BB King
Legendary blues musician, BB King, died on May 14, 2015 at
age 89 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Many people paid tribute to the
talented star upon his passing. However, something else was
brewing in the background. His daughters, Patty King and Karen
Williams, have made the allegation the star was poisoned by his
business manager/the executor of his estate, Laverne Tony, as
well as a personal assistant.
As such, King's daughters have requested "a formal
investigation into this matter" by police and the coroners
office stating in near identical statements, "I believe my
father was poisoned and that he was administrated foreign
substances to induce his premature death." Tony stated in
reference to the claims, "They've been making allegations all along.
What's new?"
STORY SOURCE
B.B. King death probed as
homicide after poison claim: coroner
Washington (AFP) - Las Vegas police have launched a homicide
investigation into the death of B.B. King, a coroner's office
said Monday, after the daughters of the blues guitar legend
reportedly accused his aides of poisoning him. King died aged 89
on May 14 in Las Vegas, where he lived while he kept up a
gruelling schedule of tours that ended only last year. King
suffered from Type II diabetes for the last two decades of his
life.
Two of his daughters -- Karen Williams and Patty King -- have
alleged he was poisoned by his business manager Laverne Toney
and his personal assistant, Eonline reported. "I believe my
father was poisoned and that he was administrated foreign
substances to induce his premature death," the daughters wrote
in separate but identical affidavits, the entertainment site
said. "(I) request a formal investigation into this matter," the
court documents reportedly said...