Your Morning Anna Nicole Round-Up: Cops, Tapes, And A Tug-Of-War
· Apparently the same deal that got ET/The Insider Howard K. Stern's Tearful First Confession also gave them access to this footage of the Bahamian Police Department going through Anna Nicole's home, where Stern explains that "every single important document" had gone missing the day after her death. Especially the one proving he's the father! [YouTube]
· TMZ proudly presents the Anna Nicole Smith Appears To Be Dead, Please Send Help 911 tapes. On them, an officer from the Seminole, FL reservation police department calls Hollywood Fire and Rescue, informing them in matter-of-fact tones that a white female at the Hard Rock Hotel is "not breathing and she's not responsive. She's, um, actually Anna Nicole Smith." The voice on the other end then responds, "Oh. OK." [TMZ]
· Hollywood Police Capt. Tony Rode has since deflected all inquiries back to Seminole PD, saying "This investigation belongs to the Seminole Police Department. You are looking at the extent of our role." If you're anticipating a botched, inept investigation, fear not: They own at least one helicopter! (But they are trying to unload it to the highest bidder.) [AP, SeminoleSheriff.org]
· Anna Nicole's "lifeless" body, reports TMZ (guess she's still dead!), is currently being held at the Florida morgue, and mother Virgie Arthur wants to claim it as soon as possible for burial. But, they report, a tug-of-war is underway, as "Anna's people" (i.e. the Howard K. Stern camp) are trying to negotiate a deal with Larry Birkhead's lawyers: release your hold on the body, and get a DNA sample of Anna Nicole. The catch? No DNA sample of the baby. [TMZ]
· Bahamian Immigration Minister Shane Gibson response to allegations that he sped through Anna Nicole's citizenship application: "Absolutely not." He then spent the rest of Monday snuggling fully clothed in bed with every other applicant, to prove he shows no favoritism.
· Larry Birkhead says he attended infant-care classes on his own in anticipation of Dannielynn's birth, as well as baby CPR classes, in case "there was an emergency." [NY Daily News]