Do you remember the weird /sad case of a rising LPGA star, golfer Erica Blasberg who was found dead on the night before she was set to leave to play in Alabama back on May 9.
She had overdosed on prescription medicine then killed herself by putting a plastic bag over her head and suffocating, a horrible but apparently common form of suicide.
Well, her father Mel was on Golf Central late last night and was obviously disgusted with the "doctor" in this case and the sentence he was given..
The doctor, Thomas Hess was accused of taking evidence from the scene her suicide. Yesterday he pled guilty to a charge of obstruction of justice. He was sentenced to one year of probation and ordered to perform 40 hours of community service. Doesn't seem like much when you consider when he was arrested months after her death he admitted to removing a suicide note and medication from the scene of the crime.
Why ??
Now throw in the fact the her father says they were having a relationship, that if not intimate, was close..
Was this a silly love struck 25 year old girl involved in a lovers spat with an older man.??
For sure the doctor removing the suicide note and medication seems way more important than a simple obstruction of justice charge and suggests to me the guy was trying to cover his ass and his reputation.. Is he married or involved elsewhere..??
I need to do more digging here, any answers please drop me a note..
Bryan Angus
update here is a report on her death and I have only found reports saying police suspect no foul play on behalf of Hess..
Blasberg was found dead at her Henderson, Nevada, home on the afternoon of May 9, 2010, according to local police who were dispatched to Blasberg's home in response to a 911 call by Dr. Thomas Hess around 3:00 PM (PT). In an interview reported in the Riverside County Press-Enterprise on May 10, Blasberg's father, Mel Blasberg, was quoted saying, "At first glance it looks like she might have taken her own life, but at second glance, something is very, very strange about it. We're waiting for the police to make an investigation." Missy Pederson, who was supposed to be Blasberg's caddy at a May 10 qualifying round for the Bell Micro LPGA Classic in Mobile, Alabama, told the New York Times that Blasberg had sent her a text in the early morning hours of May 9. In the message, Blasberg told Pederson she was not going to play in the tournament. A worried Pederson sent a text back to Blasberg, asking if she was all right, but Blasberg never replied. However, Blasberg's agent revealed that Blasberg's bags were packed at the time of her death.
On May 13, 2010, police in Henderson, Nevada, executed a search warrant for the home and office of Hess in the ongoing investigation into Blasberg's death. The search warrant listed an anti-anxiety medication, Xanax, plastic garbage bags, and a sample of Hess's handwriting. An inventory of the materials seized in the search of Hess's house includes two computers, a cell phone, two video cameras and a GPS unit. A computer and white trash bags were seized from Hess's office. CBS also reported that a white trash bag, similar to the one seized from Hess's office or home, was found near Blasberg's body. Blasberg's father appeared on The Early Show on June 2, 2010, and denied that his daughter was clinically depressed, having financial troubles or was otherwise unhappy with her recent performances.
On August 24, 2010, the Clark County coroner's office ruled that Blasberg's death was caused by suicide. Asphyxia was cited as the primary cause of death with the presence of prescription drugs in Blasberg's system also cited as a "significant factor in her death." The drugs in Blasberg’s system included butalbital, temazepam, alprazolam (Xanax), codeine, hydrocodone, and tramadol, according to the coroner. Nevada law does not permit the release of details on the amounts of medication.
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Dr. Hess is believed to be the last person to see Blasberg alive. The 25-year-old's body was found by Nevada police in her home back on May 9th. A coroner ruled she suffocated after placing a plastic bag over her head and taking a combination of prescription medication.
Hess was arrested more than three months after her death and admitted to removing a suicide note and medication from the scene of the crime.
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