Items Found By Police Where Celebrities Died

Publish date: 2024-05-05

A short, explosive man, John Belushi had a short, explosive career. Bursting onto the national stage through his work on "Saturday Night Live," he became an icon of his era as Bluto in "Animal House." With his best friend Dan Aykroyd, he starred in the cult classic musical-comedy "The Blues Brothers." But even in an era where studio patience for star excess was high, Belushi was noted for his insatiable appetites for food, alcohol, and cocaine (per the Hollywood Reporter).

By 1982, his indulging had taken a toll. Holed up in Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles, ostensibly to work on a script but more often in a cocaine and heroin-induced stupor, Belushi shocked friends and executives with his physical and mental deterioration. He was so far gone, and his room was in such a state of destruction, that friend Robert De Niro was glad to take Belushi's suggestion to head out early on March 4. The next day, Belushi was dead from a speedball, a combined injection of heroin and cocaine.

Before the tragic death of Belushi, Cathy Smith, the drug dealer who gave Belushi the fatal injection, had done some cleaning on his room and removed certain paraphernalia. Nevertheless, police found traces of cocaine in drawers and envelopes, as well as a stash of marijuana. Smith's cleaning didn't extend to the garbage, laundry, half-eaten meals, alcohol, and correspondence Belushi left behind.

If you or anyone you know needs help with addiction issues, help is available. Visit the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration website or contact SAMHSA's National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).

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