Beverly Hills police believe Harold Martin Smith killed Ronnie Chasen last fall . They reached this conclusion after police spent 10,000 hours on the probe . Smith , an ex - convict , was the only person ever named as a suspect . Police say he killed Chasen in a botched robbery , then later killed himself .
Beverly Hills police say Harold Martin Smith killed Ronnie Chasen last fall . They reach this conclusion after police spent 10,000 hours on the probe . Smith , an ex-convict , was the only person ever identified as a suspect . Police say he killed Chasen in a botched robbery , then later killed himself .