Autopsy on Anna Nicole under way, mom cites drugs
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DANIA BEACH, Florida  - A Florida medical examiner began an autopsy on the body of former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith on Friday as her mother said drugs may have contributed to her daughter's sudden death.
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The feuding mother,  partner and former boyfriend of Anna Nicole Smith took a brief  break from a courtroom battle over the Playboy model's corpse  on Wednesday to get a private viewing of her rapidly  decomposing body in a Florida morgue.
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The head coroner in the Bahamas said Friday she has authorized Anna Nicole Smith's family to bring in their own pathologist to perform a second autopsy on her son Daniel Smith.
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Initial autopsy findings on ex-model Anna Nicole Smith have not revealed why she died, US doctors say.
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NASSAU, Bahamas  - A coroner's inquest will be   held in the Bahamas next month into the "suspicious" death of   Daniel Smith, the 20-year-old son of reality TV star and former   Playboy centerfold Anna Nicole Smith, Bahamian authorities said   on Wednesday.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida  - Lawyers for the parties feuding over the body of former Playboy centerfold Anna Nicole Smith said on Thursday she would be buried in the Bahamas, next to her dead son.
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An autopsy was scheduled Tuesday on the body of Christian Brando at the request of his family, the coroner's office said.
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A pathologist probing the death of  model Anna Nicole Smith's son said on Thursday that since the  cause has been found, the case can be closed without holding a  planned inquest in the Bahamas next month.
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DANIA BEACH, Florida  - There was no evidence of a crime involved in the death of Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith, and it was not possible to know yet what caused her death, authorities said on Friday.
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By MATT SEDENSKY FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Anna Nicole Smith's body must be held for DNA testing in the paternity dispute involving the former Playboy Playmate's partner, her 5-month old daughter and another man, a judge ruled Wednesday.
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Several people close to Anna Nicole Smith were quick to speculate after her death that drugs were to blame. The medical examiner who performed an autopsy on her body, though, said it could take weeks to determine a cause of death.
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An attorney representing the Indian-origin doctor being investigated about possibly prescribing methadone to Anna Nicole Smith has said his treatment of the former Playboy playmate was "sound and appropriate."
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida  - A judge in Florida made public Anna Nicole Smith's 5-year-old will on Friday and gave the go-ahead for the former Playboy playmate to be embalmed.
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The handling of the death of former reality TV star Anna Nicole Smith's son has touched off a scandal in the image-conscious Bahamas, with an outspoken coroner reassigned and some worrying the media frenzy could damage the vital tourist industry.
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Prescription drugs were found in Anna Nicole Smith's hotel room, but there were no pills in her stomach, and investigators said Friday they are awaiting tests that could tell whether the former centerfold died of an overdose, as some close to her suspect.
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By MICHAEL MELIA SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Anna Nicole Smith's 20-year-old son died from a lethal combination of methadone and two antidepressant drugs, a U.S.-based pathologist who conducted a private autopsy said Wednesday.
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The drawn-out court battle over what to do with Anna Nicole Smith's body has a new sense of urgency: the starlet's remains are decomposing more quickly than expected and a public viewing could be in danger.