Was BB King Murdered? Daughters Say He Was Poisoned

Was BB King Murdered? Two of his His daughter says he was poisoned. BB King died in his home in Las Vegas on May 14th at the age of 89 under the care of hospice workers. His death came after numerous health concerns and scares over the last few years. Two of his daughters, Karen Williams and Patty King have made a number of allegations about BB King’s care and treatment in the last months of his life. Most of these allegations have been aimed at BB King’s business manager Laverne Toney, who held B.B. King’s power of attorney and included alleged elder abuse. An investigation into that allegation found there was no evidence of wrong doing by Toney. In this most recent allegation, the daughters filed separate but identical affidavits claiming that Toney and personal assistant Myron Johnson  “administered foreign substances” to BB King which resulted in his death.

An autopsy was performed on BB King by Clark County coroner John Fudenberg however toxicology results won’t be available for approximately eight weeks. Fudenberg did issue a statement on Monday stating there was no immediate evidence to support the murder allegations and according to the Las Vegas police, there is currently no active homicide investigation.

In the meantime, the lawyer for BB King’s estate, Brent Bryson says the claims are “ridiculous” and disrespectful to BB King.

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