Judge Orders Anna Nicole Smith to Be Embalmed
On the flight back to Denver today, I couldn't escape the Anna Nicole Smith hearing on the plane's tv. I'd totally tuned out the story the past five days. But it just keeps getting more bizarre by the day.
An Indian tribe is expected to seek a DNA test because she applied for tribal membership in the late 1990's.
The Tejas indian nation may file papers with Broward court requesting a DNA test to determine whether Smith has the tribal genome.
If Smith, whom tribal officials say applied for tribal membership in the late 1990s, does have Tejas blood, the matters of her body and her burial could be further complicated, possibly even requiring a tribal court's ruling, said Juan Matthews, a spokesman for the Tejas nation.
The Judge appointed a guardian ad litem for the child. All sides, not surprisingly, objected, to no avail. He also appointed an "administrator ad litum" to provide a roadmap.
And the judge ordered her embalmed.
"We want to preserve the beauty and model figure of Miss Smith," said Judge Seidlin. "Beauty was important to her."
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