Anna Nicole Smith's son dies in Bahamas

[MaNuMaNiAc]

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/09/11/anna.nicole.son.dies.ap/index.html


NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) -- The 20-year-old son of Anna Nicole Smith has been found dead in the Bahamas, where the former reality TV star and Playboy playmate gave birth to a baby girl days earlier.

Authorities had not determined what caused the death of Daniel Smith, whose body was found Sunday morning, said Robin Bonnema, a spokeswoman for Trimspa, the diet products company that has been endorsed by Smith. Bonnema had no other details, and calls to Smith's lawyer, Howard K. Stern of Santa Monica, California, were not immediately returned.

A statement on Smith's Web site said the son died suddenly.

"We have yet to learn the cause of death but do not believe that drugs or alcohol were a factor," the statement said. "Anna Nicole is absolutely devastated by the loss of her son. He was her pride and joy and an amazing human being."

Walter Evans, a spokesman for the Royal Bahamian Police Force, would say only that the son of an undisclosed celebrity had been found in a room of the private Doctor's Hospital in Nassau.

Anna Nicole Smith, 38, gave birth to a healthy 6 pound, 9 ounce girl at the hospital on Thursday, her Web site said.

Her son had traveled to the Caribbean country "to share in the joy of his baby sister," the statement said. "Please do not make any press inquiries at this time so that Anna Nicole can grieve in peace."

Smith married Texas oil tycoon J. Howard Marshall II in 1994, when she was 26 and he was 89. He died the following year. Since then, she has feuded with Marshall's son, Pierce Marshall, over her entitlement to the tycoon's estate.

Bonnema said she did not know the name of Daniel Smith's father or that of the baby girl.


I feel bad for the son, but can anyone say KARMAAA!!! I have no respect for that bitch, she's a coldhearted gold digger, plain and simple. Too bad it happened to her son, should have happened to her.

[Jimcs50]

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/09/11/anna.nicole.son.dies.ap/index.html


I feel bad for the son, but can anyone say KARMAAA!!! I have no respect for that bitch, she's a coldhearted gold digger, plain and simple. Too bad it happened to her son, should have happened to her.


Can anyone say stupid ignorant asshole?

[TDMVPDPOY]

shes a milf man :D:D

[Melmart1]

Karma?! For WHAT?! Cus she was a goldigger.. do you honestly think that old man DIDN'T think she was a golddigger? He prolly didn't care! What any of that had to do with his death is beyond me.

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Can anyone say stupid ignorant asshole?wow... usually it takes a lot more for you Jim to start cursing http://spurstalk.com/forums/images/smilies/smilol.gif What is it bro? that time of the month?

Look, I get it, its not PC to wish death on anyone, and I don't really wish death onto her or her son, not really. I do NOT however, feel any sort of pity for her.

P.S. I'll chalk your insult up to unintended overreaction, or missunderstanding. Correct me if you feel I'm wrong about this though, so that we can start a proper pissing match about who can insult the other more thoroughly.

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Karma?! For WHAT?! Cus she was a goldigger.. do you honestly think that old man DIDN'T think she was a golddigger? He prolly didn't care! What any of that had to do with his death is beyond me.ok, let me clarify. I didn't mean to say the kid dying was a good thing (although it did sound that way, and I apologize for that) but any grief that comes her way is fine by me, is all I'm saying.

[ObiwanGinobili]

nope. Jim is totally right on this one.

[MaNuMaNiAc]

nope. Jim is totally right on this one.hmmm... wait... you calling me an stupid ignorant asshole too? http://spurstalk.com/forums/images/smilies/smilol.gif wow... twice in one thread...

[thispego]

ANS is the last bitch on earth that needs to be procreating. she is scum and she has no handle on reality. She's done nothing in her life that would justify her existence, and the death of her 20 year old son does not surprise me at all. Poor kid had shitty examples to follow and probably died from an overdose of his mom's drugs.

[MaNuMaNiAc]

ANS is the last bitch on earth that needs to be procreating. she is scum and she has no handle on reality. She's done nothing in her life that would justify her existence, and the death of her 20 year old son does not surprise me at all. Poor kid had shitty examples to follow and probably died from an overdose of his mom's drugs.carefull pego... don't look now, but you're a "stupid, ignorant asshole" effective immediately http://spurstalk.com/forums/images/smilies/smispin.gif

[easjer]

Just because she is a gold digger, and perhaps a drug user, and just because she's an attention whore and stupid as a rock, does NOT mean that anyone should wish the pain of a death of a child on her. That's horrifying.

Have you ever lost someone close to you, let alone a child? No one but the worst of the scum of the earth deserve that pain thrust upon them. And what about that poor boy? 20 is awfully young to die.

I don't like ANS, but I don't actively wish that kind of pain on her or anyone.

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Just because she is a gold digger, and perhaps a drug user, and just because she's an attention whore and stupid as a rock, does NOT mean that anyone should wish the pain of a death of a child on her. That's horrifying.

Have you ever lost someone close to you, let alone a child? No one but the worst of the scum of the earth deserve that pain thrust upon them. And what about that poor boy? 20 is awfully young to die.

I don't like ANS, but I don't actively wish that kind of pain on her or anyone.Again, I already said I did not WISH her son to be dead, I just don't feel sorry for her. There is a difference.

P.S. I have had close relatives die, although never a son/daughter nor a brother/sister, however I also have relatives who have been swindled out of their life earnings by some heartless bitch (just to clarify, so as to not be labeled a sexist on top of stupid, ignorant and asshole http://spurstalk.com/forums/images/smilies/smilol.gif,a golddigger is just as likely to be a man as they are a woman). I have no sympathy for their kind.

[Jimcs50]

wow... usually it takes a lot more for you Jim to start cursing http://spurstalk.com/forums/images/smilies/smilol.gif What is it bro? that time of the month?

Look, I get it, its not PC to wish death on anyone, and I don't really wish death onto her or her son, not really. I do NOT however, feel any sort of pity for her.

P.S. I'll chalk your insult up to unintended overreaction, or missunderstanding. Correct me if you feel I'm wrong about this though, so that we can start a proper pissing match about who can insult the other more thoroughly.

Oh, I thought we were just asking if we can say certain words and phrases.

I just thought I would put in "stupid ignorant asshole" in the mix. You thought I was calling you one????

:lol







:angel

[trueD]

Man, what a tragedy.

No one deserves to lose a child and MaNuMaNiA obviously isn't a parent, so go easy on the stupid ignorant asshole peeps. :corn:

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c356/tweston/Collins_School-Woodshed.jpg

[Spurfect]

is it cold in here or is it just MaNuMaNia?

[jman3000]

20 yrs old? sounds like drugs are an extremely likely scenario... i didnt read this thread btw.

[ObiwanGinobili]

20 yrs old? sounds like drugs are an extremely likely scenario... i didnt read this thread btw.


well the officials said they do not belive drugs or alchohol to be a factor.
although they could jsut be sayign that untill they get the toxicology reports.

there is the possibility of suicide. I hate to specualte but early adulthood sure does have alot of suicide.

maybe it;s just on my brain because our friend's roomate hung himself in the backyard saturday night.

[tlongII]

MaNuMaNia is a dumbass.

[MaNuMaNiAc]

wow... I just realised I'm going to get insulted by every parent in this forum :lol I think that will preety much cover every insult in the book :lmao


is it cold in here or is it just MaNuMaNia?

yup, that's me apparently... I'm the cold, stupid, ignorant asshole in this thread (more adjectives to come, stay tuned). Let me tell you something though, when it comes to golddigger trash like that bitch, you can just erase ignorant from that list because everything else applies.

[MaNuMaNiAc]

MaNuMaNia is a dumbass.... let's see here cold, stupid, ignorant, dumbass asshole... wow, that post really struck a cord didn't it http://spurstalk.com/forums/images/smilies/smilol.gif

[ALVAREZ6]

Anna Nicole Smith is a fat ugly bitch who should have died rather than her son.

Too bad for the kid, but fuck her, she is a lazy bitch. You know what, she is a great role model though...when she needs money, she marries rich ass old guys rather than getting a job. When she needs to lose weight, she uses synthetic products rather than getting off her fat ugly ass. People like her piss me off, being famous for no reason, for being a lazy piece of shit.

Why is that bitch a celebrity anyway?

[1369]

Damn, what did ANS do to piss all the Argentinians?

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Damn, what did ANS do to piss all the Argentinians?I count two

[ALVAREZ6]

I just think ANS is lazy and hasn't done anything in her life that should make her that rich and famous. She doesn't deserve anything she has.

[2Blonde]

wow... I just realised I'm going to get insulted by every parent in this forum :lol I think that will preety much cover every insult in the book :lmao

yup, that's me apparently... I'm the cold, stupid, ignorant asshole in this thread (more adjectives to come, stay tuned). Let me tell you something though, when it comes to golddigger trash like that bitch, you can just erase ignorant from that list because everything else applies.
... let's see here cold, stupid, ignorant, dumbass asshole... wow, that post really struck a cord didn't it http://spurstalk.com/forums/images/smilies/smilol.gifWell even golddigger trash like that bitch have the capacity to love their children...Even if their children turn out to be cold, stupid, ignorant, dumbass assholes... like MaNuMaNiA. :spin

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Well even golddigger trash like that bitch have the capacity to love their children...Even if their children turn out to be cold, stupid, ignorant, dumbass assholes... like MaNuMaNiA. :spin ok... I think I've taken the insulting in this thread preety lightly, all things considered. Enough is enough though. My point was I don't care for ANS, and although I probably could have picked a better time to express that, I'm done getting insulted. You don't like the way I feel about the bitch, tough, deal with it.

[tlongII]

ok... I think I've taken the insulting in this thread preety lightly, all things considered. Enough is enough though. My point was I don't care for ANS, and although I probably could have picked a better time to express that, I'm done getting insulted. You don't like the way I feel about the bitch, tough, deal with it.


Sorry, but I'm not done insulting you. Dumbass.

[Bob Lanier]

Jealous much?

You know you'd be on your hands and knees in full drag giving that geriatric fuck a spongebath if you had the opportunity.

I have to admit that you probably would look better than she does, though.

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Sorry, but I'm not done insulting you. Dumbass.I was actually referring to the other people, an insult coming from a sheep molestor doesn't really do it for me :lmao

[thispego]

Anna Nicole Smith is a fat ugly bitch who should have died rather than her son.

Too bad for the kid, but fuck her, she is a lazy bitch. You know what, she is a great role model though...when she needs money, she marries rich ass old guys rather than getting a job. When she needs to lose weight, she uses synthetic products rather than getting off her fat ugly ass. People like her piss me off, being famous for no reason, for being a lazy piece of shit.

Why is that bitch a celebrity anyway?
big boobs and soft core porn

[jman3000]

big boobs and soft core porn and a brain the size of a marble

[CuckingFunt]

Why is that bitch a celebrity anyway?
She was a Playboy Playmate and the Guess jeans model in the early 90's.

[DirkAB]

Karma????? That has to be the fuckin' stupidest comment I've read in at least a month, maybe even two. You are a fuckin' stupid tactless mouth breathing retard. Never heard a person's karma catching up with their son, that is a new one. Fuckin' moron.

[Fillmoe]

Even if she is a gold diggin cock sucking bitch it is pretty fucked up to wish death on anyone.......

[SpursWoman]

Bimbo or not, very few people on this earth deserve that kind of pain. That's very sad.

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Karma????? That has to be the fuckin' stupidest comment I've read in at least a month, maybe even two. You are a fuckin' stupid tactless mouth breathing retard. Never heard a person's karma catching up with their son, that is a new one. Fuckin' moron.feeling better? http://spurstalk.com/forums/images/smilies/smilol.gif how long have you been waiting to get that shit off your chest? It doesn't really surprise me either, you've always been a little fucking drama queen, just didn't know you had such a mouth on ya. Word to the wise, seek medical attention, with all that bottled up anger you'll end up hurting yourself or others.

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Even if she is a gold diggin cock sucking bitch it is pretty fucked up to wish death on anyone.......who wished death on anyone?

[Kori Ellis]

who wished death on anyone?


Too bad it happened to her son, should have happened to her.

That line is what is prompting the responses here. (Plus the Karma line)

[Fillmoe]

That line is what is prompting the responses here. (Plus the Karma line)


thank you ;)



now can i have my trolls back?

[mcornelio]

still no word on what happened to the kid? i saw him a couple of times on that reality show he looked like a cool dude, didnt look like one of those kill himself types... well see but i really doubt suicide

[MaNuMaNiAc]

That line is what is prompting the responses here. (Plus the Karma line)that's right, my bad, I did wish death on her... to tell you the truth I wouldn't give a rats ass if she did die, although I don't give it that much thought either way. The son dying is a tragedy, that is true, the kid had nothing to do with why I dislike her. All I'm saying is I don't really feel for what she's going through, I think that if you're a fucked up person, fucked up things happen to ya.

[DirkAB]

to tell you the truth I wouldn't give a rats ass if she did die, although I don't give it that much thought either way.

Not much thought either way? You started a thread about her son dying and continued to state that it was deserved and just. Apparently you do care and you do give it thought, otherwise you wouldn't have started a thread and continued to post like 15 responses in it. With a few exceptions, anybody that celebrates another persons death is a 1st class peice of shit in my book.


All I'm saying is I don't really feel for what she's going through, I think that if you're a fucked up person, fucked up things happen to ya.

Wow, that is so profound, that is so deep that you just changed my whole outlook on life. :lol Please, share some more of those pearls of wisdom with us.

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Not much thought either way? You started a thread about her son dying and continued to state that it was deserved and just. With a few exceptions, anybody that celebrates another persons death is a 1st class peice of shit in my book.First of all I clarified that I'm not celebrating the kids death, I simply don't feel sympathy for his mother, I'm sure she's grieving right now, and personally I think she deserves all the pain she has coming. The fact that it came in the form of her son dying is tragic. I feel sorry for the kid, not the mother.


Apparently you do care and you do give it thought, otherwise you wouldn't have started a thread and continued to post like 15 responses in itno jackass, I responded to people insulting me, not about ANS. If you had actually paid attention instead of jumping at the first chance you had to insult me you would have noticed that. You've have your panties in a bunch ever since your first post here, I really think its time you saw a therapist or something.


Wow, that is so profound, that is so deep that you just changed my whole outlook on life. :lol Please, share some more of those pearls of wisdom with us. you think I'm trying to change your outlook on life?? get the fuck over yourself, its my IMO, you don't like it, tough shit son... and quit acting superior dumbass, most of your posts are of inconsequential crap aswell, so STFU.

[Mixability]

Brevity is the soul of wit

:lol

[slayermin]

Don't hate the playa, hate the game.

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Brevity is the soul of wit

:lolShakespeare

[Mixability]

Shakespeare

NO REALLY? :lol

edit: and to elaborate, you should really practice it, because the more you speak in this thread, the more moronic you sound.

[DirkAB]

Yeah, we all missed the point, it was so deep that it went over our heads. How on earth could that have happened?



I feel bad for the son, but can anyone say KARMAAA!!! I have no respect for that bitch, she's a coldhearted gold digger, plain and simple. Too bad it happened to her son, should have happened to her.


Maybe it was karma in all caps, or even implying that her son dying was the result of karma, maybe it was the 3 exclamation points after the word karma, maybe it was the fact that you wished death upon ANS, or maybe it was the fact that you act as though her son dying is the next best thing next to her dying and you seem thrilled that she has to go through the awaful experience of burying a child.

Can't quite put my finger on it, but maybe it was one of those things that made me believe that you were taking some sort of sick enjoyment out of this tragedy. My bad.

[MaNuMaNiAc]

NO REALLY? :lolit was possible you didn't know, I was just clarifying. Honest mistake

[MaNuMaNiAc]

NO REALLY? :lol

edit: and to elaborate, you should really practice it, because the more you speak in this thread, the more moronic you sound.really? how so?

[Mixability]

really? how so?

you're backtracking on everything, when all your posts are there for people to continue to quote and call you out on.

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Yeah, we all missed the point, it was so deep that it went over our heads. How on earth could that have happened?

Maybe it was karma in all caps, or even implying that her son dying was the result of karma, maybe it was the 3 exclamation points after the word karma, maybe it was the fact that you wished death upon ANS, or maybe it was the fact that you act as though her son dying is the next best thing next to her dying and you seem thrilled that she has to go through the awaful experience of burying a child.

Can't quite put my finger on it, but maybe it was one of those things that made me believe that you were taking some sort of sick enjoyment out of this tragedy. My bad.I see, so the numerous other threads I posted clarifying the missunderstanding with my first post just went over your head?? What the hell is your problem. You want to know my opinion its been explained enough except you chose to only pay attention to whatever the hell you feel like. Give it a rest

[MaNuMaNiAc]

you're backtracking on everything, when all your posts are there for people to continue to quote and call you out on.Fine, you want to quote me, here,


that's right, my bad, I did wish death on her... to tell you the truth I wouldn't give a rats ass if she did die, although I don't give it that much thought either way. The son dying is a tragedy, that is true, the kid had nothing to do with why I dislike her. All I'm saying is I don't really feel for what she's going through, I think that if you're a fucked up person, fucked up things happen to ya.
First of all I clarified that I'm not celebrating the kids death, I simply don't feel sympathy for his mother, I'm sure she's grieving right now, and personally I think she deserves all the pain she has coming. The fact that it came in the form of her son dying is tragic. I feel sorry for the kid, not the mother. there, that's EXACTLY what I meant, you want to dwell on my opinion, there it is. Now how is this backtracking on EVERYTHING exactly?

[DirkAB]

I see, so the numerous other threads I posted clarifying the missunderstanding with my first post just went over your head?? What the hell is your problem. You want to know my opinion its been explained enough except you chose to only pay attention to whatever the hell you feel like. Give it a rest


Classic! What is my problem? I just don't think it is cool to take enjoyment in other peoples misery. It's bad enough to think these awful things to yourself, but you went as far as to make a thread to celebrate another person's misery. I think it is a lowlife thing to do, and it just shows what kind of person you are.

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Classic! What is my problem? I just don't think it is cool to take enjoyment in other peoples misery. It's bad enough to think these awful things to yourself, but you went as far as to make a thread to celebrate another person's misery. I think it is a lowlife thing to do, and it just shows what kind of person you are.yes BAkriD, that's right, I'm a horrible person... somehow I think I can live with the judgement of a person who bases it entirely on one thread :lmao

Anyway, keep posting buddy, I'm off to sleep, but I'd love some reading material for early morning reading (as I'm sure I'll have plenty http://spurstalk.com/forums/images/smilies/smirolleyes.gif).

[DirkAB]

Make sure you say your prayers before you go to sleep. Will you be praying for Anna Nicole's death?

[MannyIsGod]

ManuMania, there are times where you get so behind you should just quit. This is one of those times.

[ashbeeigh]

Shouldn't this thread be about Anna's feelings as a mother as well? Not as her actions as a playmate or a wife? I mean, even the most cold hearted person, aside from someone mentally unstable (and I'm sure someone may argue she's unstable), must be feeling some grief right now, on top of wonderful joy of the birth of a new daughter. My goodness.























Oh and btw. Gold digger- Like a hooker....just smarter.

[King]

P.S. I have had close relatives die...

Good. You deserve it.

[2Blonde]

Shouldn't this thread be about Anna's feelings as a mother as well? Not as her actions as a playmate or a wife? Yeah, I'm pretty sure I pointed that out to him a couple of pages back but he was too busy spouting about how he was being insulted and put down to notice that just because he started this thread that didn't make it about him. I even used his own words to make the point. He's so ungrateful.:rolleyes


Well even golddigger trash like that bitch(MaNuMaNiA TM) have the capacity to love their children...Even if their children turn out to be cold, stupid, ignorant, dumbass assholes...(MaNuMaNiA TM) like MaNuMaNiA. :spin

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

I feel bad for the son, but can anyone say KARMAAA!

I'm not a parent, but you're still a dick manumania.

[IceColdBrewski]

Basking in the misery that someone else is feeling after losing a child is just way beyond fucked up. Your posts are usually spot-on MaNuMaNia. But you're way off on this one.

[cheguevara]

Did Ana Nicole called Manu a flopper?

[sa_butta]

CNN) -- Sources investigating the death of Anna Nicole Smith's son, Daniel, told a Bahamian newspaper that the 20-year-old had antidepressants and other drugs in his system at the time of his death, said a reporter for the paper.

"They said that was probably the cause of his death," Nassau Guardian reporter Inderia Saunders told CNN's "Larry King Live" on Tuesday.

However, Reginald Ferguson, assistant commissioner of the Royal Bahamian Police, said authorities had not yet determined a cause of death, but that an autopsy was under way.

"So far, no foul play is suspected in this matter," he said.
The chief medical examiner in the case told People magazine that Daniel died of "unnatural causes," but with a 20-year-old, that could include a heart attack, said the magazine's staff editor Larry Sutton.

The Nassau Guardian initially reported Monday that Daniel Wayne Smith died of a heart attack. He was in his mother's hospital room when it happened, Ferguson has said.

"Anna Nicole is absolutely devastated by the loss of her son. He was her pride and joy and an amazing human being. Please do not make any press inquiries at this time so that Anna Nicole can grieve in peace," read a statement on her Web site.

Daniel Smith died Saturday at Doctor's Hospital in Nassau, where he was visiting his mother -- a model and reality TV star -- after she had given birth to a girl three days earlier.

Anna Nicole Smith is recovering well from the Caesarean section and was "laughing, giggling, smiling, etc." after the operation, said Dr. Hubert Minnis, her obstetrician.

"One cannot have expected anything else. It was a nice, smooth, non-complex, non-complicated delivery and she is doing just fine, perfect," he said.

The death of her son, however, has left her "emotionally stricken," said Minnis.

"If one had acted differently, then one would be very concerned," he said.

Alex Goen, CEO of Trimspa, a line of weight-loss products endorsed by Anna Nicole Smith, said he had spoken to her on the phone for about an hour. She was so emotional that it was hard to understand all but five minutes of the conversation, during which she was talking about her new daughter, said Goen.

The 38-year-old has kept herself in the headlines, most recently when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in May that she could continue fighting for her share of her late husband's estimated $1.6 billion estate.

Anna Nicole Smith met oil tycoon J. Howard Marshall when she was an exotic dancer and married him a few years later. She was 26, and he was 89 at the time of the marriage.

Marshall died the following year, setting off a decade-long court battle between Anna Nicole Smith and the tycoon's son, E. Pierce Marshall, over the estate. Marshall died in June.

A U.S. bankruptcy judge initially awarded Anna Nicole Smith $474 million, but the amount was later reduced to about $90 million. A federal appeals court eventually dismissed the entire award.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/12/smith.son/index.html

[1Parker1]

Damn, that's a shame. I don't care who it happens to...it has to hurt to give birth to a child and lose your other child on the same day.

[sa_butta]

Damn, that's a shame. I don't care who it happens to...it has to hurt to give birth to a child and lose your other child on the same day.I believe he died two or three days after the birth of his sister. But still a tragedy to lose a son right after the birth of another child

[Solid D]

Now, they are saying it was perhaps a homicide

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/13/annanicole.smith.son.ap/index.html

Coroner's office: Death of Anna Nicole Smith's son 'suspicious'
POSTED: 12:53 p.m. EDT, September 13, 2006
Story Highlights• NEW: Inquest into Daniel Smith's death will be open to public

NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) -- The death of Anna Nicole Smith's 20-year-old son was termed "suspicious" by the coroner's office Wednesday, and a formal inquiry that could lead to criminal charges has been scheduled.

Authorities said at least one other person was in the hospital room when Daniel Wayne Smith died Sunday while visiting his mother, a reality TV star and former Playboy playmate, three days after she gave birth to a baby girl.

The person was not a member of the hospital staff, Reginald Ferguson, assistant commissioner of the Royal Bahamian Police Force, told The Associated Press.

He refused to reveal the person's identity, saying he did not want to jeopardize the investigation. (Watch doctor describe Smith's reaction to son's death -- 4:11)

Her Majesty's Coroner Linda P. Virgill scheduled the inquest for the week of October 23, saying it "is the right course of action."

If jurors at the inquest decide a crime took place, the case would be sent to the attorney general's office, authorities said.

"Whenever there is a suspicious death we would have an inquest to determine how the person died," Bradley Neely, chief inspector of the coroner's office, told AP Television News.

The inquest would be open to the public, Virgill said.

She said authorities believe they know what killed Smith, but were awaiting a toxicology report to confirm the findings. She declined to disclose details but said there was no sign of physical injury to Smith.
"I can confirm that there was definitely a third person in the room at the time of death and I do know who that person is," Virgill said. "But I am unwilling to reveal that information at this time for various reasons."

Police were reconstructing Smith's steps since his arrival Saturday in the Bahamas, Ferguson said.

He told the AP that no drug paraphernalia or traces of illegal drugs were found on Daniel Smith, in the hospital room or near the room.

Police believe Smith went directly to Doctors Hospital in Nassau, where his mother was, after flying in to the Bahamas, Ferguson said.

Daniel Smith was the son of Anna Nicole and Bill Smith, who married in 1985 and divorced two years later. The son had small roles in her movies "Skyscraper" and "To the Limit." He also appeared several times on the E! reality series "The Anna Nicole Show."

Anna Nicole Smith married Texas oil tycoon J. Howard Marshall II in 1994, when she was 26 and he was 89. He died the following year.

She then feuded with Marshall's son, Pierce Marshall, over her entitlement to the tycoon's estate before Pierce Marshall died in June at age 67.

Smith won a $474 million judgment, which was cut to about $89 million, and eventually reduced to zero. In May, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Smith could continue to pursue her claim in federal courts in California, despite a Texas state court ruling that Marshall's youngest son was the sole heir.

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