Celebrity Justice
Daniel Smith Inquest Back in Session

The inquest into the death of Anna Nicole's son resumed today in the Bahamas, with new testimony about how the former Playmate traveled with a cache of drugs in a Coach duffel bag.


Ford Shelley, a South Carolina real estate developer who once rented a house to Anna, testified today that when Anna came to visit, he and his wife found methadone in her luggage.

He also said on the stand that she had the drug in both tablet and liquid form, and that Anna Nicole traveled with a Coach duffel bag filled with drugs, although he admits he never "saw Anna personally take any of the medication."

Shelley called Daniel "a brilliant" and "awesome" kid who loved his mother, but found it difficult to deal with her fame.

Smith died in September of 2006 while visiting his mother in the Bahamas after she delivered his half sister Dannielynn. A coroner's inquest into his death was requested by the Bahamian government, although an independent autopsy commissioned by Daniel's family determined the cause of death to be an accidental overdose.

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46. SEIDLIN: Did you know what kinds of meds Anna was taking"

HKS: Some yes.

SEIDLIN: Do you know what opiates are?

HKS: I believe they are pain meds.

SEIDLIN: Do you know anything about Methadone? What kind of drug it is?

HKS: I'm not a doctor, so I really don't know what kind of medicine it is.

SEIDLIN: It is an opiate, a pain medication.

HKS: Well if you say it is, I believe you. Look, I'm not a doctor. I don't know much about medicine. I can't answer.

SEIDLIN: Did Anna ever use different names, aliases for her prescriptions?

HKS: ...I don't think it's fair to say ... talk about someones personal medical history . . . she needed the medicine to
live.

SEIDLIN: You can tell me or I can go another way to get that information. . . tell me whose names were on the prescriptions?

HKS: She would use the name Michele Chase, Viki Smith, another name She used... different names not only for prescriptions, but for other things like when she checked into hotels she would use the same names,
once she used the name Mrs. Flintstone to hide from the press. She would use friends names too for various reasons press and so on.

SEIDLIN: Did you ever use your name or did she ever use your name for prescriptions.

HKS: No

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KING: Authorities say some of the prescription medication found in her room had your name on it. But you already said that, right?

STERN: That's true. That's true. But they were prescribed for Anna. There was no illusion about that.

Posted at 5:09PM on Jan 30th 2008 by Contemplate

47. Unless it was Howard who gave Daniel such a large quantity of methadone to cause an OD in the hospital room. It couldn't have been Anna Nicole because she was too drugged up and out of it.

It would be easy to pour enough methadone in a glass of orange juiceand offer it to Daniel without him knowing it.

With Daniel out of the way, and claiming to be Dannielynn's father, Howard almost succeeded in getting his hooks firmly into Anna Nicole's millions until she unexpected OD'd before Howard could marry her and seal the deal.

Dear BRITNEY SPEARS: I know you read these blogs on TMZ. Please learn a lesson from the Anna Nicole story and get rid of leeches likeOsama and Adnan before it is too late!

Posted at 5:09PM on Jan 30th 2008 by TT

48. #47
"it was probably sitting there in the frig already mixed withOUT labels"

Posted at 5:10PM on Jan 30th 2008 by Ssuie

49. Ford Shelly....the same Ford shelly that was caught stealing items from Anna's Bermuda home after her death and sold them???


Something Fishy abaout this Ford Shelly........Not a credible witness

Posted at 5:15PM on Jan 30th 2008 by LMAO

50. 52. They are going to get this murderer.

Posted at 5:12PM on Jan 30th 2008 by Stern's a Killer
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I think karma already did

Posted at 5:16PM on Jan 30th 2008 by teenagemomof6

51. If Daniel did indeed committ suicide- ingesting all those pills- in the Bahama's-after meeting his new baby sister--then climbed into bed with Anna at the hospital and died--I find this highly disturbing! Why would he do such a thing? Was he trying to punish his mother because she left him behind in the states? Jealous of a newborn? I guess he showed her!

Posted at 5:17PM on Jan 30th 2008 by maybe Daniel was nuts

52. Adrienne
You are like a broken record. Give it a friggin rest.
Do you just like seeing your name in print or what?

You are not that smart?

Buy a vowel, get a clue.

Posted at 5:19PM on Jan 30th 2008 by it's overkill Adrienne and you are a joke

53. 55. If Daniel did indeed committ suicide- ingesting all those pills- in the Bahama's-after meeting his new baby sister--then climbed into bed with Anna at the hospital and died--I find this highly disturbing! Why would he do such a thing? Was he trying to punish his mother because she left him behind in the states? Jealous of a newborn? I guess he showed her!

Posted at 5:17PM on Jan 30th 2008 by maybe Daniel was nuts
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It was ruled an accidental overdose for a reason, he didn't kill himself

Posted at 5:20PM on Jan 30th 2008 by Adrienne

54. 56. Adrienne
You are like a broken record. Give it a friggin rest.
Do you just like seeing your name in print or what?

You are not that smart?

Buy a vowel, get a clue.

Posted at 5:19PM on Jan 30th 2008 by it's overkill Adrienne and you are a joke
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Wow, a heckler, I feel honored.

Posted at 5:21PM on Jan 30th 2008 by Adrienne

55. 59. maybe Daniel was nuts:

they didn't find him in bed with his mother dead, you dumbass. he slept in HKS's bed, Howard slept in a chair that night.

grow the fvck up and shut up. stop spreading lies.

Posted at 5:22PM on Jan 30th 2008 by Adrienne
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This wasn't by me, I don't cuss in my posts

Posted at 5:24PM on Jan 30th 2008 by Adrienne

56. They did rule it an accident but I still say HKS is involved. Remember he did hide or flush some pills. Oh Now he is Mr. Goody Goody to all. I JUST DONT SEE IT.

Posted at 5:26PM on Jan 30th 2008 by Just me

57. 62. Adrienne you are right. It was murder obviously.

Posted at 5:27PM on Jan 30th 2008 by STERN'S PAID BLOGGERS SUCK
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For someone who doesn't like seeing my name, you sure post it a lot.

Posted at 5:30PM on Jan 30th 2008 by Adrienne

58. Ford Shelley's testimony happened YESTERDAY so why is this breaking news? This was on artharris.com already, as well as in the papers.

Posted at 5:34PM on Jan 30th 2008 by Jadev

59. I just hope that the truth is found out as to what really happened to Daniel. If there is foul play I just hope it comes out and if it was an accident then I hope the truth is told about that as well if that is the case.

Posted at 5:35PM on Jan 30th 2008 by Jasckie

60. I hope brittany has the same fate as these 2 losers!!

Posted at 5:42PM on Jan 30th 2008 by jim

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