"During an initial criminal proceeding in December 2023, Mr. Haskell appeared shirtless in court, wearing a smock intended to prevent inmates from using it to hang themselves. At the time, his lawyer told Fox News that the Sheriff’s Department had forced him to appear that way, creating speculation that Mr. Haskell might harm himself. The lawyer, Joseph A. Weimortz Jr., disputed that his client was a suicide risk." (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/us/sam-haskell-dead-murder-charges.html)
Here's a picture of Mr Wimortz, Jr:
Oh, yes, Mr. Haskell did commit suicide.
I assume that lawyers are paid to say what they are expected to say.
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