Anna hires autopsy ace for answers
BY PAUL TURNQUEST in the Bahamasand MICHELLE CARUSO in Los AngelesDAILY NEWS WRITERS
Famed Pittsburgh pathologist Dr. Cyril Wecht yesterday completed an autopsy on the remains of Anna Nicole Smith's 20-year-old son, but he said the cause of death will remain a mystery until more lab tests are done.
Wecht, 75, who has reviewed high-profile deaths, including those of Elvis Presley and President John F. Kennedy, was hired by the ex-Playboy Playmate to give a second opinion on what caused Daniel Smith to drop dead Sept. 10.
"It is necessary to examine representative sections of all the body tissues and organs under the microscope . . . and for results to come back on the drug and chemical analysis," Wecht said yesterday after completing his work at Princess Margaret Hospital in Nassau, Bahamas.
Smith died suddenly in his mom's maternity ward room at Doctors Hospital in Nassau three days after she gave birth to a baby girl. "I find nothing to suggest to me any kind of foul play. I don't find anything that would cause me to believe there is something suspicious here," Wecht said.
Wecht said he saw no evidence "of some traumatic injury having been inflicted or of somebody having done something to him in some cryptic manner that could not be observed," such as poison.
Anna Nicole Smith's Bahamian attorney Michael Scott said yesterday his client "wants people to stop jumping to conclusions . . . she wants people to take a breath and step back, and await the outcome of any forensic reports."
Wecht said some toxicology tests being conducted by Bahamian authorities are still incomplete, and new specimens will be submitted for more testing.
In addition, he and another pathologist will examine body-tissue samples in the lab when he returns to the U.S. "The final answer is under the microscope to some extent," he said.
Famed Pittsburgh pathologist Dr. Cyril Wecht yesterday completed an autopsy on the remains of Anna Nicole Smith's 20-year-old son, but he said the cause of death will remain a mystery until more lab tests are done.
Wecht, 75, who has reviewed high-profile deaths, including those of Elvis Presley and President John F. Kennedy, was hired by the ex-Playboy Playmate to give a second opinion on what caused Daniel Smith to drop dead Sept. 10.
"It is necessary to examine representative sections of all the body tissues and organs under the microscope . . . and for results to come back on the drug and chemical analysis," Wecht said yesterday after completing his work at Princess Margaret Hospital in Nassau, Bahamas.
Smith died suddenly in his mom's maternity ward room at Doctors Hospital in Nassau three days after she gave birth to a baby girl. "I find nothing to suggest to me any kind of foul play. I don't find anything that would cause me to believe there is something suspicious here," Wecht said.
Wecht said he saw no evidence "of some traumatic injury having been inflicted or of somebody having done something to him in some cryptic manner that could not be observed," such as poison.
Anna Nicole Smith's Bahamian attorney Michael Scott said yesterday his client "wants people to stop jumping to conclusions . . . she wants people to take a breath and step back, and await the outcome of any forensic reports."
Wecht said some toxicology tests being conducted by Bahamian authorities are still incomplete, and new specimens will be submitted for more testing.
In addition, he and another pathologist will examine body-tissue samples in the lab when he returns to the U.S. "The final answer is under the microscope to some extent," he said.
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