Ex-Busch CEO's Girlfriend OD'd on Oxycodone

Model's family accuses August Busch IV of negligence

(NEWSER) - Anheuser-Busch heir August Busch IV is being sued by the family of a 27-year-old model who died of a drug overdose at his home last year . The family of Adrienne Martin, Busch's former girlfriend, accuse him of carelessness and negligence in the lawsuit filed on behalf of her 8-year-old son, AP reports. Authorities determined that she had lethal levels of both oxycodone and cocaine in her system when she died. Prosecutors decided against filing criminal charges against Busch, the former CEO of the beverage giant. More»

Also, 42 minutes passed before 911 call was made

(NEWSER) - Adrienne Martin, the dead woman found at the home of former Anheuser-Busch CEO August Busch IV, was Busch's girlfriend—and her ex-husband says she suffered from a rare heart condition. Martin, 27, had Long QT syndrome, says Kevin Martin, a doctor of osteopathy who diagnosed his then-wife with the disorder. "She refused to see a cardiologist about it," he said. "I've always suspected she thought I was overreacting." More»

27-year-old Adrienne Martin died in home of August Busch IV on Sunday

(NEWSER) - Another potentially sticky situation involving a dead woman for former Anheuser-Busch CEO August Busch IV. Police received a 911 call Sunday afternoon about an "unresponsive person" at his suburban St. Louis home; 27-year-old Adrienne N. Martin was dead by the time they arrived. A St. Louis County forensic administrator said there were no signs of trauma or illness; the St. Louis Post-Dispatch quoted an unnamed law enforcement source as saying the case was being investigated as a possible overdose, reports the AP . More»

Also, details on his last night; tour group is first to see ambulance leave; more

(NEWSER) - The last picture of Michael Jackson—on a stretcher, being worked on by paramedics— came out last night, courtesy of Entertainment Tonight, which slapped a huge logo on it and called it an exclusive, even though it was instantly all over TV and the web. More coverage of the King of Pop’s death:

• TMZ has video of a tour group passing by Michael Jackson’s house just as the ambulance was leaving. “This is Michael Jackson's estate, everyone,” says the guide, “So we'll find out later in the news what happened.”

Family lawyer warned that Jackson had 'issues' with prescription drugs

(NEWSER) - Michael Jackson's heart attack death occurred after an injection of the powerful prescription painkiller Demerol at his home, a source at the UCLA Medical Center tells the Sun. Desperate aides and a personal physician on the scene gave the singer CPR after his collapse, and made a panic-stricken call to emergency services, according to the source. Jackson was rushed to the hospital within minutes. Paramedics en route informed the hospital that Jackson was "not breathing at all," according to computer records. More»