Posted on 09/12/2006 11:27:07 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
The "how and why" surrounding 20-year-old Daniel Hogan's mysterious death is being kept under wraps in an autopsy report that should have been completed last night. The only son of American celebrity Anna Nicole Smith died on the maternity ward at Doctors Hospital while visiting his mother and newborn baby sister on Sunday. According to sources close to the case, preliminary investigations revealed that various medications along with drugs were found in his system.
"All we know right now is that he was on anti-depressants," the source said. "Some things indicate that he probably overdosed on those drugs."
While local and international media and officials are fishing for answers into Daniel's death, there is much speculation as to exactly why his mother was in The Bahamas in the first place.
At a news conference to mark the fifth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on America, Prime Minister Perry Christie answered that question.
"One of the things I think you should know is that she was granted permanent
residency last week," Prime Minister Christie said. "So she is in fact a permanent resident of The Bahamas."
Anonymous sources told The Guardian that Anna Nicole Smith recently bought a house in the high-end area on the Eastern Road. But media reports are also speculating that she might have had a caesarean section or complications during pregnancy because she was still in hospital three days after giving birth. It is still believed that Anna Nicole is still in the country, as Daniel's body was still under investigation by Doctor Govindo Raju, a pathologist at The Princess Margaret Hospital.
Daniel was reportedly vomiting uncontrollably shortly before he collapsed and died. The source added that his mother went into a violent rage helplessly trying to revive her son. The room where they were "was a total mess," the source added, claiming that vomit and blood were splattered everywhere. According to workers in the hospital, seeing Daniel die before her eyes dealt a serious blow to his mother, who fought with the doctors in the room to get closer to her son's lifeless body. The source also alleged the medical team was unable to find the proper oxygen supply needed to resuscitate him at the time. "That's nonsense," said the hospital chief. "That's total nonsense. I can't make any other comments at this time because number one, it's a police matter and number two, it's confidentiality of the patient that we will preserve."
The 38-year-old actress and model has not been spotted since the incident unfolded, but The Guardian news team was able to get a good view of her new born daughter as she was being carried out of the hospital on Sunday.
Her lawyer, Howard K Stern, used that opportunity to rush out of a side exit of Doctors Hospital, thereby avoiding the press.
Anna Nicole Smith, whose birth name is Vickie Lynn Hogan, is famous for her many Playboy magazine appearances and movie roles. Anna Nicole gave birth to her only son at age 18.
He seemed like a good kid, despite her odd behaviour most of his life.
First I thought it must have been his heart, but he were vomiting, he might have choked to death.
Really an astonishingly horrible story; kid visits Mom in maternity ward after she gives birth. Kid sits down and dies in her room.
The lost children of celebrities.....sigh.
If I'm not mistaken, fatal ODs of antidepressants are extremely rare.
I wonder if he got into mom's stash of pills last night...
Or the large amount of drugs caused a lethal arrythymia. Either way, it's always sad when people die of drug abuse.
Very interesting.I've read that the rich,the famous and the shady do this kind of thing often.Some countries offer citizenship to those who pony up enough money to "invest" in that country.
I'll wager that her lawyer advised her to do this,perhaps in preparation for her to renounce her US citizenship.
IF the vomiting report is true, then choking would seem to be the most natural thing to look into, yes.
The results of a full drug screening can take time.I'll wager that it takes longer in the Bahamas.
Wow, if that's all it takes, I'm gonna quit competing. Some things are just too easy.
Bet it was an e-coli infection....but, being at a hospital they should have been able to help him. Co-worker of hubby almost died a couple of weeks ago....luckily he was at a party with 7 nurses, one of whom was a trauma nurse....he was vomiting, and passed out......but they got him to the hospital in time....
The "how and why" surrounding 20-year-old Daniel Hogan's mysterious death
odd...the original article says his name is Daniel Smith.
Truly sad...the poor kid.
A profiler mentioned that in cases of unexplained death of children, now the persons that are grilled first are the parents, those who saw them last, and those who reported the death. So it's no surprise that it is not surprising that the doctor said it remains a police matter.
huh? he died in the hospital room at the maternity ward? I thought he was in a hotel.
this is getting weird. where is Nancy Grace?
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