A man found dead after a fire at his Los Angeles home was said to have been part of the Rothschild banking family, but The Times has found no evidence supporting the claim.

An heir to the prominent Rothschild family has died after a house fire broke out at the Laurel Canyon house. William Rothschild's body was found in the $1 million home in Los Angeles on Friday. The Rothschilds are a prominent Jewish family who emigrated from Germany and had long been staples in the banking world most notably during the 18th and 19th centuries.

Family and friends are mourning Soren Dixon, Jack Nelson and Krysta Tsukahara, all college students who graduated from Piedmont High School in 2023. They travel the world about 10 months out of the year,

Voter registration records show that William A. De Rothschild, listed as 87, has resided at the burned house. Another database shows a 77-year-old man with a similar name owning the property. The deceased man will be formally identified and his cause of death determined by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner.