Celebrity Justice
Police Investigate Jett Travolta's Death

Posted Jan 3rd 2009 10:25AM by TMZ Staff

UPDATE: 11:50 ET. We've learned John Travolta has made arrangements with a funeral home in the Bahamas to ship Jett's body on Tuesday, presumably to Florida. The autopsy will not be performed until Monday morning.

Sources at the Freeport Grand Bahama Police Department tell TMZ the Serious Crimes Section is conducting an investigation into the death of Jett Travolta, the 16-year-old son of John Travolta and Kelly Preston, but cops don't believe any crime was involved.

A detective tells us the investigation is being run out of the Central Detective Unit, Serious Crimes Section, because of the high profile nature of the death.

We're told it is still an active investigation and the time line may be important in determining cause of death ... specifically, Jett was last seen going to the bathroom on January 1st, yet his body was not discovered until 10 AM the next day.

It is unclear if Jett fell and then had a seizure -- or if a seizure caused him to fall.

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1. Thank God! I find the fact he was not seen for such a long time extemely disturbing! Something very wrong with this whole picture....

Posted at 10:34AM on Jan 3rd 2009 by Kelli Jane

2. my heart goes out to the family. It must have been a big house. The only thing I can think of is that they thought he was in bed sleeping. 16 year olds tend to sleep late. They must have then gone to check on him when it got late and he didn't come down for breakfast or whatever. How sad for the entire family.

Posted at 10:35AM on Jan 3rd 2009 by Dana

3. I don't find it odd that he hasn't been seen. They live in Florida not LA and John doesn't really get much press coverage on a day to day basis.

Posted at 10:37AM on Jan 3rd 2009 by Dana

4. If the kidd was severely retarded his death was a blessing in disguise.
Taking care of such child is a lifeong, terrible burden.

Posted at 10:37AM on Jan 3rd 2009 by MO

5. This is so sad and so very wrong! I am glad there is an investigation taking place. If Jett had seizures, then was he not on medication and why did it take so long to notice he was not around????




Lot's of questions need to be answered and I have a gut feeling "we" will never get all of them!

Posted at 10:38AM on Jan 3rd 2009 by Dallas

6. I can not imagine what they must be going through. This very tragic.
I can not help but sense a certain irony in all of this.
John had portrayed an immune deficient teenager in a movie a long time ago.
Fate can be very cruel. I hope John and Kelly can pull together enough strength to see them through this.
I do not believe any of the speculations regarding their faith and attitudes towards treatment.
If anything, Jett lived that much longer due to their care.

Posted at 10:39AM on Jan 3rd 2009 by Jeff Dranetz

7. All clues to this death point to the cult of Scientology, they don't believe in modern medicine, like the Amish.

Posted at 10:44AM on Jan 3rd 2009 by tkennedy

8. #4 you are an unfeeling jacka**. I agree, something is wrong. Why would you not see your son from the night til morning. Who saw him go into the bathroom? A kid that size would make a loud noise if he hit ANYTHING. Really troubled tht you don't say godnight to your child. That is troubling. I am sure they are kicking themselves for not checking on him. All my prayers.....

Posted at 10:45AM on Jan 3rd 2009 by reallyirked

9. How could anyone, especially someone with epilepsy, be missing for that long when you are on vacation. This is the type of story a 12 year old would make up when he's trying not to get grounded. Fishy does not describe the smell. Bahamian police are for hire as we well know. The truth will haunt them forever I bet.......

Posted at 10:45AM on Jan 3rd 2009 by Marcus

10. The Bahama police are worthless. That is a shame, because if these 2 denied their son medical treatment, they need to go to jail. Scientology is similar to the Mormons molesting children in the guise of marriage. Crimes being committed in the guise of religion.

Posted at 10:45AM on Jan 3rd 2009 by dirtydancer4

11. There was something else going on with this boy. I am a Pediatric R.N. and if you look at the videos, this boy obviously had some "other" diagnosis. Autism? Mentally challenged? Epilepsy?
I just wonder if he was treated medically, I do not know the beliefs of the Scientology church.

Posted at 10:46AM on Jan 3rd 2009 by Mooselips

12. It was no doubt an accident. Few people woul check on a 16 year old every minute, especially in a house with a safe enclosure.

Some of the paranoid schiz posters here see a conspiracy in everything, that's the nature of their mental illness.
They tend to hyerventilate about other people's sex lives and their various doings because their own lives are empty.

Posted at 10:48AM on Jan 3rd 2009 by Sonny

13. for all the people that post negative and nasty comments you will all have your rightfull place in hell. someone lost there life....some family is greiving beyond anything that can be put into words.....stop and think about that before you type something so stupid.. my thoughts and prayers are with the travolta family ....

Posted at 10:53AM on Jan 3rd 2009 by dawn

14. Kelly was married before to Kevin Gage. I've read they had a son together. Does anyone know where the son lives now? Does Kelly have contact with this son?

Posted at 11:00AM on Jan 3rd 2009 by question

15. I echo a question running through these posts. Was he on medication for epilepsy? That is probably the most important learning from this event. I hope someone will or maybe has reported on this. Unfortunately death is not an unusual consequence of epilepsy. Aggressive medical therapy for difficult cases can be helpful

Posted at 11:02AM on Jan 3rd 2009 by seizuredoc

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