re: Judge Meghan orders National Enquirer stories admitted as evidence

The National Enquirer printed an interview with Cathy Smith in 1982. She was with John Belushi on March 5, 1982 when he overdosed. She admitted to injecting him with a combination of heroin and cocaine.

Cathy was paid $15,000.00 for the interview. The article resulted in a renewed investigation.

In 1983, she was indicted by a grand jury in Los Angeles County on one count of second-degree murder and 13 counts of administering a dangerous drug.

She ultimately served fifteen months in prison for involuntary manslaughter as a result of the published interview titled I killed John Belushi. Prior to the interview it was assumed that his overdose was a self inflicted accident.