Anna Nicole post mortem results to be released

The murky investigation into model-actress Anna Nicole Smith’s death was expected to get some clarity tomorrow when authorities finally plan to release the results of her post mortem.

The expected disclosure of what killed Smith comes more than six weeks after she was found unresponsive at her hotel suite in Hollywood, Florida.

During this time, rumours have swirled and court battles have been waged for control of her body and her infant daughter.

Smith’s post mortem was expected to be released weeks ago, but has been repeatedly delayed, in part because the Broward County medical examiner, Dr Joshua Perper, said he had received additional evidence from the Seminole Police Department, which is investigating Smith’s death because the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino where she was staying is located on tribal land.

Authorities would not disclose what the additional evidence was.

Because Smith’s death was so sudden and because her 20-year-old son Daniel died under suspicious circumstances five months earlier, speculation about possible criminal activity surrounding the deaths has been intense.