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Was BB King Poisoned by his Managers? Coroner Examining B. B. King's Body Following Allegations of Foul Play
Blues legend B.B. King's body has been examined by a Nevada coroner following allegations of foul play in his death two weeks ago, officials revealed Monday. "At this point, we don't have evidence that these allegations of foul play will be substantiated," said Clark County Coroner John Fudenberg. "However, we are taking them very seriously and will be conducting a thorough investigation. We are coordinating our investigative efforts with the Homicide Division of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. I expect the investigation will take a minimum of 6 to 8 weeks." The Coroner's Office conducted an autopsy of King's body Sunday and returned it to the mortuary the same day, the statement said, noting that the investigation would not delay the funeral services from being held. Two of B.B. King's daughters, Karen Williams and Patty King, have alleged that two of the late musician's closest aides sped up his death by poisoning him, according to a report from the Associated Press on Monday. Las Vegas Public Viewing ...s Hundreds The heirs reportedly say that family was kept away from King in his final days while personal assistant Myron Johnson and business manager LaVerne Toney administered poison to him. "I believe my father was poisoned and that he was administered foreign substances," say affidavits from both daughters, obtained by the AP from the daughters' lawyer Larissa Drohobyczer. "I believe my father was murdered," they go on.
King died May 14 in hospice care at the age of 89. Johnson was present, though no family members were. Toney has worked with King for 39 years and is named in King's will as executor of a large estate. Toney on Saturday said that she has had King's best interests in mind and that she would not immediately respond to the daughters' allegations. King is set to be buried on Saturday, May 30 on the grounds of a museum dedicated to his life in Indianola, a small Mississippi Delta town where his career began. B.B. King: 7 Things You Didn't Know About the Late Blues Icon A public viewing will be held on Friday, May 29 at the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center in Indianola. The funeral service will be held at the nearby Bell Grove Missionary Baptist Church, followed by a private burial on the grounds of the museum that evening. The 15-time Grammy winner and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was born Riley B. King to sharecroppers about 20 miles from Indianola in the tiny Delta community of Berclair, Mississippi, on Sept. 16, 1925. — Hasani Gittens, with Reuters
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Why do I sense his daughters are making this claim because they may not be part of his will. I hope Mr.King estate is in order or else it's gonna become a messy court battle. | |
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The guy was 89 years old.Let's face it,he was gonna die soon anyway | |
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I don't know if he was poisoned or not but honestly,does it matter at this point?
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...Does it matter that he was murdered? Always cry 4 love, never cry 4 pain. |
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No,that's not what I mean.I know my comments seem insensitive,but I think this is simply a case of angry family members fighting over a will.We will soon see,though. | |
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yeah,that's what it seems like to me....another situation where family members are fighting with the managers (who are probably in B.B.'s will) | |
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Something similar happened when James Brown died. No murder accusations there, but there were disagreements over the inheritence that turned into a soap opera... | |
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Doesn't this happen everytime a black influential artist dies? It's kinda like right out of the textbook. | |
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^Only if he's rich. | |
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If he was 89, the will should be crystal clear as to what he owned and who gets what. |
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Mr. King had been in failing health for years... I'd be kinda surprised if someone poisoned him. Some folks maybe throwing manure in the wind because they know they've been left out or they aren't getting a larg percentage of Mr. King's assets.
More often than not, fights over or legal battles over inherent wealth... the folks who walk away with a lot of cash are the attorneys. I hope Mr. King's Trust or Will is airtight and concise. I hope Mr. King Trust or Will was filed way before his passing. What a lot of children adult children don't seem to grasp, their parents money isn't their money. Anything your parents do for you after the age of 18 is a gift. Death, weddings, and funerals bring out the worst in people.
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or maybe he had second thoughs about putting his manangers in the will and they murdered him. it won't be the firdt time that hollywood murders black artist. | |
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PatrickS77 said:
Doesn't this happen everytime a black influential artist dies? It's kinda like right out of the textbook. yep, I starting to believe it always happens and not just with influential but non influential as well. I've seen it in my own family. Not my siblings or parents but with cousins,aunts,uncles etc | |
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TD3 said: Mr. King had been in faiiling health for years... I'd be kinda surprised if someone poisoned him. Some folks maybe throwing manure in the wind because they know they've been left out or they aren't getting a larg percentage of his assets.
More often than not, fights over or legal battles over inherent wealt... the folks who walk away with a lot of cash are the attorneys. I hope Mr. King's Trust or Will is airtight and concise. I hope Mr. King Trust or Will was filed way before his passing. What a lot of children adult children don't seem to grasp, their parents money isn't their money. Anything your parents do for you after the age of 18 is a gift. Death, wedding,s and funerals bring out the worst in people.
yep, And don't forget those family reunions. That's why I will never attend another one. | |
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I am curious about the toxicology report will contain 
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