{"id":527551,"date":"2026-06-10T05:51:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T05:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/527551\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T05:51:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T05:51:18","slug":"caitlyn-jenners-biographer-william-hasley-is-found-dead-on-las-runyon-canyon-hiking-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/527551\/","title":{"rendered":"Caitlyn Jenner’s biographer William Hasley is found dead on LA’s Runyon Canyon hiking trail"},"content":{"rendered":"

Caitlyn Jenner\u2019s friend<\/a> and ghostwriter William Hasley has been identified as the Runyon Canyon hiker found dead last Saturday.<\/p>\n

The 78-year-old, who was also a screenwriter and former husband of actress Robin Riker, penned Jenner\u2019s book \u201cFinding the Champion Within\u201d\u00a0for Simon & Schuster.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The 1996 self-help book described Jenner\u2019s athletic accomplishments and aimed to use a 10-step program to \u201creboot\u201d the readers\u2019 life.<\/p>\n

Hasley said in his biography they became \u201cfast friends\u201d while he was working on an Olympics-related project before the former athlete commissioned him to write the book.<\/p>\n

William Hasley and Robin Riker, his then-wife, in the 1980s. MediaPunch\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n

Actress Robin Riker and husband William Hasley attend Showtime\u2019s \u201cBroadway on Showtime\u201d Film Series \u2013 \u201cAs Is\u201d Screening on July 8, 1986 at the DGa Theatre in West Hollywood, California. Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images<\/p>\n

William Hasley has been identified as the Runyon Canyon hiker found dead last Saturday.<\/p>\n

A view of the re-opening of Runyon Canyon in Hollywood. on August 02, 2016. GC Images<\/p>\n

US athlete Bruce Jenner and his partner Kris Jenner, formerly Kris Kardashian, share a bottle of Dom Perignon over a bubble bath, circa 1991. Getty Images<\/p>\n

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The writer was found in an area near Runyon Canyon at about 7:05 p.m. on Saturday, the Los Angeles Fire Department said. Air rescuers attempted to save the man but were unsuccessful.<\/p>\n

A neighbor near his home, located near Runyon Canyon, expressed regret about his lonely death.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI just saw him on Saturday carrying groceries,\u201d the neighbor told The Post. \u201cIt\u2019s very sad he had to die all alone like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Temperatures in the Los Angeles area were cool, in the mid-to-low 60s, around the time of Hasley\u2019s death. It was not clear how he died.<\/p>\n

\u201cLAFD Air Operations lowered rescuers to the patient, and medical treatment was administered,\u201d an LAFD spokesperson said. Officials pronounced Hasley dead at the scene.<\/p>\n

The Hollywood screenwriter\u2019s television credits include \u201cSwift Justice;\u201d\u00a0\u201cGhost Stories;\u201d\u00a0\u201cMurder, She Wrote;\u201d\u00a0\u201cKung Fu;\u00a0Young Riders;\u201d and\u00a0\u201cHighway to Heaven.\u201d<\/p>\n

Caitlyn Jenner attends the 4th Annual GRAMMY Awards Viewing Party to benefit Janie\u2019s Fund at Hollywood Palladium on April 3, 2022. Getty Images<\/p>\n

Robin Riker YouTube\/FilmCourage<\/p>\n

Hasley also wrote screenplays for Universal Pictures, Warner Brothers, and 20th Century Fox, among others.<\/p>\n

He also wrote screenplays for Universal Pictures, Warner Brothers, and 20th Century Fox, among others.<\/p>\n

His actress ex-wife, Riker, became a star on the Showtime sitcom \u201cBrothers\u201d as Kelly Hall in the 1980s. She became a television regular for the next decade, and saw her most recent notable credit on the long-running \u201cThe Bold and the Beautiful\u201d show as Beth Logan.<\/p>\n

Hasley was also an instructor in screenwriting at UCLA<\/a>. He said he helped students \u201cdevelop your own distinct style into a concise and creative screenplay for today\u2019s ever-changing marketplace.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Caitlyn Jenner attends the 4th Annual GRAMMY Awards Viewing Party to benefit Janie\u2019s Fund at Hollywood Palladium on April 3, 2022. Getty Images<\/p>\n

His biography<\/a> described him as an environmentalist who also enjoyed riding horses, sports, teaching, and volunteering.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen Will isn\u2019t meeting a deadline, you\u2019ll most likely find him fighting City Hall over an environmental issue, writing an article, teaching a writing class at UCLA, volunteering in a soup kitchen, or speaking to a youth organization,\u201d the biography said. \u201cWill\u2019s a great sports enthusiast. He\u2019s often playing in a Celebrity Golf Tournament, Showbiz Softball League, or riding horses with the infamous Hole in the Wall Gang.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner\u2019s Office has not released a cause of death, deferring any official determination.<\/p>\n

The California Post reached out to reps for Jenner and UCLA for comment.<\/p>\n

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