Anna Nicole Smith "Ignorant" of Son's Medication  9/29/06

Grieving mother Anna Nicole Smith had no idea her son was taking the medication which claimed his life earlier this month (10SEP06), pathologist Cyril Wecht has revealed.

Daniel, 20, was found dead in his mother's hospital room three days after she gave birth to her baby daughter Dannilynn.

Toxicology tests suggested his death was caused by a lethal intake of methadone and anti-depressants Zoloft and Lexipro, which combined to cause a lethal cardiac arrhythmia. Only the anti-depressant Lexipro had been prescribed to Daniel by a doctor.

However, Wecht, who was asked by the former model to carry out an autopsy on her son's body, insists Anna Nicole had no knowledge of his drug-taking.

He says, "This is one of the mysteries remaining in this case - why he was taking methadone. It could have been as a painkiller. It is a legitimate drug for that use.

"His family is shocked. I am told that Mrs Smith was completely in the dark about Daniel taking it."

Anna Nicole reportedly tied the knot with Howard K Stern, the alleged father of her new baby, yesterday (28SEP06) but neither party has confirmed the story.