Broward County Medical Examiner Joshua Perper released his completed autopsy report today on Anna Nicole Smith. Smith died of “combined drug intoxication” with chloral hydrate, a sleeping medication as the major factor. A bacterial infection caused from injecting medication into her buttocks and the flu were also contributing factors.Perper also stated that Smith was also taking several antidepressants and antianxiety drugs, had recently taken longevity medications, vitamin B12 and growth hormone. She has also been taking methadone and Valium. While the report lists her cause of death as “accidental” it was also noted that Smith’s idol, Marilyn Monroe, died from a combination of chloral hydrate and barbiturates.

Chief Charlie Tiger, of the Seminole police department stated “We found nothing to indicate any foul play.”

Cyril Wecht, a forensic pathologist who did am autopsy on Smith’s son, Daniel, stated that the report on Smith’s death “Shows the danger of people taking multiple drugs about which they know little or nothing.”

The fight over the paternity of Smith’s infant daughter, Dannielynn, continues in the Bahamas as does the court battle for her share of her late husband’s fortune. Also in progress is the inquest into the sudden death of Anna Nicole’s 20-year-old son, Daniel.

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