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.
Not when you're only 20! It was sad.
Anna Nicole was in Playboy - but I don't think she did porn
I started to add at a much older age but didn't.
Another version: tabloid TV show had the CEO of TrimSpa on just now, who said that Daniel had gone to sleep in the chair in A-N's hospital room and was still there when she got up in the morning, but she couldn't wake him up because he was dead. (My paraphrase.)
When did he do all this vomiting, if she couldn't wake him up and he was already dead? They've also said his breathing was labored when she tried to wake him up.
It all sounds like her double-talk. Poor kid.
But something just doesn't make sense here. We are getting reports of him being found in a hotel, him collapsing, being found in a chair etc. This could all just be that reporters don't take time to fact check, or it could mean they are hiding something.
I found out why her son died..."Massive heart attack"... and he`s 20? Yeah OK. What does this spell? D-R-U-G-S
Smith's Son Died of "Massive Heart Attack"
Anna Nicole Smith's 20-year-old son died of a "massive heart attack" while visiting his mother and newborn sister in their hospital room over the weekend, according to media reports. Daniel Smith had flown to the Bahamas on Saturday to join his mother and was in her hospital room Sunday when he suddenly collapsed. According to The Nassau Guardian, sources say Daniel reportedly suffered a "massive heart attack" and his mother made an unsuccessful attempt to revive him. Police officials immediately put the hospital on a security lock-down and remained tight-lipped about the incident, pending an investigation. Police Press Liaison Officer Inspector Walter Evans confirmed the death on Sunday saying, "This morning a Caucasian male was discovered sometime after 9am. The cause of death has not been determined and an autopsy has to be performed. Once we would have (carried out) an autopsy, (this) would confirm the exact cause of death." Soon after word of the death leaked out, members of the press descended on the hospital and were immediately rushed into a conference room. Hospital staff hustled the baby out into a waiting van, while Anna Nicole's lawyer, Howard K. Stern, rushed out to the hospital parking lot at the same time. Anna Nicole was reportedly whisked out of a backdoor exit, while Daniel's body was taken out through a side door and driven away in a hearse.
http://www.imdb.com/news/wenn/2006-09-12/
Karma rears its ugly head once again. Sorry Anna, in this world people work for a living. Only lawyers leech.
he vomited in his sleep? is that what they are claiming?
no way there is going to be an honest unbiased autopsy down there - they will pay, and get any result they want.
I have no idea. There are so many conflicting reports, I can't tell. The "massive heart attack" has been denied by the police this afternoon.
One of the Bahamian cops, a female, was on TV this afternoon (different account from the one I just cited, which was in several print stories online) and said only that trace amounts of antidepressants were found in his system and that the full tox screen results will be known Friday.
She said if the family doesn't want them released, or the autopsy results released, then they won't be. There will be a coroner's inquest and Anna Nicole, hospital personnel, and any other possible witnesses, will be called to testify.
It's been pretty funny hearing all the different national news media pronounce Mexia - AnnaNicole, Daniel and Billy Smith's hometown. Not one has gotten it right yet, even when reporting from there.
story on larry king live now.
With a mother like that, this kid didn't stand a chance.
Heartbreaking.
I saw about 10 minutes as well. I always got the impression that he was flinching in pain and embarrassment. What a tragedy all the way around.
Does it make you feel good to speculate on things you know absolutely nothing about?
Who did he have on and what did they say? I couldn't miss Dancing with the Stars first show of the new season! Sorry.
alot of guests - ob/gyn and a reporter from the bahamas, the trim spa CEO. they didn't say much.
Greta had Baden on, but I missed it.
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