• In early October of 2007, tabloids reported the existence of a photo of the late Anna Nicole Smith allegedly taken shortly after her death from a drug overdose on February 8, 2007. The photo was allegedly being offered for sale to the highest bidder.

  Almost simultaneously, a photo was released on the Internet showing a seemingly-unconscious Smith covered in vomit. The alleged death photo was found to have been taken by Smith's companion Howard K. Stern in the Bahamas a month before her death and is therefore a hoax.Celebitchy: Picture of Dead Anna Nicole Smith... (October 2, 2007)

  On March 12, 2009, Stern, Sandeep Kapoor and Khristine Eroshevich were brought up on several charges including "prescribing, administering or dispensing a controlled substance to an addict."SF Gate: Stern Charged with Conspiring to Drug Smith (March 12, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. Anna Nicole Smith was born on November 28, 1967, in Houston, Texas
  2. She died on February 8, 2007, in Hollywood, Florida, at the age of 39
  3. Autopsy report revealed that Smith died as a result of combined drug intoxication
  4. Smith gave birth to daughter Dannielynn on September 7, 2006
  5. Son Daniel Smith, 20, died from a drug overdose on September 10, 2006
  6. Smith reportedly obtained an illegal Methadone prescription while 8 months pregnant
  7. March 12, 2008: Howard K. Stern, Sandeep Kapoor and Khristine Eroshevich were arrested for conspiracy after allegedly providing Smith with prescription drugs including opiates and benzodiazepinsTelegraph: Smith's boyfriend charged with giving her drugs (March 13, 2009)
  8. The three could face attempted murder chargesTelegraph: Smith's boyfriend charged with giving her drugs (March 13, 2009)

• Smith's Death

  Anna Nicole Smith was found unresponsive on February 8, 2007, in her Seminole Hard Rock Hotel room in Hollywood, Florida. Her bodyguard, Maurice Brighthaupt, administered CPR until paramedics arrived on the scene. Smith was rushed to the hospital where she was pronounced dead on arrival at 2:49 p.m.CNN: Anna Nicole Smith dies at 39 (February 9, 2007) According to Smith's autopsy report, she died as a result of "combined drug intoxication" with the sleeping medication chloral hydrate being the "major component."News Health Guru: Celebrity Drug Overdoses (January 12, 2009)

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  Anna Nicole Smith | Bobby Trendy | Howard K. Stern | Larry Birkhead | Daniel Smith | Dannielynn Smith | Khristine Eroshevich | Dr. Sandeep Kapoor | Krista Barth | David Carradine Death Photo

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