Charges possible in death of Anna Nicole Smith's son; coroner awaits report

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Authorities believe they know what killed the 20-year-old son of Anna Nicole Smith but are awaiting a toxicology report to confirm their findings and are holding open the possibility criminal charges, the Bahamas coroner said Wednesday.

Coroner Linda Virgill told The Associated Press that once her office receives the toxicology report on Daniel Smith it may launch a formal inquiry and that there is a possibility criminal charges may be filed in Sunday's death.

"We do know the cause of death," Virgill said. "But we need to confirm it with a toxicology report."

She declined to disclose details but said there was no sign of physical injury to Smith, who died while visiting his mother, a reality TV star and former Playboy playmate, in a hospital three days after she gave birth to a baby girl.

Deepening the mystery, Virgill said there was at least one other person in the room when Smith died. She refused to elaborate.

"I can confirm that there was definitely a third person in the room at the time of death and I do know who that person is," she said. "But I am unwilling to reveal that information at this time for various reasons."

If a formal inquiry is launched, officials will not publicly disclose their findings until after it is completed, Virgill said in an interview.

Meanwhile, police were reconstructing the son's steps after his arrival Saturday in the Bahamas, said Reginald Ferguson, the assistant commissioner of the Royal Bahamian Police Force.

Ferguson told The AP that no drug paraphernalia or traces of illegal drugs were found on Daniel Smith, in the hospital room or near the room.

"We haven't found any illegal drugs or anything of that nature in the course of this investigation," he said.

Police believe Smith went directly to Doctors Hospital in Nassau, where his mother was, after flying in to the Bahamas, Ferguson said.

Daniel Smith was the son of Anna Nicole and Bill Smith, who married in 1985 and divorced two years later. The son had small roles in her movies "Skyscraper" and "To the Limit." He also appeared several times on the E! reality series "The Anna Nicole Show."

Anna Nicole Smith married Texas oil tycoon J. Howard Marshall II in when she was 26 and he was 89. He died the following year.

She then feuded with Marshall's son, Pierce Marshall, over her entitlement to the tycoon's estate before he died in June at age 67.

Smith won a US$474 million judgment, which was cut to about US$89 million, and eventually reduced to zero. In May, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Smith could continue to pursue her claim in federal courts in California, despite a Texas state court ruling that Marshall's youngest son was the sole heir.

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Anna Nicole Smith married Texas oil tycoon J. Howard Marshall II in when she was 26 and he was 89. He died the following year.

She then feuded with Marshall's son, Pierce Marshall, over her entitlement to the tycoon's estate before he died in June at age 67.

Smith won a US$474 million judgment, which was cut to about US$89 million, and eventually reduced to zero. In May, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Smith could continue to pursue her claim in federal courts in California, despite a Texas state court ruling that Marshall's youngest son was the sole heir.

What does this last part have to do with her son's death and why is it attached to every article about this event?

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You've sunk to a new low, gupt, posting celebrity news.

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Anna Nicole Smith married Texas oil tycoon J. Howard Marshall II in when she was 26 and he was 89. He died the following year.

She then feuded with Marshall's son, Pierce Marshall, over her entitlement to the tycoon's estate before he died in June at age 67.

Smith won a US$474 million judgment, which was cut to about US$89 million, and eventually reduced to zero. In May, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Smith could continue to pursue her claim in federal courts in California, despite a Texas state court ruling that Marshall's youngest son was the sole heir.

What does this last part have to do with her son's death and why is it attached to every article about this event?

I suppose it's there to clarify who ANS is, cuz I had no friggin' clue.

Someone presumably famous had a son who died recently. Big f'in deal.

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Anna Nicole Smith married Texas oil tycoon J. Howard Marshall II in when she was 26 and he was 89. He died the following year.

She then feuded with Marshall's son, Pierce Marshall, over her entitlement to the tycoon's estate before he died in June at age 67.

Smith won a US$474 million judgment, which was cut to about US$89 million, and eventually reduced to zero. In May, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Smith could continue to pursue her claim in federal courts in California, despite a Texas state court ruling that Marshall's youngest son was the sole heir.

What does this last part have to do with her son's death and why is it attached to every article about this event?

I suppose it's there to clarify who ANS is, cuz I had no friggin' clue.

Someone presumably famous had a son who died recently. Big f'in deal.

I will always remember her tear streaked face as she claimed that $11,000/MONTH was not enough for her to survive on in that Texas courtroom...it sickened me.

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It's terrible that he died, and I know this might sound mean, but #######, do we really need to see more of her splashed all over the place if there is some sort of brewing scandal...

[danae 0]

It's terrible that he died, and I know this might sound mean, but #######, do we really need to see more of her splashed all over the place if there is some sort of brewing scandal...

Well I could certainly do without it

yup sad death and all that, but has it tugged my heart strings? nope. Kharma works in mysterious ways.

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hmmmm.... this gets stranger all the time

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Smith's son dies from lethal drug dose: report

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress and model Anna Nicole Smith's son, Daniel Smith, died of a lethal combination of drugs that caused an irregular heart beat, People Magazine reported on its Web site on Wednesday.

The report quoted pathologist Cyril Wecht, who was hired by Smith to look into her son's September 10 death, as saying Daniel Smith died from a combination of methadone, Zoloft and Lexapro that led to cardiac dysrhythmia.

People Magazine said Wecht got the results of toxicology tests from National Medical Services in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania

Daniel Smith, 20, died while visiting his mother in a hospital in the Bahamas where she had given birth to a baby girl. His death has been shrouded in mystery since then.

The People magazine report could not be immediately confirmed, and official autopsy and toxicology reports are being withheld until an October 23 inquest.

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methadone

eeeek.

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It's terrible that he died, and I know this might sound mean, but #######, do we really need to see more of her splashed all over the place if there is some sort of brewing scandal...

Well I could certainly do without it

yup sad death and all that, but has it tugged my heart strings? nope. Kharma works in mysterious ways.

What's that mean?

I'd hardly say she deserved to survive her own child. Karma my azz

[Fandango 1,439]

It's terrible that he died, and I know this might sound mean, but #######, do we really need to see more of her splashed all over the place if there is some sort of brewing scandal...

Well I could certainly do without it

yup sad death and all that, but has it tugged my heart strings? nope. Kharma works in mysterious ways.

Lauramaxie, you around?

I'm really wondering what you meant by this. How's it karma that her son died?

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It's terrible that he died, and I know this might sound mean, but #######, do we really need to see more of her splashed all over the place if there is some sort of brewing scandal...

Well I could certainly do without it

yup sad death and all that, but has it tugged my heart strings? nope. Kharma works in mysterious ways.

Lauramaxie, you around?

I'm really wondering what you meant by this. How's it karma that her son died?

Good question.

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It's terrible that he died, and I know this might sound mean, but #######, do we really need to see more of her splashed all over the place if there is some sort of brewing scandal...

Well I could certainly do without it

yup sad death and all that, but has it tugged my heart strings? nope. Kharma works in mysterious ways.

Lauramaxie, you around?

I'm really wondering what you meant by this. How's it karma that her son died?

Good question.

i'm wondering too

Edited September 28, 2006 by charlesandnessa

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TOTALLY not agreeing with the karma thing - but maybe laura said that because she is portrayed as a drugged out gold digger??

Edited September 28, 2006 by CarolineM