B.B. King Murdered? Legendary Blues Guitarist’s Daughters Allege King Was Poisoned By Close Aides

B.B. King's two daughters allege that the legendary blues guitarist was poisoned by his closest aides.

B.B. King's Daughters Karen Williams and Patty King accusing King's two closest aides of poisoning him in documents given to The Associated Press by by their lawyer.

The documents allege that King's business manager, LaVerne Toney, and his personal assistant, Myron Johnson, killed their father.

B.B. King died May 14 in Las Vegas at age 89.

Clark County Coroner John Fudenberg said an autopsy was performed on King's embalmed body on Sunday. He said test results will take up to eight weeks. The coroner says King's body has been returned to a mortuary, and the investigation shouldn't delay planned memorials this week in Memphis, Tennessee, and Indianola, Mississippi.

Las Vegas police Lt. Ray Steiber confirmed that homicide detectives are investigating.

Toney and Johnson declined to comment.

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