METROPOLITAN POLIC E. Detective Chief Superintenden t

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1 Subject : Jimi HENDRIX Reference to Papers : Scat Page 1-2 Doc Page 1-7 k METROPOLITAN POLIC E Specialist Operations S01 Branch - International a Organised Crim e New Scotland Yard 9 February Detective Chief Superintenden t In a letter dated 1 X November 1 Crown Prosecution Service, t was asked t o "conduct enquiries into t ces of the death of Jimi HENDRIX". HENDR died on September This request was initiated by a former girlfriend of HENDRIX 3 ng to The Attorney General, suggesting t th vidence given at the inquest in 1970 was incorrec imi HENDRIX was undoubtedly a world famous musician, whos e fame has possibly heightened since his demise. A black American th e 01

2 5. 6_ 2 he was living at the time of he death with his girlfriend M O CHARLOTTE DANNEMANN at 5 'CIAZ 6 He was twenty seven yearsaldl. DANNEMANN gave evidence at the inquest t h 10.20am on 18 September, 1970, she had left HL1W~ in bed sleeping whilst she went out to buy some ci rett On her return she noticed that he had been sic gh still breathing, she was unable to wake taken sleeping tablets, she called an taken to ST MARY ABBOTTS certified dead at 12.45pm. * 4 The inquest held at 1970, before HM Coro ring that he h ad HENDRIX was nsington, where he wa s Coroners Court on 28 September, VIN THURSTON, sitting without a jury recordeilln OPEN VERDICT. Death being caused b y INHALATIO.BARBITURATE INTOXICATION.

3 k6 10 PROFESSOR ROBERT DONALD TEARS - 3 Pathologist who in addition to giving the cause of death, a ave evidence of the drug and alcohol levels in the body and f that the stomach contained L "a partly digested meal i ich e could be distinguished". Following a meeting with9 of th ro rosecution Service on 29 November, 1993, it was a1g 41 police investigation should start on 3 Dece m Press statements had been agreed b General's Office, The Crown Pro Scotland Yard. *1 Although these st a investigation was bein g was exceptions investigation, t Daily Mail 1 ber 1993, made the item front page headliuddmkiw. er which time Attorney ervice and Ne w confirmed that a police d the subsequent media coverage ery national newspaper carried details of the coverage of HENDRIX's life. The on and radio also gave time to the story. It is al known t the American media also gave considerable p li a t nvestigation. Clearly the interest in Jimi E4RIX X has not diminished even 23 years after his death.

4 gave details of the following persons who woul d assist the investigation :-

5 JOHN "HITCH" MITCHEL L 1 4- HENDRIX's drummer who allegedly had been told in a call at 8.30am that HENDRIX was dead. This was tw/ hours before the ambulance had been called. MIT been seen by Police ' not

6 Stat Page 3-5tat p One final "witness" who ma*h a 16 rice meal consumed by It 6 rmation regarding the ANGELA BURDON, the s revealed that Angela had been murdered by h c aw husband on 19 December 1992, i n

7 11 Stat Page 7 Stat Page '$ gave me details of the crucial witnesses 5 namely the two Ambulance men, the two police officers w attended the address and the two hospital doctors who HENDRIX. These have all been interviewed by Pol Prior to detailing their evidence, let me clarify th os' n regarding other possible "witnesses". HM C oner avin THURSTON is dead, as is the Patholo*N TEARE. St Mary Abbot Hospital clos*", emergency unit in destroyed after EIGHT years. 7 Hospital records are destroyed after te4 Station records were 0 ased persons ar e n Ambulance Service '80). Notting Dale Police years. (1976).

8 Doc gage Scat Page Stat Page 1 6 Doc Page , 20 'Ir The doctors who came into contact with HENDRIX at St Mary Abbots Hospital, have been identified as 2 1 S

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11 Scat Page Stat Pa ge 2 4= Doc PaQeA% 33. It had also been suggested in the Press that HENDRIX had i n been dead for up to five hours before the ambulance was c a This had come about I would suspect as a result of a lette 28 February, 1992 from which stated that, "The stomach usua a a out 4 I hours to empty". It was known that Professor Don E ha d found rice in HENDRIX's stomach and that t ha e n apparently consumed between 2/3am, i 6 I supplied togethe 2 9 4W 141-W with all the evidence I had obtained, post mortem reports of Professor TEAR,E. t and foremost confirms the cause of death. e

12 37. During the time this invest igation has been conducted, some witnesses have been approached by film companies who interested in either a documentary or feature program 1 2 HENDRIX. These include British, American, Italia cl -G an television companies. 38. May this report in duplicate, together with com ying statements and documents be forwarde wn Prosecution Service Headquarters, 50^d ill, London EC4M 7EX, for the attention of3 z with a request that the decision of The Attorne office in order that interestd& Douglas CAMPBELL Det Supt S01(1) be communicated to thi s be informed. o