New Details Released in Anna Nicole Smith Case

Months after the death of Anna Nicole Smith's son Daniel, the former playmate carried with her a rare sleep aide. Chloral hydrate, was named the primary cause of Smith's overdose that led to her death Feb 8, 2007.

Former bodyguard, Maurice "Mo" Brighthaupt testified on Wednesday he saw Dr. Khristina Eroshevich and the defendant Howard K. Stern on numerous occasions injecting Smith with the medication.

The testimony was made during a preliminary hearing to determine if Eroshevich, Stern and Dr. Sandeep Kapoor will stand trial for illegally providing Smith with controlled substances. All three people have pled not guilty to the charges.

Dr. Harold Scheuler a Florida-based medical examiner told the court that Smith was seriously ill the days before her death. Scheuler stated that the model was suffering from an abscess on her buttock from drug injections.

Anna Nicole Smith's death was ruled as an accidental overdose and the defendants are not charged with her death.