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Catherine Evelyn Smith (April 25, 1947 – August 16, 2020), also known as Cathy "Silverbag" Smith, [1] [2] was a Canadian backup singer, groupie, drug dealer, and legal secretary. Smith served 15 months in the California Institution for Women for injecting actor John Belushi with a fatal dose of heroin and cocaine in 1982.
Belushi was dismissed from Saturday Night Live several times and rehired more than once. In 1982, he died at the age of 33. Cathy Smith confessed to dosing him with a mixture of heroin and cocaine at the Chateau Marmont. [3] [4] Smith was charged with second degree murder, was convicted and sentenced to 15 months in prison. [4]
"Cathy was a great lady," Lightfoot told The Globe and Mail after her death. "Men were drawn to her, and she used to make me jealous. But I don't have a bad thing to say about her." Smith later became notorious as the person who injected John Belushi with a fatal speedball. [71] In 1989, he married Elizabeth Moon.
Eddie Murphy is recalling the pitfalls that come with being famous at such a young age.In an interview with The New York Times, the 63-year-old actor opened up about being just 19 years old when ...
The Not Ready for Primetime Players are headed to the big screen!SNL 1975, an upcoming film from writer-director Jason Reitman, tells the story of Oct. 11, 1975, the night that Saturday Night Live ...
On March 5, 1982, "Saturday Night Live" star John Belushi shot a “speedball," a mixture of coke and heroin. He was found dead at the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles.
Kathy, Kathie, Cathy or Cathie Smith may refer to: Cathy Smith (1947–2020), Canadian convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the death of John Belushi; Cathy Smith (cricketer) (born 1961), Australian cricketer; Kathy Smith (fitness personality) (born 1951), personal trainer; Kathy Smith (filmmaker) (born 1963), Australian independent filmmaker
John Belushi: 33: March 5, 1982: Belushi died of a drug overdose from a speedball injection (cocaine and heroin). Belushi's death led to the conviction of Cathy Smith for administering the fatal injection. Gilda Radner: 42: May 20, 1989: Radner died from ovarian cancer.