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Anna Was Investigated over Possible Murder Plot

Posted Oct 7th 2009 9:00AM by TMZ Staff

Anna Nicole SmithAnna Nicole Smith was investigated by the FBI over a possible plot to kill the son of J. Howard Marshall II -- the 89-year-old oil tycoon she married when she was 26, this according to newly released documents.

The investigation took place between 2000 - 2001 -- after J. Howard's death -- when his son, E. Pierce Marshall, was trying to keep Anna Nicole from getting a chunk of his father's wealth ... valued in the hundreds of millions.

According to FBI documents obtained by the Associated Press, authorities confiscated a couple of weapons from Anna's home during the investigation -- including a .357 revolver and a 3.5 inch stainless steel knife.

On July 3, 2000, Smith was questioned by the FBI, but according to the docs Anna, "began crying and denied ever making such plans."

Feds ultimately decided there was "insufficient evidence to establish that there was a murder-for-hire plot by Ms. Smith to kill Pierce Marshall."

Pierce died in 2006 from an infection.



Tags: anna nicole smith, AnnaNicoleSmith, e. pierce marshall, E.PierceMarshall, fbi, investigation, j. howard marshall, J.HowardMarshall, murder

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1. PaaaLeasseeee Like Anna was ever capable of Murder!!! lol

Posted at 9:30AM on Oct 7th 2009 by .:Loki 4Ever:.

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Posted at 9:30AM on Oct 7th 2009 by INVAZION

3. Call me crazy, but I do believe that is something that white trash gold digger would try to do.

Karma is a bitch, no, bitch?

Posted at 10:04AM on Oct 7th 2009 by ABB

4. HEY........ TMZ that story is such a dead issue(Pun intended)

Posted at 9:48AM on Oct 7th 2009 by who cares

5. ok....?????

more mj news now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 10:01AM on Oct 7th 2009 by billiejeanRIP

6. Anna Nicole Smith was a dirty, junkie ho who hired a homosexual Larry Birkhead to impregnate her. Birkhead had a sperm donor contract. Birkhead broke the contract in May 2006 because he wanted Hollywood career and Marshall money. Anna Nicole didn't want to share her money with sperm donor and fled to Bahamas to protect herself from Birkhead who constantly stalked her.

Anna Nicole desperately wanted Marshall money and wanted Pierce Marshall's death.

Posted at 2:17AM on Oct 11th 2009 by poetic justice

7. When will there be Justice in Anna's murder. Hope they hang Howard K Stern

Posted at 10:19AM on Oct 7th 2009 by street justice

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Posted at 11:31AM on Oct 7th 2009 by Marvin

9. Another old irrelevant story based on Mark Hatten (VA's BFF) delusional allegations.

Posted at 12:44PM on Oct 7th 2009 by Only swim in the Ocean

10. 3.5 inch stainless steel knife? What was she going to do, eat him!

Posted at 1:27PM on Oct 7th 2009 by Mikey

11. why are we bringing stuff up that probably didn't ever happen 10 years ago about a dead person? let it rest. his son has proven to be scum. and do you really think she was smart enough to plot something like that? come on.

Posted at 3:17PM on Oct 7th 2009 by laura

12. Isn't she dead? So you can't do anything to her now. What a prostitute she was. She got millions just to kiss and get naked for that old man. And then she died and didn't get to spend all that money.

Posted at 6:29AM on Oct 8th 2009 by David M.

13. The FBI may not have been able to prove a murder-for-hire plot, but she was certainly guilty of trying to steal money she neither earned nor deserved from the Marshall family...

Posted at 8:16PM on Oct 7th 2009 by NoodleMonkey

14. Why would the cops have taken the gun and knife from her? I especially do not understand the knife as 3 1/2 inches is not big at all - in fact I have a dozen steak knifes that are around 6" - 7" blades.

You should NEVER let the cops intimidate you into giving them things without a warrant. Yeah, you might say 'what does an innocent person have to hide?' But it is an innocent person who has the most to fear from the police. After all, a guilty person usually gets caught (mostly) and they get their just punishment. But the prisons are full of innocent people who got locked up just because.

Posted at 8:18PM on Oct 7th 2009 by Todd da Man

15. When someone dies please let them rest in peace.

Posted at 12:21PM on Oct 8th 2009 by Kate

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