Notable Deaths: The Decade in Memoriam

Anna Nicole Smith, 1993 Playmate of the Year who famously married billionaire J. Howard Marshall, died Feb. 8, 2007. Details about the model's death, ultimately caused by a prescription drug overdose, are still being uncovered as doctors and her former boyfriend are still under scrutiny.

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