The Iceman
2444 posts
May 26, 2015
4:48 AM
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Nevada officials said on Monday they would conduct a homicide investigation into the death of B.B. King who died this month at age 89, after two of his daughters leveled accusations that the blues great was murdered.
The Clark County, Nevada coroner's office said in a posting on Twitter that it had taken jurisdiction over King's body, and that autopsy results would take a minimum of six to eight weeks.
"Our coroner takes jurisdiction over #BBKing body, performs autopsy. Results:6-8wks min," it said, adding that a homicide investigation would be conducted along with the Las Vegas police department.
Two of King's children, Karen Williams and Patty King, alleged that King was poisoned, ostensibly by two of his longtime associates including one who had power of attorney over his affairs, the Associated Press reported.
"I believe my father was poisoned and that he was administered foreign substances. I believe my father was murdered," each woman said in statements contained in documents submitted to the AP by their lawyer.
An attorney for King's estate called the allegations unfounded and disrespectful, AP said.
The women also claimed in news video posted online that members of King's family were prevented from visiting him by the two associates during his final days.
King, a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member who died in Las Vegas on May 14, had said earlier in the month he was in hospice care at his home after being hospitalized in April with dehydration related to diabetes.
King's funeral was scheduled to be held on Friday in Mississippi. It was unclear whether the investigation would delay that.
(Reporting by Chris Michaud; editing by Simon Cameron-Moore)
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Greg Heumann
3005 posts
May 26, 2015
8:34 AM
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What would anyone gain by accelerating Mr. King's death (unless they were trying to comply with his wishes?) It was clear he was going to die soon anyway so anyone who might benefit from his death need only wait.
Where's the motive?
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harmonicanick
2240 posts
May 26, 2015
10:57 AM
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He was in his 80's for god's sake and he had diabetes
@Owen how can there be litigation before probate?
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Danny Starwars
187 posts
May 26, 2015
11:21 AM
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This will probably turn out to be nothing; when well known people pass on there's often room for craziness to happen.
Some of it may be greed. As well, the death of a parent is traumatic and can cause some pretty erratic behaviour from the family.
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Komuso
605 posts
May 26, 2015
4:19 PM
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If watching people fight over BB's estate doesn't give you the blues nothing will...
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