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What could possibly – and so suddenly – have taken the life of a seemingly healthy 20-year-old? Even the experts have yet to come up with answers. Police report nothing unusual: No blood or vomit was found on the floors or the bed. Bahamas coroner Linda Virgill oversaw an official autopsy, and Smith hired her own private pathologist, Dr. Cyril Wecht of Pittsburgh, to perform another. "Wecht was hired because of the confidence that Anna and Howard had that Daniel was a good kid, that he didn't take illegal substances; they wanted to protect his honor," Goen says.
The results of tissue tests weren't available at press time, and a toxicology report won't be ready for at least a week (and could take months), but Wecht seemed certain on several key points. He ruled out foul play, brain tumors, cancer, infection or blood clots to the heart or lungs. He came to no conclusion about Daniel's reported stomach pains. Suicide or an intentional overdose also have been eliminated as possible causes.
