BREAKING NEWS: Special Agent Testifies In Anna Nicole Smith Hearing – 11 Prescription Bottles Found In Hotel Room
Posted on Oct 13, 2009 @ 12:30PM
Three defendants facing charges relating to the death of former reality TV star Anna Nicole Smith are facing a judge Tuesday in Los Angeles, who will decide if there is enough evidence for the three to stand trial.
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Psychiatrist Khristine Eroshevich, internist Sandeep Kapoor and attorney Howard K. Stern are accused of conspiring to illegally provide Smith with the drugs that led to her fatal overdose at 39 in a Florida hotel room in February of 2007.
As reported previously on RadarOnline.com, the three have all pleaded not guilty to the charges.
During the morning session of Tuesday’s preliminary hearing, Danny Santiago, a Special Agent with the California Department Of Justice, was the first witness to take the stand.
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He testified that eleven bottles -- containing 10 different prescriptions-- were found in Smith’s hotel room the day she died.
Santiago testified that some of the drugs were prescribed by Eroshevich. He also said that some of the medications were prescribed in Stern’s name, and that his last name was spelled differently on different bottles – some were spelled “Stern” and on others, “Stearn.”
According to a coroner’s report (March 26, 2007) Smith died of ‘Acute Combined Drug Intoxication’ of Chloral Hydrate and Clonazepam and several other controlled substances. Santiago also testified that Stern said that Smith had suffered a fall a day before she died and hit her head in the bathtub. Stern said she had been feeling ill when she arrived in Miami from the Bahamas.
He says Stern said Smith had the flu, but when a member of the hotel’s staff called a doctor to check Smith out, Stern told the staffer they didn’t want a doctor in fear her condition would be leaked to the media.
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Santiago also said that on the morning Smith died, Stern was not with her. He was off to see about buying a boat. She was being looked after by her bodyguard’s wife who attempted to perform CPR when Smith was discovered to be unconscious.
The bodyguard’s wife then called her husband who also attempted to perform CPR, but she did not respond.
The court took a short recess mid-morning, but then resumed with Santiago back on the stand.
RadarOnline.com will keep you up-to-date with all the late breaking developments in this case.
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Oct 27, 2010 @ 13:58
Why didn't they check the baby bottle they found in her bed for drugs? Why is Daniel Wayne Smith dead?
Posted Tue, 10/13/2009 - 5:07pm
They did check the baby bottle and it had pedialyte in it. Stern said it was because she was to weak to sit up and drink from a glass!
Posted Wed, 10/14/2009 - 8:08pm
Justice for Anna and Daniel! Howard K. Stern and the drug doctors need to go to prison for a long time.
Posted Tue, 10/13/2009 - 4:28pm
Let her lay in peace. Bringing all this up will help no one and only hurt her daughter when she is old enough to know what went on. She has her whole life ahead of her. Leave it alone it will not bring her back.
Posted Tue, 10/13/2009 - 3:48pm
Her daughter was hurt in while in the womb from 3 evil, evil people and she is still being exploited and ruined by them and her father. Her father because he lies to cover up these three scabs of society.
Posted Tue, 10/13/2009 - 5:32pm
Where is the Lorazepam? It is in Anna's system but it is not in the Hardrock Suite. What happened to it?
Posted Tue, 10/13/2009 - 2:19pm
And, they killed her son, such a tragic loss for such a young man.
Posted Tue, 10/13/2009 - 2:13pm
I hope they fry for what they did to her. They kept her so doped up she didn't know what she was doing.
Posted Tue, 10/13/2009 - 2:12pm
LET THIS LADY ALONE IN DEATH-SHE CHOOSE IT AND GAVE THE ULTIMATE FOR THE LIFESTYLE AND NO ONE FORCED THE DRUGS DOWN HER, SO LET IT GO THIS IS SICK TRYING TO MAKE EVERYONE ELES RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT SHE DID
Posted Tue, 10/13/2009 - 1:47pm
Stop yelling! If they didn't supply her with the drugs she wouldn't be able to down them. Doctors are supposed to be responsible.
Posted Tue, 10/13/2009 - 2:50pm