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Doctor charged in pro golfer’s suicide

 

August 25, 2010 08:08:00

Cathal       

Staff Reporter     

 

After ruling her death in May a suicide, the scrutiny of Nevada law enforcement

turned on the doctor of young LPGA golfer a Blasberg.

Blasberg, 25, was found in the bedroom of her Las Vegas home by her physician,

Dr. Hess.

Blasberg apparently took her own life. The Nevada coroner pointed to a cocktail

of pain killers and mood-altering drugs in her system, as well as the fact that

she had a plastic bag wrapped around her head. The cause of death was

asphyxiation.

Hess, 43, told police he went for drinks with Blasberg on May 7. A day later he

said he spoke to her on the phone, and that she sounded drunk.

That prompted him to check on her the next day, May 9, when he found her dead.

In his call to 911, Hess sounds breathless and distraught.

Police allege that Hess took several things from the scene, including Blasberg’s

suicide note and several bottles of prescription medication. He allegedly hid

those items in his car.

The missing items understandably confused the case. Blasberg’s father and coach,

Mel Blasberg, described his daughter as “upbeat” in the days before her death

and hinted at something more than suicide.

Hess later admitted taking the note and the medicine. Police do not believe Hess

played a role in her death.

They charged him Tuesday with obstruction of justice and with removing evidence.

Blasberg’s family has accused Hess of continuing to obscure the truth in their

daughter’s death.

“Step up and give us the answers. It's not going to change what the medical

board says. It's not going to change his civil liabilities, but it will make a

difference to us,” Mel Blasberg said Tuesday.

A native of California, Blasberg joined the professional golfing circuit in

2004. She finished in the top 10 only once, and was badly hindered by back

problems through the final year of her career.

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Doctor charged in pro golfer’s suicide

 

August 25, 2010 08:08:00

Cathal       

Staff Reporter     

 

After ruling her death in May a suicide, the scrutiny of Nevada law enforcement

turned on the doctor of young LPGA golfer a Blasberg.

Blasberg, 25, was found in the bedroom of her Las Vegas home by her physician,

Dr. Hess.

Blasberg apparently took her own life. The Nevada coroner pointed to a cocktail

of pain killers and mood-altering drugs in her system, as well as the fact that

she had a plastic bag wrapped around her head. The cause of death was

asphyxiation.

Hess, 43, told police he went for drinks with Blasberg on May 7. A day later he

said he spoke to her on the phone, and that she sounded drunk.

That prompted him to check on her the next day, May 9, when he found her dead.

In his call to 911, Hess sounds breathless and distraught.

Police allege that Hess took several things from the scene, including Blasberg’s

suicide note and several bottles of prescription medication. He allegedly hid

those items in his car.

The missing items understandably confused the case. Blasberg’s father and coach,

Mel Blasberg, described his daughter as “upbeat” in the days before her death

and hinted at something more than suicide.

Hess later admitted taking the note and the medicine. Police do not believe Hess

played a role in her death.

They charged him Tuesday with obstruction of justice and with removing evidence.

Blasberg’s family has accused Hess of continuing to obscure the truth in their

daughter’s death.

“Step up and give us the answers. It's not going to change what the medical

board says. It's not going to change his civil liabilities, but it will make a

difference to us,” Mel Blasberg said Tuesday.

A native of California, Blasberg joined the professional golfing circuit in

2004. She finished in the top 10 only once, and was badly hindered by back

problems through the final year of her career.

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Doctor charged in pro golfer’s suicide

 

August 25, 2010 08:08:00

Cathal       

Staff Reporter     

 

After ruling her death in May a suicide, the scrutiny of Nevada law enforcement

turned on the doctor of young LPGA golfer a Blasberg.

Blasberg, 25, was found in the bedroom of her Las Vegas home by her physician,

Dr. Hess.

Blasberg apparently took her own life. The Nevada coroner pointed to a cocktail

of pain killers and mood-altering drugs in her system, as well as the fact that

she had a plastic bag wrapped around her head. The cause of death was

asphyxiation.

Hess, 43, told police he went for drinks with Blasberg on May 7. A day later he

said he spoke to her on the phone, and that she sounded drunk.

That prompted him to check on her the next day, May 9, when he found her dead.

In his call to 911, Hess sounds breathless and distraught.

Police allege that Hess took several things from the scene, including Blasberg’s

suicide note and several bottles of prescription medication. He allegedly hid

those items in his car.

The missing items understandably confused the case. Blasberg’s father and coach,

Mel Blasberg, described his daughter as “upbeat” in the days before her death

and hinted at something more than suicide.

Hess later admitted taking the note and the medicine. Police do not believe Hess

played a role in her death.

They charged him Tuesday with obstruction of justice and with removing evidence.

Blasberg’s family has accused Hess of continuing to obscure the truth in their

daughter’s death.

“Step up and give us the answers. It's not going to change what the medical

board says. It's not going to change his civil liabilities, but it will make a

difference to us,” Mel Blasberg said Tuesday.

A native of California, Blasberg joined the professional golfing circuit in

2004. She finished in the top 10 only once, and was badly hindered by back

problems through the final year of her career.

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Doctor charged in pro golfer’s suicide

 

August 25, 2010 08:08:00

Cathal       

Staff Reporter     

 

After ruling her death in May a suicide, the scrutiny of Nevada law enforcement

turned on the doctor of young LPGA golfer a Blasberg.

Blasberg, 25, was found in the bedroom of her Las Vegas home by her physician,

Dr. Hess.

Blasberg apparently took her own life. The Nevada coroner pointed to a cocktail

of pain killers and mood-altering drugs in her system, as well as the fact that

she had a plastic bag wrapped around her head. The cause of death was

asphyxiation.

Hess, 43, told police he went for drinks with Blasberg on May 7. A day later he

said he spoke to her on the phone, and that she sounded drunk.

That prompted him to check on her the next day, May 9, when he found her dead.

In his call to 911, Hess sounds breathless and distraught.

Police allege that Hess took several things from the scene, including Blasberg’s

suicide note and several bottles of prescription medication. He allegedly hid

those items in his car.

The missing items understandably confused the case. Blasberg’s father and coach,

Mel Blasberg, described his daughter as “upbeat” in the days before her death

and hinted at something more than suicide.

Hess later admitted taking the note and the medicine. Police do not believe Hess

played a role in her death.

They charged him Tuesday with obstruction of justice and with removing evidence.

Blasberg’s family has accused Hess of continuing to obscure the truth in their

daughter’s death.

“Step up and give us the answers. It's not going to change what the medical

board says. It's not going to change his civil liabilities, but it will make a

difference to us,” Mel Blasberg said Tuesday.

A native of California, Blasberg joined the professional golfing circuit in

2004. She finished in the top 10 only once, and was badly hindered by back

problems through the final year of her career.

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