{"id":4839,"date":"2026-06-05T18:49:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T18:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/james-handys-girlfriend-claims-accused-killer-son-had-schizophrenia-stopped-taking-meds\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T18:49:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T18:49:14","slug":"james-handys-girlfriend-claims-accused-killer-son-had-schizophrenia-stopped-taking-meds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/james-handys-girlfriend-claims-accused-killer-son-had-schizophrenia-stopped-taking-meds\/","title":{"rendered":"James Handy&#8217;s girlfriend claims accused killer son had schizophrenia, stopped taking meds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F06%2Fjames-handy1.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>James Handy\u2019s suspected murderer allegedly had schizophrenia and was off of his medication before the fatal stabbing.<\/p>\n<p>The late actor\u2019s girlfriend, Wendy Gledhill, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/06\/05\/james-handy-alleged-killer-had-schizophrenia-and-stopped-taking-medication\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spoke to TMZ<\/a> on Friday about son James Gledhill, who has been accused of <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/04\/celebrity-news\/high-top-gun-maverick-jumanji-actor-james-handy-dead-at-81-killed-by-girlfriends-son\/\">stabbing her partner<\/a> outside of his home two days prior.<\/p>\n<p>Wendy told the outlet James was diagnosed with the mental illness in July 2025 and prescribed meds.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"\/>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">Fox11<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>However, Wendy said she found out James had stopped taking the medicine a week before the Tarzana, California, murder.<\/p>\n<p>As for his and Handy\u2019s dynamic, she claimed the duo did not \u201calways see eye-to-eye\u201d but were \u201ccordial.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added, \u201c[Handy\u2019s family members] know I <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/05\/celebrity-news\/james-handys-girlfriend-speaks-out-after-son-allegedly-murders-top-gun-maverick-actor\/\">loved him so much<\/a>. I\u2019m so sorry. I\u2019m so sorry this happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">Fox11<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">Clint Brewer Photography \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Wendy noted she is \u201cstill in shock\u201d and she \u201ccan\u2019t comprehend it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Handy was discovered dead in his front yard after a <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/05\/celebrity-news\/top-gun-maverick-actor-james-handys-murderer-called-911-with-chilling-confession\/\">chilling 911 call<\/a> alerted police to \u201cunknown trouble.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to officials, the caller told dispatch, \u201cI am the son of man, I just killed the man of sin.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">Sony Pictures<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As cops surveilled the area, Michael turned himself over \u2014 and was arrested for murder.<\/p>\n<p>He is being held at at Van Nuys Jail on $2 million bail.<\/p>\n<p>Handy, who primarily kept his personal life out of the spotlight, has been acting since 1997.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">ABC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">Universal\/Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In addition to his final role in \u201cTop Gun: Maverick\u201d as a bartender named Jimmy, he is best known for acting in \u201cJumanji\u201d and a slew of TV projects over the years.<\/p>\n<p>In 2017, Handy <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/05\/celebrity-news\/see-jumanji-actor-james-handys-final-public-appearance-before-fatal-stabbing-by-girlfriends-son\/\">made his final public appearance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a developing story\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/05\/celebrity-news\/james-handys-girlfriend-claims-accused-killer-son-had-schizophrenia-stopped-taking-meds\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>James Handy\u2019s suspected murderer allegedly had schizophrenia and was off of his medication before the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4840,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4839","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/james-handy1.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4839","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4839"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4839\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4840"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4839"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4839"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}