On another thread Drew Peterson was discussed. His third wife death was ruled an a accident some four years ago. Now his fourth wife went missing. Guess what? The case of the third wife is being reopened. Too much of a coincidence, it was said.
Yet Perper saw nothing suspicious in the deaths of ANS in spite of what happened to Daniel.
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) _ Anna Nicole Smiths mother said Tuesday that she hopes an inquest into the death of her 20-year-old grandson will lead to justice as a Nassau court gathered potential jury members to hear the case.
Virgie Arthur, who flew to the Bahamas for the long-delayed proceedings, has suggested foul play contributed to Daniel Smiths death last year from a combination of drugs, including methadone and antidepressants.
I hope this starts the process of justice, Arthur told reporters as she entered the courthouse.
The Bahamian Coroners Court needs a seven-member jury to explore whether the death of the former Playboy playmates son was accidental, suicide or perhaps even a homicide. More than a dozen potential jurors arrived Tuesday, but it was unclear when jury selection might begin.
Authorities did not allow journalists into the courtroom, citing a lack of space in the same room that accommodated much larger groups of reporters during earlier sessions.
Daniel Smith died Sept. 10, 2006, as he visited his mother three days after she gave birth in a Nassau hospital to her daughter, Dannielynn.
Anna Nicole Smith died in Florida on Feb. 8 at age 39 from an accidental overdose of prescription drugs, including the painkiller methadone and a powerful sleep aid.
In February, Arthur claimed in a television interview that Smiths boyfriend-turned-attorney Howard K. Stern played a role in both deaths, but she did not provide evidence.
Stern has feuded with Arthur over issues including the grandmothers access to Dannielynn and the burial location for Anna Nicole Smith. As the executor of the late reality TV stars will, he filed papers last month to make Dannielynn the sole beneficiary of Smiths estate, which stands to inherit millions from the oil fortune of her late husband J. Howard Marshall II.
The inquest had been delayed by a challenge from Sterns legal team, which wants jurors to take a questionnaire to test for possible bias. Stern did not attend the session Tuesday.
An attorney for Arthur, Neil McCabe, said he hopes the probe will clarify whether anyone bears responsibility for Daniels death.
We have our own ideas and our own suspicions. We just hope the inquest will get to the bottom of this, McCabe said.
Stern, who came to the Bahamas with Smith last year, has been living in the waterfront home they shared and initially claimed he was the father of her infant daughter. He gave up custody last spring after DNA tests proved Smiths ex-boyfriend Larry Birkhead is the father.
http://blog.lawinfo.com/2007/10/30/anna-nicoles-mother-seeks-justice/