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Dannielynn is One, Daniel Gone One Year

Little Dannielynn Birkhead just celebrated her first birthday with a spectacular Kentucky bash, but her happy day reminded many that her half brother and Anna Nicole's first child, Daniel Smith, died tragically at age 20, one year ago today in Anna's hospital room in the Bahamas. To many, it began a downward spiral ending in Anna's drug overdose in a Florida hotel just five months later.
Anna NIcole Smith, Daniel Smith, Dannielynn Birkhead
On Sept. 10, 2006, Daniel was found by Anna, unconscious in the hospital room in which she was recovering from giving birth to Dannielynn. Daniel had arrived in Nassau just 11 hours earlier to help celebrate his namesake's arrival. Toxicology reports said that an unfortunate combination of prescription anti-depressants and methadone caused his death.

One year since his untimely demise, an official inquest into Daniel's death has still not begun, and its start date continues to be delayed.



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31. It has been too long. Daniel's death needs to be investigated fully.

Why did this young man die so young?

Authorities need to get on this before the evidence gets too old, or covered up.

Posted at 5:10PM on Sep 10th 2007 by YMMV

32. Corrections Dannielynn was not give Daniels name until after he passed.

Posted at 5:13PM on Sep 10th 2007 by sarah

33. ymmv

he died cause he took too many drugs. hence 'drug overdose'.

duh

Posted at 5:13PM on Sep 10th 2007 by duh

34. Why is there nobody stepping in to get that inquest done? Where is the law in that miserable country? Sure, go to the Bahamas, you'll end up dead, and nobody will do a thing about it! Somebody got away with double homocides and that's why they are still there. Apparently the law doesn't check up on it's unsavory citizens. Why doesn't Stern come back to the states where his family is? Because he wants to be with Anna? Yea, right! What good is he doing her now, or vice versa? Something stinks on those islands, and it's not the smell of fish!

Posted at 5:51PM on Sep 10th 2007 by Howard hater

35.
Remembering the first moment i learned the sad news , on HOWARD STERN , my heart dropped a little and my first thoughts were: this will be the end of ANNA , she can't survive this tragedy ,, i prayed i was wrong, just a silly idea , but she was so vulnerable and gentle spirited-- why don't we talk about that aspect of her ?

And though i never met her , it came across clearly how dear and sweet she was ; and of

course DANIEL..........>>>>>>>>>>>>

We won't forget you Danny Boy ... (real tears)

Posted at 5:19PM on Sep 10th 2007 by Brenda Bouquet

36. Both Daniel and Anna were adults who intentionally abused drugs and died as a result of that. There is no reason to feel sorry for either one of them.


Posted at 5:20PM on Sep 10th 2007 by Tyrone G.

37. TELL THE TRUTH LARRY!!!! YOU ARE NOTHER. I WAS FOR YOU. UNTELL THE TRUTH CAME OUT COVER FOR HKS. DO IT. BACK OUT OF THE DEAL YOU MADE WITH HKS. DO THE RIGHT THING. YOU KNOW GOD KNOW. AND YOU WILL SOME DAY SEE HIM. AND YOU CANT TAKE THE $$$$$$$$$$$ WITH YOU. GET OUT NOW AND LET

Posted at 1:56PM on Sep 19th 2007 by Connie

38. What a sad-sad chain of events :( too bad that it won't be over anytime soon:(
God bless you Daniel may you rest in peace..................

Posted at 5:27PM on Sep 10th 2007 by secrets always come out!

39. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~REST IN PEACE DANIEL WAYNE SMITH~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~








I HOPE YOU GET SOME JUSTICE FOR YOU AND ANNA NICOLE SMITH.....

Posted at 5:29PM on Sep 10th 2007 by RIP DANIEL AND ANNA

40. You all keep asking why he died so young. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. A chip off th old block. He watched his mom eat drugs like average people eat food so he in turn was addicted and lived his life for getting high as well. It caught up wih him.
Want to know why there will be no inquest?? Because authorities know this.

Posted at 5:30PM on Sep 10th 2007 by Jadey

41. Since then, the inquest has never had the time to fully proceed, especially after concern was raised when Chief Magistrate Roger Gomez spoke to the international press about private details of the case.

In July Supreme Court Justice John Lyons dismissed Gomez as coroner in the case.

Who will preside over the inquest and exactly when it will begin is still not clear.

if he spoke about private details of the case, nobody else heard him. that's not good enough to delay the inquest,indefinitely!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 5:31PM on Sep 10th 2007 by common sense

42. This is a sad story of two people who had no idea as to the repercussions of mixing drugs. They both overdosed accidently. The world is so full of negative conspiracy theorists, that this story is able to go on and on and on. Networks, magazines, websites, newspapers and individuals are making bundles. The looney toons are clicking and buying and viewing and complaning that so many are making so much money, yet the are the fuel that is firing this.

Bikhead is wise to be securing his future, as is Stern. Whatever their motivations, it is no ones business, and they are certainly not sharing their business with the loony toons. Good for them. God rest the souls of Anna and her son.

Posted at 5:35PM on Sep 10th 2007 by Midnight

43. Daniel didn't arrive in the Bahamas 2 days earlier. He just got there less than 12 hours before he died.

You need to get the facts straight if you're going to keep reporting these things. My heart goes out to Danny's family Virgie Arthur and Billy Smith on this sad day. We are praying for the inquest to begin soon so that his family can have some closure.

Posted at 5:42PM on Sep 10th 2007 by Ashamed of NBC

44. Larry you could easily win the public over again if you come clean. Tell us all how hard it was to be in the closet and how you feared what your Baptist family would think. Tell us how you were only waiting until the Bahamas granted you full custody of DL before you acknowledged your bi-sexuailty. Tell everyone how intimidated you were of Howard and that you feared retalliation from Howard that he would hurt you or DL. If these suggestions are true people will understand and embrace you again, but if this is not true than you are a dirtball and you are just as bad as Howard.

Posted at 5:41PM on Sep 10th 2007 by R.I.P. Daniel Smith (Jan. 22, 1986 - Sept. 10, 2006)

45.

Daniel was a sweet boy and a lonely soul. May both he and his mother find the eternal peace, joy and happiness that alluded them in life.

Rest in peace sweet Daniel ....you are not forgotten. May you and your mom come home some day to rest in peace in the land that you loved.

Posted at 5:42PM on Sep 10th 2007 by Just Guessing

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