Kathy smith and john belushi
Kathy smith and john belushi
Kathy smith and john belushi death!
A former backup singer who admitted to injecting John Belushi with his fatal dose of heroin has died at the age of 73, after struggling for several years with health issues.
Cathy Smith died Aug.
18 in Canada, ending a colorful life that included a tumultuous relationship with musician Gordon Lightfoot, working for the Rolling Stones, and befriending Manson’s female followers while behind bars for her role in Belushi’s death, according to the Canadian media outlet The Globe and Mail.
Smith—a backup singer and drug supplier to some of the music world’s biggest names—admitted to injecting Belushi with a heroin and cocaine “speedball” on March 5, , leading to the year-old comedian’s death.
“I killed John Belushi,” she once reportedly told the National Enquirer.
“I didn’t mean to, but I am responsible.”
After making the bombshell confession, Smith was arrested for second-degree murder in Belushi’s death, but later agreed to a plea bargain on the reduced charge of involuntary mansla