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Aussie doctor backs Hendrix murder theory
The murder claims were made in a recent book by a Hendrix roadie, James "Tappy" Wright, who suggested that the rock star was murdered on the orders of his manager, Mike Jeffery. Wright's book accuses Jeffery of hiring a gang to break into Hendrix's London hotel room and force pills and wine down his throat.
John Bannister of Sydney was the on-call registrar at St Mary Abbots Hospital when Hendrix was brought in on September 18, 1970, drenched in alcohol.
Bannister, who was deregistered as an orthopaedic surgeon in New South Wales for fraudulent conduct in 1992, told The Times nespaper in the UK that he believed Wright's version of what had happened to Hendrix that night sounded plausible because of the volume of wine involved.
"The amount of wine that was over him was just extraordinary...not only was it saturated right through his hair and shirt but his lungs and stomach were absolutely full...he had really drowned in a massive amount of red wine." said Bannister.
At the time, doctors concluded that 27-year-old Hendrix had died from choking on vomit following a drugs overdose.
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James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter. He is widely considered to be the greatest electric guitarist in music history, and one of the most influential musicians of his era. After initial success in Europe with his group The Jimi Hendrix Experience, he achieved fame in the United States...
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