James Handy's Girlfriend Recalls Actor's Final Moments Before Her Son Allegedly Killed Him Outside Home
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Key Points:
- Michael Gledhill, 44, was charged with murder and a special allegation of using a deadly weapon after allegedly fatally stabbing actor James Handy outside his Tarzana, California home on June 3.
- Gledhill, who had been living with Handy and his longtime girlfriend Wendy Gledhill for two years, reportedly stopped taking medication related to schizophrenia shortly before the incident.
- On the morning of the attack, Handy went to get the newspaper and was allegedly confronted and stabbed by Michael Gledhill on the front lawn; Handy was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
- Michael Gledhill called 911 after the stabbing, stating, "I am the son of man, I just killed the man of sin," and later admitted to officers that he was the suspect.
- Gledhill is scheduled to appear in Hollywood Mental Health Court on May 11, with bail set at $2,020,000; authorities emphasized the tragic nature of the crime and the need for accountability.