Anna Nicole Smith Death: High Doses of Sleeping Pills in System, Claim
By Brenda Jones
Mar 23, 2007
While the world waits for Broward County, Fla., Chief Medical Examiner Joshua Perper to reveal in a press conference what caused the death of Anna Nicole Smith a report out now claims that Anna Nicole Smith died with a toxic level of the sleeping medication chloral hydrate in her system. A joint investigation from the Star Magazine and the National Enquirer claims to have the answers of what happened in the days leading up to and the former Playboy Playmate's cause of death.
Anna Nicole Smith Death: High Doses of Sleeping Pills in System, Claim
According to a detailed report published on the website of the the Star, Anna Nicole had a raging blood infection. The infection was caused by an unsterilized needle and contributed to her death. The report also claims that contrary to speculation, tests show Anna Nicole did not have methadone or any other painkilling drug in her system at the time of her death.
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The report: The Enquirer learned that just before she left the Bahamas for Florida on February 5, three days before she died, Anna Nicole received an injection in her left buttock. Tests did not reveal what that substance was.
"As she boarded the plane for Miami, Anna Nicole developed a painful abscess at the site of the injection," said a source with knowledge of the case. "The needle wasn't sterile. The pain kept getting worse as the abscess got larger and larger very quickly." As the needle-caused infection took over her body, she began vomiting, had severe diarrhea and could not urinate.
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The report speculates that if Anna had made a trip to the hospital she might have been saved. Earlier reports had claimed that Smith did not wish to have the publicity of a hospital visit. She should have gone of course, she reportedly had a fever of 105 degrees. Star Magazine has a full and detailed report that is a must read here.
http://www.nationalledger.com/artman/publish/article_272612278.shtml
What will Dr. Perper have to say about this when NG interviews him tonight? (If he's on.)