William de Rothschild, who claimed to be a member of the prominent Rothschild banking family, neighbors said, was found dead at his Lookout Mountain Avenue home Nov. 27.

But in the days after William de Rothschild, 87, was found dead at his fire-damaged Laurel Canyon home last week, questions surfaced about his identity.

A man found dead after his Laurel Canyon house was badly damaged in a fire Wednesday afternoon was a member of the prominent Rothschild banking family, neighbors said.

An 87-year-old man who was known as William de Rothschild was found dead in his burned Laurel Canyon home on November 28, the Los Angeles Times reported.

LOS ANGELES — The death of William de Rothschild — the Laurel Canyon man who neighbors said claimed to be a member of the prominent Rothschild banking family — was an accident, the L.A ...

William Alexander de Rothschild, 87, perished in the blaze at his $1 million Laurel Canyon home on November 27.

The death of William de Rothschild — the Laurel Canyon man who neighbors said claimed to be a member of the prominent Rothschild banking family — was an accident, the L.A. County medical ...

But in the days after William de Rothschild, 87, was found dead at his fire-damaged Laurel Canyon home last week, questions surfaced about his identity.