Anna Nicole Smith, The Investigation

[mom4kittys]

Thread Number Two

Thread Number One

[sodpoodle]

Geraldo up!

Two female attys - one stated the law in the Bahamas re: paternity is similar to US law regardless of purported birth certificate which can be refuted by the DNA test.

[Sacajaweau]

We're getting bits and pieces from the media in regard to him leaving the room etc and who knows what's real or not.

But you can bet that the PI's on this case have REAL evidence as to REAL TIME and these days, there are video cameras and time stamped receipts all over the place.

Howard was VERY careful not to be specific to REAL TIME.

He wrote a 1956 script and tried to pull it off in a 2006 world.

[toldyou]

On TMZ:

What caused Anna's death?

Murder 40%
OD 38%
Infection 16%
Suicide 6%
Total Votes: 8,264

[sodpoodle]

Riding shot gun on the thread!

LOL


check your FReepmail:)

[TheSpottedOwl]

That sounds delicious! I'm not familiar with piquillo peppers, so can I roast red bell peppers?

LOL @EVOO! Rachael has invaded the English language :-)

[sodpoodle]

Geraldo

Stupid Mark Geragos - says he would not let HK$ anywhere near Daniel's inquest. DUH - The Bahamas does not have a 5th amendment - he will be required to testify.

[stlnative]

sepsis infection with the ultimate cause of her death being the overdose of C. Hydrate - not sure what he will call it either infection w/ accidental drug overdose or negligent homicide.

[Rte66]

It must have been Victor L. Kovner, Jr. He had the same address in Studio City as Kapoor and several of his patients have posted that Kapoor took over from him.

It was quite interesting when I tried to track down some confirmation of it (before I found the postings that nailed it) because there was an elder Vic Kovner and a junior one - but the CA medical licenses didn't distinguish between them. It said one was deceased and one had renewed his license thru Oct 2007 - and showed them both as the same person!

There was a ton of info on both of them - the younger is 71 and was a specialist in pain management - has written numerous articles on allowing unlimited pain meds to those in chronic pain. He retired to San Diego and runs a "travel immunizations" clinic.

What's interesting is that his father, who is the one who did actually pass away, in 2001 (and would've been 93 at the time) had been the family doctor to a number of movie stars. Among them was Lou Costello, the little funny man of Abbott & Costello, who had rheumatic fever as an adult in 1944 and nearly died.

A book written by his son is online and there are some excerpts for free viewing. Here are some snips and links:

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http://www.medtravdoc.com/

Dr. Kovner’s interest in Tropical Medicine started in 1963 when he enlisted in the United States Public Health Service to serve with the Peace Corps in Venezuela. In preparation for his assignment he received special training in Tropical Medicine at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. During his two years in Venezuela he became proficient in preventive medicine, occupational medicine and the recognition and treatment of tropical diseases.

In the early 1980s Dr. Kovner established the Travelers Immunization Center in Studio City, California, to prepare tourists, television and motion picture crews, journalists, international business travelers and construction workers, missionaries, adventure travelers, reality TV crews and participants, stunt men and women and even elephant wranglers for visits and assignments to developing countries.

Dr. Kovner’s professional affiliations and accomplishments include:

American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene A Certificate of Special Knowledge in Clinical Tropical Medicine and Travelers Health

Member of the Certification Examination Committee

International Society of Travel Medicine Nominating Committee

Board Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine

Fellow of the American College of Physicians

He now enjoys the tranquil life of San Diego North County and continues his Clinical Tropical Medicine and Traveler’s Health practice.

The unique aspect of Dr. Kovner’s practice is he visits homes and offices for pre-travel preparation and consultation. Dr. Kovner also works with the traveler’s personal physician to provide continuity of care.
Businesses with activities in developing countries are provided with risk management and consultation to maximize the effectiveness of offshore assignments. Medical preparation for travel at the home or workplace minimizes the stress of pre-travel preparation.

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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH Victor L. Kovner, M Dr. Kovner is a second generation physician with 35 years in the private practice of General Internal Medicine and 18 years of experience in Hospice and Palliative Medicine. In 1983 he co-founded the Hospice at Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California and served as Medical Director until 1995 when he accepted the Medical Director's position at the VNA of Los Angeles. Due to concern about the underutilization of simple pain and symptom management interventions and the depersonalization of medicine he has become active in the pain community and is the Chairman of Regulatory Affairs for the Southern California Cancer Pain Initiative. Since 1995 he has had a special interest in the application of palliative care and pain management principles to HIV/AIDS patients. In an effort to correct deficiencies in pain knowledge and practice he welcomes any opportunity to lecture or teach at the bedside. Dr. Kovner is certified by the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine and by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

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http://www.abbottandcostello.net/nw_article3.htm
1944 - Lou Costello
The following day, Friday, there was no improvement in my condition and, because I was determined to go to the fights at the Hollywood Stadium, I spent the afternoon in bed to rest up for it. I got up to dress, and was walking across the room to pick up my clothes, when it happened. I stood still suddenly, rooted to the floor, and unable to budge an inch. This was a charley horse with a vengeance. The next day, Saturday, Dr. Victor Kovner told me that I has rheumatic fever. Hearing from him that it was a children’s disease reassured me; nothing, I thought that a child suffers can be serious.
All through our collective careers, Bud, the straight man, has never said any of the funny lines. Now all that was changed, and Dr. Kovner was just one of the few who admit that Bud’s new role had a lot to do with my getting well. He had received many offers to work alone, but he only laughed at them.
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[Sacajaweau]

I believe they finally decided whether the autopsy and the police report or the inquest should come first.

I think Howard's attorney has been informed and tried to make some type of "deal" based on what he knows.

I think he was told enough to drive him to schedule that 3:00 "speech". I don't think it's going to be an off the cuff speech.

[justthinkin]

Paper: HOUSTON CHRONICLE
Date: SAT 07/16/1994

Guess? model, 26, marries/Smith weds 89-year-old wealthy Houstonian

By GLEN GOLIGHTLY, DEBORAH TEDFORD
Staff

Anna Nicole Smith, the Houston-born actress and model who posed provocatively for Guess? jeans ads and in Playboy magazine, has married a wealthy Houston oil executive who was 63 years old when she was born.
Smith, 26, married J. Howard Marshall II, 89, of 11100 Meadowick, according to a marriage license filed with the Harris County Clerk.
In 1989, Marshall was listed by the Chronicle as one of Houston's wealthiest residents as head of oil-based Koch Industries -- part of a family fortune worth about $400 million. In that year, he was ranked 56th in a list of 100 wealthiest Texans by Texas Monthly magazine.
A receptionist at Marshall's office declined to give her name, but said the couple were married here and that he was out of town.
The New York-based Elite modeling agency, which represents Smith, refused to comment on the marriage.
Marshall and Smith were unavailable for comment Friday.
Smith, whose real name is Vickie Lynn Hogan, grew up in Mexia and has a son from a previous marriage to Billy Smith.
The statuesque 5-foot, 11-inch model's career took off in 1992 after she was selected as Playboy's Playmate of the Month for May 1992 and later as Playmate of the Year. Smith later posed as a Guess? jeans model in print advertisements.
Smith also has had small acting roles in "The Hudsucker Proxy" and "Naked Gun 33 1/3."
In February, Smith and a friend were taken to a Beverly Hills, Calif., hospital after mixing prescription drugs with alcohol.
Smith and Daniel C. Ross had taken unknown amounts of alcohol and the prescription drugs Vicodin and Xanax.
She also is accused in a lawsuit of sexually assaulting her child's nanny and has filed a notice removing the case to a Houston federal court.
Maria Antonia Cerrato alleged Smith began making sexual overtures to her shortly after she began working for Smith as a housekeeper and nanny for Smith's child in May 1992.
A Honduras native, Cerrato claims she spoke little English and did not fully understand the reasons Smith was sexually harassing her. She began to realize that Smith wanted a sexual relationship when she discovered Smith had had sex with two other women, the lawsuit states.
T. Patrick Freydl, Smith's attorney, could not be reached for comment.
During the nearly 18 months Cerrato worked for Smith, the model gave Cerrato clothing, jewelry and even a car, according to the lawsuit. But Cerrato maintained she was not interested in a lesbian relationship.
Cerrato, now 23, said Smith sexually assaulted her in a Las Vegas hotel room on May 6, 1993, after the two returned from a nightclub and became intoxicated on alcohol and drugs.
Cerrato, who now lives in Houston, said she endured the situation for six months because she needed her job and because she was embarrassed. She said in the suit that she was "a virtual prisoner" in Smith's Los Angeles home from May 1993 until November 1993, being allowed outside only when accompanied by Smith or Smith's chauffeur.
On Nov. 7, 1993, Cerrato said Smith's chauffeur/bodyguard ordered Cerrato out of the Los Angeles house. She was not permitted to take her personal property at the time, and has since recovered only a few of her belongings.
Martha E. Garza, attorney for Cerrato, said she began negotiating with Smith's attorney in February.
She said she believed they had reached an agreement when Smith abruptly filed suit in California on May 19 against Cerrato.
Garza filed suit in state court in Houston last month.

[Rte66]

Pierce was exonerated of all those charges - they were made up.

[Sacajaweau]

That's basically what Howard's attorney said.

[Rte66]

Aw cheez-it -- I should've kept reading down the thread instead of sleuthing. Wouldn't be so far behind on dinner and the updated Case Name List. Thanks.

[Arizona Carolyn]

She is an MD with a further major in Psychiatry. Doctor Baden explained to Greta the other night her higher education makes some of her actions even more questionable.

[Arizona Carolyn]

I still want to know what happened to her dogs since she died.

[sodpoodle]

I really appreciate Dr. Baden - wish he had done the autopsy on both Daniel and Anna - would have felt more confident.

[stlnative]

My understanding is if she was not drugged up and passed out due to the C. Hydrate she could have survived and may have begged for someone to take her to the ER.
I think it was the OD of the C. Hydrate that ultimately killed her. It added to her distress and ultimately took her life. If the C. Hydrate was not there or any other type of drug to knock her out she may have finally asked to be taken to the ER room but with her under the C. Hydrate she was knocked out cold.

The only thing that throws me off is if Perper thinks she took the C. Hydrate herself or if someone gave it to her.