Perper -- Death Definitely Not Suicide, Not a Homicide

Anna Nicole Smith was recovering from her depression at the time of her death, but she had not made statements about suicide in the weeks prior to her death.

Dr. Joshua Perper says Anna did not try to commit suicide when she fell in a pool shortly after Daniel died. It was an accident caused by too many drugs.

Dr. Perper says Anna's computer was helpful in determining her state of mind. There was no suicide attempt.

What's more, Dr. Perper dismissed any possibility of homicide in the case. "We did not find any evidence that would point to homicide," he said. "We did not find any fact ... which could raise credible suspicion of homicide."

There was no evidence to suggest forced-feeding of one of the drugs Anna ingested.

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91. Anna was heard saying Daniel's death was Howards fault. Then she was said to be drugged. I'm sure so she could not remember what she said and what happened at the hospital.
If you remember Daniel had commented to Howard at their home in Calif. that Howard had never slept with Anna after being around her for 12 or 13 years.
Thats a strange thing for a son to say about his mother to her Lawyer.
I think Daniel knew too much for Howard, and getting in his way.
howard has to live with himself if he has any morals he will do whats right by Anna and the baby.

Posted at 8:40PM on Mar 26th 2007 by BeRite

92. I had to laugh once today actually at the lawyer quoting one of the emails sent to Howard from Anna and his reply, basically her saying I Love You and him saying I Love You More.
He probably got her drugged out of her skull and went to her computer and sent the mails himself. I just don't trust this man.......too many drugs around him and I feel so sorry for the young man Daniel at twenty years had to die because he was too close to his Mother.

What I sincerely believe is that Howie provided drugs for his death and then because he did not want Anna to testify at the inquest for Daniel he provided her enough to kill herself also.
Then he purposedly vacated himself on Thursday leaving a body guard and his wife in charge of a very sick Anna Nicole. This way he keeps his hands clean he thinks and the blame is now on Moe and his wife. When the lawyer Sanchez said today also that, and I quote, "Howard loved Anna and gave her the VERY BEST CARE! Is that why he left her to go boating when he knew how sick she was, was that the Very Best Care Howie?

Ha........what an injustice.

Posted at 4:00PM on Mar 27th 2007 by marny

93. FUNNY VERY FUNNY...HKS said Anna was alive at 11:00 before he left for the Airport..then the Nurse said Anna was blue at 12:30???? Takes longer than that for the body to turn blue after death.....
Something Stinks

Posted at 6:44AM on Mar 27th 2007 by KARMAWILLGETUSTERN

94. On Larry King, Dr. Perper just said, "Case Close AT THIS TIME, however, ANY case can be re-opened if new, credible evidence is presented."

Posted at 9:38PM on Mar 26th 2007 by Sharon R.

95. Dr perper you should realize that Anna's computer was used by Howard all the time to write e-mail to himself as though they were from her..He even wrote the bitching e-mail to Larry! It should be so obvious..Anna could not spell and she could barely write an intelligent sentence!

Posted at 9:12PM on Mar 26th 2007 by carol ard

96. OK, I wonder how much of a monetary payoff Howard K(iller) Stern promised Dr. Pervert to find Anna's death accidental.

This is truly sickening. I am just waiting for the DNA tests to come back showing Birkhead as the father, so that at least SOMETHING good can come out of all of this.

Dr. Pervert and the cops must be on drugs too, to even SUGGEST that no foul play was involved. Howard killed Anna and he killed Daniel. This is simply a travesty of justice. Poor Anna!

Posted at 9:50PM on Mar 26th 2007 by WhiteRabbit (pass the mushrooms...)

97. #41 - Suzie Q
How 'bout you ease up a bit on HKS. I just can't imagine such hate for HKS. Everyone calls him a leach. But let me tell you...I am the one that has the $$ and when my boyfriend and I talked about getting married he didn't have any idea how much money I had. After we got married I knew that I wanted to retire and invited him to retire with me. (We are both in our early 50's) It was my choice for him to retire too. I could have said you still need to earn money therefore work, but I wanted to share all my time with him. I think that Anna wanted Howard with her all the time and that was their choice. All that should not be an issue.
About Larry & his statement that HKS was bringing duffle bags full of drugs into the hospital....I haven't heard anyone complain that Larry didn't say anything to hospital personnel. He did the same thing that HKS did - enable!!! I think it is just disgusting that the media is trying to hang Howard. It's just wrong.

Posted at 12:34AM on Mar 27th 2007 by Bobbie O

98. POOL OOOOPS, DANNY OOOOPS, ANNA OOOPS, WHATS NEXT BABY OOOPS! Cops & CPS in the Bahamas better get off thier asses! Seminole & Perper were useless pieces of $*** Wheres the FBI? Of yeah, where's Nursie Poo been hidin? Come out, come out wherever you are......ACCIDENTLY ON PURPOSE TO ALL OF IT!

Posted at 1:32AM on Mar 27th 2007 by L

99. It appears Howie tried toconvince everyone it was a suicide. Now Anna won't be able to testify at Danny's inquest that she cried in the hospital room "you did this" . Reports say she even suffered a memory loss when recalling his death. Did Howie kindly explain that the baby would be taken away if she talked? Or they would both go to jail because the drugs were in her name? Only Stern knows for sure. I hope the Bahamians wake up and take the baby to a safe place. Even they know this is wrong.

Posted at 5:04PM on Mar 27th 2007 by mary

100. It doesn't sound to me that Anna Nicole intended to commit suicide, however, I was surprised Dr. Perper isn't aware that depressed people who talk of suicide due to their extreme depression, often do NOT speak of suicide once they have decided that's what they are going to do to relieve the pain/depression they are feeling. A peace comes over them because they have made the decision......a solution. At that point people who are really serious about commiting suicide would be calm and not want any one to know of their plan. Again, I don't believe she did intend to commit suicide, but if she had, at that point she would not have been announcing her plan to check out to friends on a lap top or PC Etc.

Posted at 7:17PM on Mar 27th 2007 by Joie de Vivre

101. According to reports she was running a high fever .High fevers can cause some to become incoherent even unconsious ,some people sleep heavily when running a high fever ,but yet she was able to inject herself and oraly take meds ? The legal aspects make no sense ,seems like some one failed to get her medical care ,and if the reports are true ,wasn't there a nurse present ?.If she was as sick as some have said ,she wouldn't have even known that she was in a hospital untill at least a couple days down the line.SOME ONE should be charged with negligent homicide .Her Mother should pay a vist to the legal eagles and demand SOMEONE be held responsable for the failure of a NURSE ,and TWO other adults failing to get the woman to a hospital !

Posted at 10:12AM on Mar 27th 2007 by Joyce

102. I do not trust anyone...I think they just let her die... and knew it...and now what is this about she was pregnant?? And when is Larry getting his baby????????

Posted at 10:53AM on Mar 27th 2007 by n

103. I thought Dr. Perper did an excellent job. He seems like a very honest man. He is very professional. I think he did the best he could. It seems he only interviewed those who were present when Anna died and took their statements.

Posted at 3:47AM on Mar 28th 2007 by madeline

104. Why are people still blaiming Howard?... Anna had Moe with her who was a paramedic, Moe's wife who was a nurse and Her Shrink.. 3 doctors and people blame Howard? That is so stupid. And if he is as money hungry as everyone thinks then why wouldn't he have waited until they were married to kill her? That would insure half.. People need to wake up.. the only one that is in this for the money at all is Vergie - her fat ass came out of the wood work looking for money at the moment her daughter died. She traveled with Splash Magazine! People are so stupid!

Posted at 1:38PM on Mar 28th 2007 by Vergie Hater

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