For Anna Nicole and Marshall Family: Justice Delayed, Justice Denied

Anna Nicole Smith, the dysfunctional former Playmate of the Year whose very public life ended all too tragically, may finally be getting some measure of justice.  The state attorney’s office in Broward County, Florida, said last week it was reopening its investigation into her February 2007 death by what had been deemed “an accidental overdose.” 

The news comes less than two weeks after two doctors and Howard K. Stern, the former Playboy and Guess Jeans model’s erstwhile Svengali, were arrested by California authorities on charges they illegally conspired to provide Smith with thousands of prescription pills. Broward State Attorney spokesman Ron Ishoy, told the press his office was taking a fresh look at things.  This includes examining the evidence collected by California officials to see “where it might lead in relation to Ms. Smith’s death.”  (more…)