basketball career in the G League, has been arrested ... after officials say he helped murder a woman -- and then dumped her remains in a desert.

Comanche was thrown behind bars in the case on Friday -- following a lengthy investigation into the disappearance of Marayna Rodgers by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.

According to the LVMPD, two individuals told officers on Dec. 7 that Rodgers had gone missing -- and a short time later, cops say they discovered the woman had scheduled a meeting with Comanche and his 19-year-old girlfriend, Sakari Harnden, on Dec. 5 -- but had not been seen or heard from since.

The LVMPD says early on in the investigation, its detectives "suspected foul play" in the case and sought to arrest both Comanche and Harden for kidnapping.

On Dec. 13, Harnden was booked in Las Vegas ... while Comanche -- who was playing this season for the G League's Stockton Kings -- was taken in by FBI agents in Sacramento two days later.

However, the LVMPD says following the arrests, officers were able to gather more information in the case and discovered Rodgers' remains in a desert area in Henderson, Nevada.

LVMPD detectives say they believe both Comanche and Harnden were responsible for her death -- and now, they say the two will be facing murder charges.

Comanche, a 27-year-old, 6-foot-10 center, first joined the G League in 2017 after going undrafted out of the University of Arizona ... and after spending time with multiple teams -- including the Stockton Kings -- he eventually made his debut in the NBA for the Portland Trailblazers last season.

This year, he rejoined the Stockton squad ... though he was cut following his arrest on Friday.

Sam Haskell Jr., el hombre acusado de asesinar a su esposa y a suegros, se presentó en la corte para su última comparecencia y estaba sin camisa, algo que los policías explican que se debió a sus pensamientos suicidas.

Haskell Jr. fue llevado a la sala del tribunal de Los Ángeles el jueves sin nada encima mientras era escoltado en el interior.

El oficial dentro de la sala del tribunal dijo que Haskell Jr. no llevaba una camiseta debido a ideaciones suicidas y explicó que inicialmente llevaba un chaleco de velcro que no tenía ningún material que pudiera ser usado para herirse a sí mismo, pero el chaleco seguía cayéndose y por eso decidieron quitárselo.

Como informamos, Haskell Jr. fue acusado de 3 cargos de asesinato el mes pasado, en relación con la muerte de su esposa de 37 años, Mei, y sus padres Gaoshan Li, de 72 años, y Yanxiang Wang, de 64 años de edad.

Recordemos que obtuvimos imágenes que parecían mostrar a Haskell tirando en un contenedor de basura lo que podría haber sido un cuerpo en Encino, California, y como ustedes recordarán, una persona que vivía en la calle más tarde informó que encontró un torso en ese mismo contenedor al día siguiente.

Sam Haskell Jr. -- the man accused of murdering his wife and in-laws -- showed up to court for his latest arraignment without a shirt ... something cops say is due to his suicidal thoughts.

Haskell Jr. was brought into the Los Angeles courtroom Thursday shirtless as he was escorted inside.

The officer inside the courtroom said Haskell Jr. didn't have a shirt on due to suicidal ideations ... explaining he initially was just wearing a velcro vest that had no material he could choke or injure himself with, but the vest kept falling down, so it was taken off.

As we reported, Haskell Jr. was hit with 3 counts of murder last month in connection with the death of his 37-year-old wife, Mei, and her parents ... 72-year-old Gaoshan Li and 64-year-old Yanxiang Wang.

Remember, we obtained footage that appeared to show Haskell dumping what may have been a body into a dumpster in Encino, CA -- and as you'll recall, a homeless person later reported finding a torso at that same dumpster the following day.

The man convicted in the murder of Drew Carey's ex-fiancee was just sentenced to spend the rest of his days behind bars ... more than 3 years after she fell to her death.

Gareth Pursehouse was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Wednesday after he was convicted of killing Dr. Amie Harwick ... where a jury found him guilty of first-degree murder with a special circumstance allegation after a trial in September.

Prosecutors alleged he broke into Harwick's home in February of 2020 and waited for her to return before attacking ... and ultimately threw her off a third-story balcony.

The prosecution said his crime stemmed from not being able to get over their prior relationship -- which had ended years ago. Interestingly, Harwick had apparently expressed fear to friends and confidantes over Pursehouse not long before she died.

Pursehouse's defense team acknowledged in court he had, in fact, illegally entered Harwick's house that night -- but argued that he never intended to kill her ... claiming Harwick might've climbed over the balcony herself and fell on her own, noting the prosecution hadn't definitively proven their client was the one who threw her off. Obviously, the jury disagreed.

TMZ broke the story ... Pursehouse was arrested quickly after Harwick's death, and investigators pinpointed him as the prime suspect with the help of surveillance video.

El hombre condenado por el asesinato de la ex prometida de Drew Carey, acaba de ser sentenciado a pasar el resto de sus días entre rejas. Esto ocurre tres años después del terrible incidente.

Gareth Pursehouse fue condenado a cadena perpetua sin posibilidad de libertad condicional el miércoles después de ser declarado culpable de matar a la doctora Amie Harwick. Un jurado lo declaró culpable de asesinato en primer grado con una alegación de circunstancia especial después de un juicio en septiembre.

Los fiscales alegaron que irrumpió en la casa de Harwick en febrero de 2020 y esperó a que ella regresara antes de atacar. Finalmente, la arrojó por un balcón del tercer piso.

La fiscalía dijo que su crimen se derivó de no poder superar su relación anterior, que había terminado hace años. Curiosamente, Harwick aparentemente había expresado su temor a amigos y confidentes sobre Pursehouse no mucho antes de su muerte.

El equipo de defensa de Pursehouse reconoció en la corte que, de hecho, había entrado ilegalmente en la casa de Harwick esa noche, pero argumentó que nunca tuvo la intención de matarla, alegando que Harwick podría haber subido por el balcón por sí misma y cayó por su cuenta, señalando que la fiscalía no había demostrado definitivamente que su cliente fue quien la arrojó. Obviamente, el jurado no estuvo de acuerdo.

TMZ publicó la historia, Pursehouse fue arrestado rápidamente luego de la muerte de Harwick y los investigadores lo señalaron como el principal sospechoso con la ayuda de un video de vigilancia.

El padre de Jeffrey Dahmer, Lionel Dahmer, cuya relación con su hijo fue diseccionada en una reciente serie de Netflix, ha muerto de acuerdo con un nuevo informe.

Lionel falleció el martes mientras estaba en cuidados paliativos en el condado de Medina, Ohio, según The Sun, que dio la noticia. Las circunstancias exactas de su muerte son desconocidas.

Lionel es conocido por su relación con el famoso asesino en serie, quien mató, descuartizó y canibalizó a más de 17 hombres entre 1978 y 1991.

Una vez que los crímenes de Dahmer salieron a la luz, Lionel fue una de las únicas personas que lo defendió e hizo innumerables entrevistas tratando de explicar y justificar por qué su hijo había hecho lo que hizo. Lionel atribuyó los asesinatos de Jeffrey a su problemática educación y a una enfermedad mental.

Incluso apareció junto a Jeffrey en una entrevista en MSNBC cuando este ya estaba tras las rejas. Lionel dijo que, a pesar de todo, seguía queriendo a su hijo y que estaría a su lado.

Jeffery fue asesinado en la cárcel en 1994, algo que Lionel condenó y resintió.

La relación de Lionel con su hijo fue retratada con gran detalle en la serie de Netflix del año 2022, "Monster: La historia de Jeffrey Dahmer", que tenía a Evan Peters interpretando a Jeffrey y Richard Jenkins interpretando a Lionel.

El espectáculo ciertamente representó a Lionel como un padre cariñoso con su hijo, pero también algo ausente de su vida y en varios momentos el personaje ignoró los intentos de Jeffery por decirle acerca de sus fechorías.

Jeffrey Dahmer's father, Lionel Dahmer -- whose relationship with his son was dissected in a recent Netflix series -- has died ... this according to a new report.

Lionel passed away Tuesday while in hospice care in Medina County, Ohio ... according to The Sun, which broke the news. The exact circumstances of his death are unknown.

The guy is obviously famous for his relation to the notorious serial killer ... who murdered, dismembered and cannibalized upwards of 17 men between 1978 and 1991.

Once Dahmer's crimes came to light ... Lionel was one of the only people who defended him, and did countless interviews trying to explain and justify why his son had done what he did. Lionel chalked up Jeffery's murders to his troubled upbringing and mental illness.

He even appeared alongside Jeffrey for one MSNBC interview when the killer was already behind bars. Lionel said he still loved his son regardless and would stick by him.

Of course, Jeffery was murdered in prison in 1994 ... something Lionel decried and resented.

Lionel and his son's relationship was portrayed in great detail in the 2022 Netflix limited series, "Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story" ... which had Evan Peters playing Jeffrey and Richard Jenkins playing Lionel.

The show certainly depicted Lionel as caring for his kid ... but also, somewhat absent from his life -- and at several different points, the character brushed aside Jeffery's attempts to tell his dad about his misdeeds.

John F. Kennedy fue asesinado hace 60 años, e incluso con todos los años que han pasado la gente sigue fascinada por la historia y algunos están dispuestos a pagar mucho dinero por algunos recuerdos morbosos del suceso.

Algunos objetos relacionados con el caso salieron recientemente a subasta a través de RR Auction, y un puñado de ellos se vendieron por mucho dinero, estamos hablando de cinco cifras. Un objeto en particular se vendió por mucho e incluía muestras de cuero manchado con sangre de la limusina de JFK.

De hecho, dos grandes parches que fueron cortados directamente desde el interior del carro donde fue baleado el presidente Kennedy, y que estaban cubiertos de sus fluidos corporales, terminó vendiéndose por una tonelada de dinero. La cantidad final... ¡46.865 dólares!

Hubo otros recuerdos que se fueron por una buena suma, como el revólver de propiedad personal de Lee Harvey Oswald ($31k) e incluso la bala con que Jack Ruby le disparó a Lee Harvey Oswald ($18k).

También se subastaron objetos un poco más extravagantes, como por ejemplo, una sección de la valla que estaba alineada con el infame montículo de hierba que ha estado en el centro de las teorías conspirativas del asesinato de JFK... y estos viejos palos alcanzaron la suculenta suma de $13.740.

Otro punto a destacar, el recibo de la llamada telefónica de Oswald desde la cárcel de Dallas que ocurrió después del suceso. Este muestra que trató de llamar a un abogado en Nueva York, con el que nunca pudo contactarse. Luego, recibió un disparo y murió.

John F. Kennedy was assassinated 60 years ago, and even all these years later -- folks are fascinated by the story ... and some are willing to pay big bucks for morbid memorabilia.

Some items tied to the case recently hit the auction block through RR Auction, and a handful of 'em went for a pretty penny -- we're talking five figures here. One particular JFK collectible that sold for a helluva lot included swatches of bloodstained leather ... from the limo.

Indeed ... 2 large patches that were cut straight from inside the car where President Kennedy was shot -- and which were covered in his bodily fluids -- ended up going for a ton of dough. The final amount ... $46,865!

There were other keepsakes that went for a high dollar amount ... like Lee Harvey Oswald's personally-owned revolver ($31k) and even the bullet Jack Ruby fired at LHO ($18k).

Some other standouts, however, are a little quirkier -- such as a section of the picket fence that was lining the infamous grassy knoll that's been at the center of JFK assassination conspiracy theories for years ... and these old sticks fetched a whopping $13,740.

Another highlight ... Oswald's jail phone call receipt from the Dallas jail he was held at in the aftermath. It shows he he was trying to call an attorney in New York, but was never able to reach him -- something he actually paid for before getting shot and killed.

Dean DeLeo —guitarrista de la banda de rock Stone Temple Pilots— fue esposado y fichado por delito grave de violencia doméstica en el condado de Ventura en octubre después de que la policía dice que se metió en una pelea con su esposa, Jenn.

Fuentes policiales nos dicen Jenn tomó medidas rápidas después de que Dean saliera de la casa en estado de embriaguez, llamando a la policía para hacerles saber que estaba conduciendo ebrio.

Se nos dice que los oficiales encontraron rápidamente al músico, lo detuvieron y lo arrestaron por conducir ebrio.

Mientras estaba bajo custodia, Jenn llamó a la policía de nuevo, esta vez alegando que habían estado en una discusión que se convirtió en un altercado físico antes de salir de la casa.

Se nos dice que tomaron un informe de violencia doméstica de Jenn y sintieron que tenían pruebas suficientes para detener a Dean de nuevo, esta vez por delito grave de violencia doméstica. También se emitió una orden de protección de emergencia para mantenerlo alejado de Jenn.

Sin embargo, Dean violó la orden una semana y media más tarde al intentar ponerse en contacto con Jenn. Se entregó por esa violación y posteriormente fue liberado. En medio de todo ese drama, ella solicitó el divorcio de Dean.

Ya había presentado documentos de divorcio en 2018, cuando afirmó que él era un borracho abusivo que la hizo temer por su vida y la de su hija, que entonces tenía 6 años.

Dean DeLeo, guitarist for the rock band Stone Temple Pilots, is now accused of getting violent with his wife, Jenn DeLeo, during a dispute that ended with him in handcuffs, and getting booked for felony domestic violence.

Law enforcement sources tell us Jenn took swift action after she said Dean left the house intoxicated last month ... calling cops to let them know he was driving under the influence.

We're told officers soon found the musician, pulling him over and arresting him for DUI.

While he was in custody, Jenn called the cops again, and alleged they'd been in an argument that escalated to a physical altercation before he left the house.

We're told they took a domestic violence report from Jenn, and felt they had enough evidence to book Dean again ... this time for felony domestic violence. He was also served an emergency protection order to stay away from Jenn.

But, according to cops, Dean violated that a week and a half later by attempting to contact Jenn. He turned himself in over that violation, and was subsequently released -- but, in the midst of all that drama, she filed to divorce Dean.

She previously filed divorce docs in 2018, when she claimed he was an abusive drunk who made her fear for the lives of herself and their then 6-year-old daughter.

Sam Haskell Jr. apparently couldn't stomach the gore depicted in a horror movie -- something he told a pal earlier this year ... even though he's accused of being a butcher.

TMZ has obtained IG DMs from May 2023 that Samuel -- the son of Hollywood super-agent Samuel Haskell Sr. -- sent to his ex-personal trainer Troy Piedade ... which touched "The Forever Purge," a flick that SHJ said made him queasy 'cause of the dismembered bodies.

Take a look at the back-and-forth between them yourself ... it's pretty eye-opening.

As you see, Sam brings up 'The Purge' and writes ... "Forever purge was a little different fools really be getting chopped up in Mexico for real it's hard for me to enjoy a movie about it, I'm down with purge 2 anarchy." He then goes on to say that he wants to make a movie with Troy.

We talked to Troy, who now tells us that over the course of the 14 years that he knew Sam ... he sensed something a bit off when he started actually training him in 2009 at Bally's in Encino.

Troy says that he feels Sam was very troubled, claiming that the guy would go out of his way to mess with people at the gym ... because he knew he (Troy) would protect him.

Despite his odd behavior, though, Troy tells us he never thought his former client would go as far as murder ... something the authorities in L.A. County have alleged against Sam.

Troy says he and Sam kept in touch over IG after he left the gym, where they regularly discussed topics such as horror movies and fitness ... including this brief chat about chopped-up bodies, which Sam said were too much for him. FWIW, law enforcement sources tell us the LAPD is aware of Sam's interest in horror movies and they're looking into it.

On Monday, L.A. County District Attorney George Gascón announced that Haskell Jr. was hit with 3 counts of murder in the death of his 37-year-old wife, Mei, and her parents ... 72-year-old Gaoshan Li and 64-year-old Yanxiang Wang.

Of course, this came after we published video that appears to show Sam dumping what very well may have been a body. A homeless person found a human torso at the same dumpster the very next day.

There's more video that appears to show Sam giving/receiving other bags ... which day laborers alleged contained human remains. Seems like the cops believed them.

Samuel Haskell Jr. was hit with 3 counts of murder -- even though cops say they only recovered body parts of one victim --  and now we know why.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... the reason Haskell is charged with three murders is because of what witnesses told police and what cops later found at his home.

Our sources say the day laborers Samuel hired to haul away trash bags from his home are key to the case ... they told cops they grew suspicious, opened a bag, saw body parts, and brought the bags back to Haskell.

We're told there's also biological evidence found at the home where his wife and in-laws lived before going missing. Our law enforcement sources tell us the biological evidence is from 3 different people. We do not know the nature of the biological evidence, but we do know police found blood at the house.

TMZ broke the story ... Haskell is on video dumping what appears to be a heavy black bag into a dumpster near his home, the day before someone discovered a dismembered body inside a bag from the same dumpster.

TMZ also got footage of the day laborers hauling 3 trash bags from his home, driving off, before ultimately returning the bags to his driveway. The workers then went to police and Haskell drove his Tesla to a nearby strip mall and dumped a bag in the dumpster.

The body found in the dumpster has not been identified ... but we're told it's a woman. Haskell is charged with murdering his 37-year-old wife, Mei, and her parents, 72-year-old Gaoshan Li and 64-year-old Yanxiang Wang.

Our sources say it will be nearly impossible for law enforcement to recover the other bodies ... especially if they were chopped up and dumped in the trash.

The issue ... we're told once the trash is emptied and taken to a landfill, it gets dumped and buried very quickly ... making it very difficult to identify remains.

In fact, we're told there's a good chance none of the bodies would have ever been recovered if not for the homeless person who discovered the bag filled with body parts.

Samuel Haskell Jr. fue acusado con tres cargos de asesinato, a pesar de que la policía dice que solo se recuperaron las partes del cuerpo de una víctima, y ahora sabemos por qué.

Fuentes policiales dicen TMZ que la razón por la que Haskell está acusado de tres asesinatos, a pesar de solo haber encontrado un cuerpo, se debe a la ayuda de los testigos y a lo que la policía encontró más tarde en su casa.

Nuestras fuentes dicen que los trabajadores que Samuel contrató para transportar las bolsas de basura de su casa son la clave del caso, le dijeron a la policía que empezaron a sospechar así que abrieron una bolsa, vieron partes del cuerpo y llevaron las bolsas de nuevo a Haskell.

Nos dicen que también hay evidencia biológica encontrada en la casa donde su esposa y suegros vivían con él antes de desaparecer. Nuestras fuentes nos dicen que esta evidencia podría incluir sangre, tejido corporal y otros fluidos corporales.

TMZ lo dijo primero, Haskell aparece en video cargando lo que parece ser una pesada bolsa negra en un contenedor cerca de su casa,  justo el día antes de que alguien descubriera un cuerpo desmembrado dentro de una bolsa del mismo contenedor.

También hay imágenes de los trabajadores sacando tres bolsas de basura de su casa, marchándose antes de devolver finalmente las bolsas a su entrada. Al parecer, los trabajadores fueron a la policía y Haskell condujo su Tesla a un centro comercial cercano y arrojó una bolsa en el contenedor de basura.

El cuerpo encontrado en el contenedor de basura no ha sido identificado, pero al parecer es una mujer.  Haskell es acusado de asesinar a su esposa de 37 años de edad, Mei, y sus padres, de 72 años de edad, Gaoshan Li y 64 años de edad, Yanxiang Wang.

Nuestras fuentes dicen que será casi imposible para la ley recuperar los otros cuerpos, especialmente si fueron picados y tirados a la basura.

El problema es que una vez que la basura se vacía y se lleva a un vertedero, se vierte y se entierra muy rápidamente, por lo que es muy difícil de recuperar los restos.

De hecho, nos informan que hay una buena probabilidad de que ninguno de los cuerpos nunca habría sido recuperado si no fuera por la persona sin hogar que descubrió la bolsa llena de partes del cuerpo.

Samuel Haskell Jr, el hijo del poderoso agente de Hollywood Samuel Haskell Sr., acaba de ser acusado del asesinato de su esposa y sus suegros.

El Fiscal de Distrito del Condado de Los Ángeles, George Gascón, anunció los cargos el lunes. Haskell Jr. fue acusado de tres cargos de asesinato por la muerte de su esposa de 37 años, Mei, y sus padres, Gaoshan Li, de 72 años, y Yanxiang Wang, de 64.

Si es declarado culpable, Haskell Jr. podría enfrentarse a cadena perpetua sin posibilidad de acceder a libertad condicional.

Recuerden, un torso humano fue encontrado en un cubo de basura la semana pasada por una persona que estaba viviendo en la calle en Encino, y como informamos, el video obtenido por TMZ muestra a Haskell Jr. y algunos trabajadores llegando a su casa y trasladando bolsas de basura hacia un camión.

Uno de los trabajadores dijo que les dijeron que las bolsas estaban llenas de piedras, pero ellos comenzaron a sospechar y comprobaron que una de ellas contenía partes de cuerpos. Luego de ello, decidieron devolverle las bolsas a Haskell y llamaron al 911.

Samuel Haskell Jr., the son of powerful Hollywood agent Samuel Haskell Sr., has just been charged with the murder of his wife and in-laws.

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced the charges Monday -- Haskell Jr.'s being hit with 3 counts of murder in the death of his 37-year-old wife, Mei, and her parents ... 72-year-old Gaoshan Li and 64-year-old Yanxiang Wang.

If convicted, Haskell Jr. could face life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Remember, a dismembered human torso was found in a garbage bin last week by a homeless person in Encino ... and as we reported, video obtained by TMZ showed Haskell Jr. and some day laborers arrive at his home and carry out garbage bags into a truck.

One of the workers said they were told the bags were full of rocks, but the crew got suspicious ... and checked one of the bags, which the worker said contained body parts. They returned the bags to Haskell and called 911.