Updated Witness List, by Day of Testimony

Inquest of Daniel Wayne Smith, Nassau, Bahamas

Testimony Nov 19, 2007

1. Albury St. Louis
Inspector Royal Bahamas Police Force’s Criminal Records Office.
Took 6 official photos of Danny before autopsy, noting pinkish reddish abrasions on his body on pelvic and upper shoulder area; collected swabs, hair, etc.

2. Marva Gibson
Immigration officer at Nassau International airport.
Testified Danny, at 9 pm, September 9, 2006 was quiet, conservative, cooperative and helpful regarding visa/immigration paperwork.

3. Howard K Stern
Decedent's mothers lawyer/ person who had control over Anna for several years.
Testified as to when he met Anna, that Anna and Danny were emotionally close, that he had identified Danny at the morgue; verified that dead man in 6 photos Danny.

4. Dr Reginald Neymour
Anesthesiologist at Doctors' hospital.
He told the court that he met another doctor performing chest compressions, started oxygen, placed an endo-tracheal tube into windpipe and IV into his left hand for medicine designed to start the heartbeat and increase blood pressure. To no avail.

5. Dr. Iferenta
Emergency doctor on duty.
Explains 10 person emergency team at Drs Hosp, and that Anna freaked out at the scene.
Note: Dr. Iferenta stated in the initial police report that of all the procedures used to resuscitate Daniel, none would leave the abrasions noted on his body at the time of death.

6. Dr. Caroline Burnett
Princess Margaret Hospital Employee.
Testified that she pronounced Smith dead at the Princess Margaret Hospital when the funeral home brought the body in to be "tagged."

Testimony Nov 20, 2007

7. Francis WoodsideNursing Assistant
Francis testified that Daniel Smith was sleeping in the same bed as his mother, while her attorney, Howard K. Stern, slept in the other, at about 6:00 a.m., which was 3 hours and 40 minutes before a hospital-wide alarm that he had been found unconscious. Woodside noted nothing unusual in the room except the sleeping arrangements. "We don't usually have that happen, patients sleeping in the bed with relatives." Note: This contradicts Stern, who tried repeatedly to say that Daniel had been sleeping in the other bed, where the loose pills were found.

8. Janice Knowles
Nurse-midwife.
Janice testified that she did not notice anything wrong with Smith before medical personnel found him not breathing and with no pulse at about 9:40 a.m.

9. Mavis Davis
Phlebotomist.
Mavis testified that she did not notice anything wrong with Smith before medical personnel found him unconscience at 9:40 a.m.

10. Nadine CareyNurse.
Testified that she found two round tablets on the bed that hospital employees previously said was occupied by Stern. She did not say what kind of pills they were, only that they were turned over to senior nursing staff. Note: Ms Carey was quoted immediately after Daniels death as saying that she recognized the pills as one soma and one methadone tablet.

11. Catriona McGaggart
Nurse.
Said that Anna Nicole Smith was crying hysterically as medical personnel frantically tried to revive her son after his collapse. Note: Initially said she heard Anna Nicole crying out "you did this."

Testimony Dec 10, 2007 Monday

12. Govinda Raju
Pathologist
Eight drugs were found during autopsy, five administered during attempt of life saving procedures, Daniel having a prescription for one, Lexapro an antidepressant. Raju testified that the fatal dose methadone was ingested between 2:00-5:00 a.m., Sept 10. Raju further added that as a result, Smith's respiratory system collapsed and he had a cardiac arrest. Note: Dr Raju contradicts Dr Iferenta by stating that the abrasions on Daniels body COULD be due to the medical staff's attempts to revive him.

13. Carolyn Nairn
Patient in room 202.
Testified that she heard a lot of commotion coming from the room next door to her - Anna Nicole's room 201 - and a female crying and screaming, "my baby boy." Note: Immediately after his death, Ms Nairn said that she heard Anna Nicole repeatedly crying out "you did this!"

Note: During the time Anna Nicole was crying hysterically, Stern had begun to take photographs of Daniels dead body and Anna in distress.

14. Dr. Charles Diggis
Surgeon Chief Medical Examiner.
Testified as to and explained the “Code Blue” procedure at Doctor’s Hospital.

15. Corporal Addie Findley
Policeman.
One of the first police officers on the scene at Doctors Hospital.

Monday December 11, 2007

16. Quinn McCartneyBahama Police Forensic Chief Superintendent.Testifies that Daniel had 10 times the lethal dose of methadone in his system, and that it COULD have been in his system when he arrived. Note: Author not clear on whether he meant arrived in Nassau or Drs Hosp.

17. Frederick Taylor
Bahamas Police Inspector.
Testifies that Shane Gibson, former Immigration Minister, was at the hospital when Taylor and other officers arrived. Note: It was Shane Gibson who fast tracked Anna's application for permanent residency, and lost his job when photo's of himself and Anna romping were made public.

Wednesday December 12, 2007

Magistrate William Campbell ruled there were too many scheduling conflicts between witnesses and attorneys at the inquest and adjourned the inquest until January 28.

Tuesday January 29, 2008

16. Doctor Lee Hern
Lab Director Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner's Office
Dr. Lee Hern testified that the primary factor of death was ingestion of a large dose of methadone. He did not believe Daniel to be habitual drug user. Felt death was an "intentional" overdose because such large amount in short time was taken. Note: Does not speculate as to whether methadone was taken knowingly or unknowingly.

17. Ford Shelley
Friend of Anna Nicole and Daniel Smith, son-in-law of G Ben Thompson
Mr. Shelley said Daniel wanted to be more independent, that he was a brilliant young man living in a shell due to his mother's fame. He wanted to break free; he loved his mother but didn't want to be known as her son. Ford said Anna kept her drugs in a duffel bag, that he had seen methadone in pill and liquid form and prescribed under four different aliases. He also Stated that Daniel could not hold his liquor and couldn’t have been a drug addict.

Cross examination: Stern lawyer tries to cast doubt on close relationship. Note: this is the first I have seen printed about cross-examination. (I'll go back and look.)