When are the results of the post-mortem?When Prince died, his publicist Yvette Noel-Schure told CNN: “The cause of death remains unknown and it will be at least four weeks before we receive the results of the autopsy.” Sheriff Olson of Carver County, Minnesota promised the press: “We are going to leave no stone unturned and make sure the public know what happened.”
New evidence has now revealed that, at the time of his death, Prince had a very high level of fenantyl, an opioid that is 50 times stronger than heroin. Dr. Lewis Nelson, who is chairman of emergency medicine at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, has described this as “a pretty clear smoking gun”. It can be fatal for a person to have a concentration of three to 58 grams of fentanyl per litre in their bloodstream; Prince had 67.8 micrograms per litre in his bloodstream. In addition to this, it be fatal for a person to have 69 micrograms per kilograms of the drug in their liver; there were 450 micrograms per kilograms of the drug in Prince’s liver. It has also been suggested that there was a “potentially” lethal amount of the drug in Prince’s stomach when he died.
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Totally agree with this. I know it is not popular opinion, but I think Prince knew what he was doing. How in the world do you take pills on Saturday and almost die, then take more pills days later? He was under the care of multiple doctors- if he knew something was laced (or was stronger than he anticipiated based on the whole Moline incident), why wouldn't he just get Kirk to get him more 'legal' prescription meds? (Wasn't he getting meds of some sort at Walgreens the night before?)
I wonder if this would have happened if he wasn't headed to rehab? I think his image was so important to him, and the 'shame' of his image coming undone was probably pretty overwhelming. Plus, pain, addiction, etc. Getting clean probably seemed very overwhelming on many levels... | |
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Agree. What I don't understand is why he said he would never undergo another hip replacement. He had one procedure which seemed to be very helpful. He needed the other side done. These surgeries are routine and one can have their own blood re-transfused if necessary. -I also thought that towards the end, he would not have wanted to deteriorate to a place where he was bedridden and dependent on others, perhaps being vulnerable to photos etc.
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It's worth remembering that the hospital told them that the pill didn't look to be counterfeit (they didn't get a chance to test it), Prince blamed the narcan shot for what happened and Kirk tried to control Prince's "legal" medication afterwards so he couldn't abuse it. So knowing all of that, that's how Prince could accidentally overdose a second time a few days later. He was desperate and thought he had everything under control. | |
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He also blamed 'flu like symptoms'. There's a reason he refused treatment in Moline as well. A lot is blamed on him being a JW, but he was a JW for the first surgery (or I thought so).
I don't remember every detail, but how could Moline determine that it didn't look counterfeit when it was in his system? He had so many pills all over the place at home too- who knows what was what.
Now do I think he went on the street looking for high-dose fentanyl pills? No. But it wouldn't surprise me if he intentionally took multiple fentanyl pills at once. Of course we will never know.
I agree he was desperate, but not so sure he thought he had everything under control. If he felt he had things under control, he wouldn't have agreed to rehab.
Two 'accidental' overdoses in 5 days will never make sense to me. | |
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He was likely in moderate to more severe withdrawal that last week which can be overwhelming.
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Sadly, I agree with you both. He was done, he said so himself . What a great, amazing life but in the end, frail and alone. 😢 Peaceandlove☮️💜☮️💜 | |
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Second thought, I don't want to speculate any more. [Edited 11/15/19 13:43pm] | |
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"That mountain top situation is not really what it's all cracked up 2 B when was doing the Purple Rain tour had a lot of people who knew 'll never c again @ the concerts.just screamin n places they thought they was suppose 2 scream." | |
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Genesia said:
The show exists on soundboard. | |
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from memory I am sure that was aimed at either his having to cancel his gigs OR in reply to a young lady obsessive fan from Japan [?] who had some 2 way twitter interaction with P BUT then threatended & actually attempted suicide / self harm. Huge apologies if this is wrong but i am 99% certain of the timings. | |
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Snake said: Just Watched 2010 Concert: Just makes me wonder what really happened to his health between 2010 where he was looking his usual self but at the end of 3rd eye girl started wearing the fro and looking deteriorated. He knew he was on his way out Why he started popping out Albums like crazy as he did during the symbol years as soon as he got the new contract in 2013 with WB suddenly gone. The world will never know. I think that one day, someone in the purple circle will tell us the truth (the same way Princess Diana’s circle peeps are still writing books nowadays) but even then, the info might not be 100%. We will never know. I agree with you that something changed after 2010, but whatever that was, it started sliding rapidly downhill in early 2015. I’m thinking either dirty pill use increased or some kind of terminal illness that stopped being treated in 2014-ish. If it were dirty pills, I would have expected a few obvious performance issues during appearances but he could have been high functioning. Who knows. My personal opinion is that P was depressed, embarrassed about the addiction, was headed to rehab and knew it, and felt like he had done all that he was here to do. He had just peed in a cup for testing...and he had to know what results would show. The whole world would know that he was abusing pills and what would we, the fans, think. Can’t control the current situation so find another way to control it. I don’t believe that he thought those particular pills were ‘fine’ given that he refused to name the source of them at the hospital near Quad Cities. I just think he was done. In hindsight, I feel like the only way he would have survived that night is if someone close to him risked pissing him off and ending the relationship forever by intervening/kidnapping his @ss and physically taking him to Recovery Without Walls. Years later, P might have enjoyed the mystery of the ‘wheres Prince?’ saga but at that moment, I’m sure he would have been angry AF. This is all just my opinion. He was clearly in some kind of physical pain, but was it the hips or the hands? Or both. I have the feeling that his hips were better than they had been in years but his hand pain was significant. [Edited 11/16/19 8:45am] | |
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@casi1, I agree, the world will never know. Personally, I think that the only way we will ever know the real truth, is if God himself or Prince himself, comes and tells us exactly what really happened with him! But I think we could all see that something was wrong, health wise, whether it was pills, pain, or a terminal illness, something indeed was wrong with the man! | |
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too bad we cant "hear" what was in Prince's mind those last few months... | |
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@laytonian. you just can't say as if it's fact, that "he had no other illness or wasn't being treated for anything else" because we don't know that, unless we were there ourselves and knew the man personally, or was his personal physician. No one is immune from illness, I don't care who you are! We are all human, and suffer from illness at one time or another, and Prince was no exception. [Edited 11/16/19 12:23pm] | |
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looby said: @casi1, I agree, the world will never know. Personally, I think that the only way we will ever know the real truth, is if God himself or Prince himself, comes and tells us exactly what really happened with him! But I think we could all see that something was wrong, health wise, whether it was pills, pain, or a terminal illness, something indeed was wrong with the man! Yup, agree, we will never really know. But like you said, we could see his features changing between 2014 and 2016. There was a period in 2009/2010 when he started looking tired and old but that could have been from the hip pain. I have seen people die from overdose, cancer, and AIDS... but Princes ‘feature change’ could have been from any of them. We will never know. And that sucks. But it is what it is. | |
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Regarding Number 1, if he got the legal Opiod in Kirk's name, then why didn't he take the recently prescribed one if he had trouble discerning legal from street the night he died? The Moline pharmacy only tested one pill from that Bayer bottle, and it was found to be Norco. But who knows what he really took.
Not sure what you mean about number 2. The fact he didn't have fentanyl in his system on the 20th doesn't mean he didn't take fentanyl-laced pills the night of Moline. Fentanyl stays in your system 24-72 hours depending on what they test (unless it is hair, which results would not have come back that fast). It would have been out of his system by the 20th.
I read a very detailed transcript of what happened in Moline and what was found at Paisley Park (that was released due to FOIA. I am sure you guys have all read it, I just came across it). While at the hospital, he denied being sick or recently being sick. I found it intersting though that they found clindamycin and an anti-viral had been prescribed April 19th from CVS, and the pills were found in the trash at PP. The name of who was prescribed them was redacted, but assuming it was Prince.
It's all just heartbreaking. I know people die every day, but he was one special person.
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peaceandlove said:
Sadly, I believe you're correct. 😢 I agree as well. Something other than hip pain was ailing Prince. Sad.... | |
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Nope- He had significant facial wasting which does not come from being an addict, alone. Could not keep food down, difficulty swallowing. These are not symptoms of sraight drug use. Been a nurse for 25+ years, just no.
Like the previous poster mentioned, Fentanyl flushes quickly. He had 5 days before the blood test. He would not have wanted folks to see Fent in his labs as it would have been alarming to many. [Edited 11/16/19 14:49pm] [Edited 11/16/19 14:50pm] | |
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This might sound stupid, but I always thought his kinda hollow cheeks were how he was kinda posing. Like how you would look if you sucked your cheeks in - is that facial wasting?
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I only bring it up when folks insist his condition was drug-related only.
It is loss of fat in the fat-pads of the face which causes an aged look.
He did have a crazy high standard for himself. We, his fans, would have always loved him.
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TrcikyChristopher said: rogifan said:
It's probably easier to pop a pill than see a chiropractor and if you're doing it to alleviate physical pain you don't think of it as being drug dependent or a drug addict. It's probably also "easier" (for lack of a better term) to secretly take a pill than to be guilted about possible eternal damnation and shunning by your biggest spiritual mentor for going through medical procedures that can save your life. Even if your spiritual mentor has his own addiction. Welcome to "the org", laytonian… come bathe with me. | |
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littlemissG said: The coroner report confirm he had a hip replacement. Correction. The medical examiner report said only that he had a scar on his left hip and one on his lower right leg. In other words, scars but the ME did not say what was done. The full coroner report (autopsy results) will not be released until 2046. Welcome to "the org", laytonian… come bathe with me. | |
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looby said: @laytonian. you just can't say as if it's fact, that "he had no other illness or wasn't being treated for anything else" because we don't know that, unless we were there ourselves and knew the man personally, or was his personal physician. No one is immune from illness, I don't care who you are! We are all human, and suffer from illness at one time or another, and Prince was no exception. [Edited 11/16/19 12:23pm] I have confirmed that with people who were close to him and knew. His illness was caused by opioids, which damage your liver, cause nausea, weight loss and constipation. Every symptom he was exhibiting but did not recognize. He had a drug problem from the early 2000s. Don't fall for the rumors . Welcome to "the org", laytonian… come bathe with me. | |
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I tend to agree with you, Laytonian. I have seen healthy people in their 30's that had nothing else wrong with them except opiate addition exhibit the same symptoms. They get skinny because they have no appetite and their cheeks hollow out. Constipation unfortunately is common, as the gut tract quits funtioning normally because the opioids slow it down too. Not a day goes by that this does not make me angry that this was the end of such a musical genius. Big Pharma is really to blame pushing these painkillers on people for years and causing the epidemic. We would have forgiven him, he just didn't know it..................... Good morning children...take a look out your window, the world is falling... | |
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I'm sick on the couch with nothing to do, so I have been reading more and more Prince stuff. Have you seen the website called princeinvestigationfile5.com? It has a some interesting info. Like I always thought Kirk dropped Prince off at 8 pm and he was left alone. That website shows that Kirk and Meron was there much later. (According to Meron's testimony). There's also a photo of NPG music club stairs the Kirk sent at 9:48 pm inadvertantly to Michael Schumberg. Of course, he could have been home when he sent it.
Also shares that Sheila E texted Kirk at 2:35 am the day Prince died, so there is obviously a bit of a coverup in terms of when he was discovered. Sheila E apparently said she overhead someone say that Price died in his bedroom and he was taken to the elevator.
Sorry if you guys are all aware of this stuff. I was not, so that is why I am sharing. [Edited 11/16/19 19:21pm] | |
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I thought about liver failure/damage, but usually a person becomes fairly jaundiced (yellow) and develops a very large abdomen with fluid, called ascites. Just a thought. Constipation was caused by the opiates. | |
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