Casey Johnson 911 Call: The Suicide Question

Police release the 911 recording in which a woman suggested the socialite may have overdosed on meds

Casey Johnson apparently never had a chance.

According to the just-released 911 call, the 30-year-old socialite was most likely already dead by the time her body was discovered Monday morning..

The owner of the home where Johnson lived placed the call and told the operator she had found the Johnson & Johnson heiress unconscious in the guest house.

"She's ice cold, and her hands are turning blue," replied the surprisingly calm female caller. "I have two other people here with me, and we all think she's dead."

The 911 operator later asks whether it appeared to be suicide.

"Oh, I don’t know if it was a suicide. It's possibly not a suicide," replied the caller. "Very often her medication gets all screwed up, so it's probably because of that."

 

 

Authorities have performed an autopsy on Johnson, a diabetic with a history of drug abuse, but won't divulge the results until they get toxicology results back, which could take up to two months.

Johnson is expected to be laid to rest this weekend.

(Originally published Jan. 8, 2010 at 3:25 p.m. PT)

—Additional reporting by Aly Weisman