Thanks for watching the video and thanks for the lively discussion. Here's a reminder: We're not CNN. This is an Entertainment podcast where we tell stories, discuss topics, offer opinions, make jokes where appropriate, speculate about possible theories, etc. It's meant to be entertaining! We're not the final word on these subjects. Now I’d like to address a few topics: 1) BOB FORREST: Forrest published a memoir where he makes the claim that both he and John Frusciante were at the Viper Room that night in 1993. He writes that Phoenix asked him for help, saying he was possibly experiencing the effects of a drug overdose. "I don’t think it’s an OD," Forrest told him. "You can stand and you can talk." He says he still harbors guilt to this day because he "dismissed his worries so casually.” 2) JOHN FRUSCIANTE: Okay, Frusciante was NOT kicked out of The Red Hot Chili Peppers. In the video, after one of us says that Frusciante quit, it's mentioned in passing that the feeling was probably mutual with his bandmates (that he was booted out, too). Dave Navarro is the one who actually got kicked out after playing on 'One Hot Minute.' But Frusciante did leave the band a couple of times due to his excessive drug use. 3) THE SPEEDBALL: Was it snorted or ingested as a beverage? Most media outlets skirt the issue of exactly how River Phoenix took the deadly speedball that night at the Viper Room. Usually, there’s a blanket statement like “he overdosed on cocaine and heroin.” In the video, I state that I don’t believe the drink theory. Really, what I was saying is that I don’t believe a random person handed him a cup and that he drank it so recklessly with no questions asked. The truth is the details surrounding this night are murky at best. I’ve heard both versions and I say both versions on the podcast. People have pointed out that there’s no way Phoenix could have snorted anything because his autopsy report states: “The nasal septum is intact. And without inflammation.” Does that mean it’s impossible? Not necessarily. In John Belushi’s autopsy report, it also states “the nasal septum is intact”...and he was definitely snorting a lot of coke during his last hours at The Chateau Marmont. 4) MY RESEARCH (or lack thereof): There are a lot of conflicting accounts of what went down that night. Some people say he had been clean for months before the fatal overdose. Others say he had been on a drug binge for several days. It goes back and forth, here and there. Below are just a few of the sources I came across: -NY TIMES: “Scott Carrier, a spokesman for the coroner's office, said that it was not known how Mr. Phoenix had taken the cocaine and morphine but that no needle marks had been found on his body.” -WASHINGTON POST: “An official familiar with the autopsy said that drugs were not found in the actor's stomach and that there were no signs of track marks on his body. ‘It looks like it was snorted,’ he said.” -THE GUARDIAN (The Untold Story of Lost Star River Phoenix): Samantha Mathis says “I knew he was high that night, but the heroin that killed him didn’t happen until he was in the Viper Room. I have my suspicions about what was going on, but I didn’t see anything.” -LAST NIGHT AT THE VIPER ROOM (Book by Gavin Edwards): He took a drink from a friend, someone he had twice taken to rehab, and gulped it down without asking what was in it. It was a liquid speedball. -GRUNGE (The Truth About River Phoenix’s Tragic Death): “According to the coroner, the drugs were not found in Phoenix's stomach, and there were no track marks found on his body. It was then surmised that the drugs were ingested by snorting.” -REEL REVIEWS (The Untimely Death of River Phoenix): “It was pure-grade Persian brown. Almost immediately after snorting the heroin, Phoenix would begin trembling and shaking violently.” -FINAL 24 Documentary (Discovery Channel): “[River’s] been shut out of the jam session, and disappointed, has just snorted a massive speeball.” -DARK SIDE OF THE 90s Documentary (Vice): “A lot of conflicting versions of what happened…Somebody walked up to the table and then gave him this cup and said, ‘Drink this. You’ll feel great!’ River downs it and almost immediately starts to feel like there’s something in the drink that’s starting to send his body into convulsions.” ____________________________ That’s all for now. I appreciate all the fact checking. We do follow-ups on all our podcast episodes to cover new developments, details we forgot AND stuff we got wrong. There’ll certainly be a lot to talk about on the River Phoenix Post Mortem! Peace, Alejandro

Frusciante did not get bullied outta the chilis. He’s the one that put them on the map. He left on he’s own behalf

I don’t know if you’re aware but his entire autopsy is avaliable online. And it tells us a different story from what was portrayed in the media. Ephedrine, commonly known as sudafed was found in his system on autopsy, so was valium. This tells me probably had some kind of cold/flu and that’s why sluizer said he wasn’t himself on the last day. His nasal passages and respiratory tract were found clean on autopsy, meaning whatever he took on that fatal night was ingested oraly. That would also suggest he wasn’t on a four day drug binge, if he was sluizer would have noticed that. He only said phoenix acted weird on the last day, not the previous three, they were on the 4 out of 14 of their scheduled filming days. Phoenix and his entourage reportedly had a party in his hotel room before heading out to the viper room, but there was no alcohol nor marijuana present in his system. Thc metabolites were found but that just proves he smoked weed in the past, not on that day. This just furthers my theory that he was sick in his last days. I think you mentioned on your podcast he wasn’t planning on going out with everyone and that this was last minute change of heart. Phoenix taking valium that night goes hand in hand with him planning on staying in. Why the fuck would he take diazepam and then go out? Makes no sense to me. And we know he had taken valium cause that’s what joaquin told the 911 operator. What happened in the viper room baffles me and i don’t understand why people lie about it. Whoever says they saw him snorting something is lying cause autopsy showed his respiratory system was clean, meaning no coke not heroin were found. There is also no chance he took heroin intravenously cause injection marks on his arms are consistant with resuscitation. Whatever he took he ingested orally and multiple witnesses saw frusciante giving phoenix the dixie cup. No i don’t think frusciante was trying to kill phoenix i just think he was an idiot unaware of dosage. BUT that doesn’t mean he’s blameless. Onto the 911 call, joaquin said his brother is convulsing and that he had taken valium. Convulsions are side effects of diazepam so i really don’t think joaquin knew what river has ingested. BUT you can hear him talking to someone named JOHN while making 911 call. It’s safe to assume that was frusciante. AND THIS IS WHERE FRUSCIANTE IS TO BLAME. In the autopsy report naloxone (narcan) wasn’t mentioned, and what is important to note, naloxone wouldn’t reverse the effects of diazepam or cocaine. Joaquin told paramedics his brother took valium and they treated him for diazepam overdose, not opioids overdose. If frusciante, who was in front of the viper room told the paramedics what phoenix had ingested he would most likely be alive today. Frusciante shouldn’t have been charged with manslaughter cause there is no way to prove phoenix didn’t know what was in the dixie cup. BUT HE’s 1000% GUILTY OF WITHHOLDING MEDICAL INFORMATION.

I’ve always believed it was John Frusciante who gave River the drugs. Didn’t they also arrive together, meeting Joaquin, Rain, and Samantha at the club? In the end, I really can’t fault JF, I don’t believe he intentionally tried to kill River,…and let’s not forget, River took those drugs willingly. But this time they were just too much for his system to handle. So incredibly sad. Rest in eternal peace River.

River's father blamed John "for being such a pusher", as if River, as an adult, didn't have a say on whether to take drugs or not. However he didn't seem to blame himself and his wife for subjecting their children to a cult... the nerve of that man! River as the eldest of them all surely was the one who suffered the most and this may have triggered off a lot of problems in his adult life.

Who said that Bob Forrest hated Frusciante...LOL...Bob helped him to recovery and after that, when John was clean and stay sober (until today!!!) they both went to see Layne Staley's condo, who unfortunately didn't want to see anyone. But John seemed to have the last hope plus an out-of-the-box example that Layne could be healed too... Unfortunately, Layne didn't want to. I only wrote this because I think Jf is a good person with a really nice spirit. Rest In Peace all of them (here and now first is River Phoenix)

They didn't even want to close the nightclub to investigate , it was JD who did this for 2 weeks and then fled to France....the VIP after JD's management had 2 more overdoses, an Australian musician Donovan and Courtney Love....who survived. I think Netflix could make a documentary about this and how the absence of medical help was salvation for these two, but death for River. JD claimed he didn't have a phone so he couldn't call 911 but everyone knew that there was a telephone in the office to communicate with dealers and businesspeople The phone disappeared in the meantime, did it? 😊 Because that would lead to the arrest of everyone there, lack of assistance and drug traffickers. 😊

Problem is with 8x the lethal amount... An addict using daily could handle 8-10x that of someone clean. So snorting all day. You might only need a 0.1 to send you over when ingested. Tolerance based 8x lethal or 8 x what your heart could handle.

Who is this dude saying John Frusciante was not a big coke guy? He is incorrect. Yes he's known as a heroin guy but he was big into both, and kept using cocaine for quite a while after quitting heroin.

Ill never forget that day as my friends and i were at a house party getting dressed in our Halloween costumes to go to a Halloween party. A couple of us had just took some excatasy pills and were watching the news about River Phoenix. I was recreational drug user but was totally freaked out bcuz it was my first time doing X. It was really somber but we were so young and after we went on to party but really nervous.

I heard from sources close to River including the drummer to rivers band that John gave River the “speed ball”, apparently it was given to River in a shot glass and passed to River from John who told him to drink it. River apparently drank it assuming it was alcohol because after he downed the drink in one go River apparently uttered the words “what the hell was that”. This changes the story completely as people assumed even if John gave him the lethal drugs, River was some how in the wrong for willingly taking drugs. Yet if this story is correct we know that River thought he was taking an alcoholic beverage from a “friend.” Rivers autopsy also showed that Rivers body was clean and the only drug was the speedball that was so potent and powerful it hadn’t digested through his body! So regardless of this idea that River was a “drug addict” as people assumed he dabbled during the filming my own private Idaho. Wether this is true or not is irrelevant to what River was when he died, which was that of a young man who was drug free at the time of his death. This certainly doesn’t fit the narrative that River went to take drugs or was a regular drug user. Apparently according to Rivers close friends (not including the RHCP) he was very clean living and only smoked pot on occasion (which it’s kinda normal as a guy in California)! Not only do I strongly believe that River was unaware of what he was given but, I have heard from close sources that John did purposefully kill River. In fact a director close to River was making a documentary, this involved some of Rivers close friends, where he was gonna expose Rivers Mother and John. I actually got to see parts of this documentary but sadly the director died before he could finish it. But apparently some of the people close to River warned him not to hang out with RHCP as they were heavy users and John had bad intentions. John apparently couldn’t stand River to the point where he seemed bitter with jealousy. According to the drummer from Rivers band John had it out for River because River planned an intervention for John and put John in rehab against his will, and even threatened River that he would kill him! Now on the night River died, the speed ball that John had given to River was so powerful that it could kill you ten times over, it would knock out an elephant. Plus with Johns drug experience and knowing River wasn’t a heavy drug user gave him a potent drug that looked like an alcoholic beverage. John knew that if he showed River obvious drugs he’d turn them down so he masked them in a drink. Also apparently John only passed River a drink, why didn’t he offer the others a speed ball, well because it was obviously only intended for River. These actions seemed to show that this was premeditated. I’m not saying that John would do the same now, because John was in a very dark place at the time with his drug use and I think this clouded his judgment to act on his hate. I believe River represented someone who had more control over his life and John wished he could have that, so he decided to destroy it out of impulse. I could say he probably regretted it as apparently this director who was friends with River went to the funeral and John was so scared to go that he hid. But also Rivers dad wanted to kill John, now why would Rivers dad want to kill John if he was innocent. Apparently this is what caused Rivers father and mother to fight as Rivers mother didn’t want to press charges and apparently the Phoenix’s shared the same lawyer as RHCP. This is why the director hated Rivers mother, he says that she pimped her children out and she fed River to the wolfs. But he also states that she was a strange woman who didn’t defend River by not pressing charges and she let river get SA in the children of god. Not only this but that night at the viper room they changed their story’s to cops and when River was telling them he was ODing they didn’t want to phone a ambulance or they get into trouble. It took River convulsing on the pavement for his brother to finally phone for an ambulance but by then it was too late! I know if that was anyone of them that night River would have called for an ambulance straight away. In fact paramedics said that he could have lived if the ambulance was called earlier! I just think it’s sad how River saw John as his friend naively taking a drink from him, because River truly didn’t have any reason to believe John would hurt him. It was apparently a problem with Rivers personally, to the point where one of his friends talked about how he would let strangers live with him who needed a place to stay. I think it just shows you how kind hearted he was. But this is my opinion.

Rest peacefully, RIVER PHOENIX.

All you have to do is look at the people that benefit it from his death. Johnny Depp, Christian Slater, Leonardo DiCaprio, Toby Maguire. They were all there, and probably had a hand in what happened. If River Phoenix had not have died, He would have become a much bigger movie star than all of those guys.

R.I.P. River Phoenix

There’s so much guilt surrounding River’s death. Everyone from Frusciante, Samantha Mathis, Joaquin Phoenix to Johnny Depp blames themselves for it. River got deeply, deeply unlucky that night, but he sort of chose his own luck by hanging out with some junkie friends to begin with. Addiction always starts with friends and the environment, perhaps if River had a healthier upbringing and better parents, he would’ve been resilient enough not to hang out with some crazy junkies, and spiral into addiction himself in the first place. Also he was overworked, someone should have seriously sent him to rehab or therapy instead of letting him do more movies. River was a poor, tortured soul, and his overdose was a disaster waiting to happen. It’s just crazy that no one near him, personally or professionally, made an intervention and guided him in the right path. He was abused by the people near him as well it seems. River wanted to quit acting, but kept working so his family had enough money, and to satisfy his junkie friends, I presume. It’s just crazy that so many people knew about his mental instability, addiction, recalled him acting super high and strange on set, and nobody ever did anything. Everyone payed a cost, and that ultimate cost was River's life. People threw his soul into the abyss and left it there. May his eternal soul rest in peace.

The autopsy stated that he’s nasal cavities showed no sign of abuse.

I do not think River's siblings are his blood siblings, he probably had diffrent father.

Det Jim Rothstein was one of the cops who interviewed everyone in the Viper room. Depp disappeared for weeks and only returned for interview when they put out a warrant for him. Jim did an interview with Ed Opperman. Contact Ed for a full copy.

Nothing was found in his nose during the autopsy so he wasn't sniffing anything

Even if John did give him the lethal dose, it was River’s choice to take it or hang out with John in the first place. John was at ground zero, completely wrecked and so was Phoenix at the time it seems. You can’t blame anyone in this scenario. If not John it would have been someone else. Clearly River was not in a good place mentally.

Frusciante was absolutely a coke guy...yes he got deep into Heroin addiction but John has spoken at length about doing Cocaine...smoking Crack and doing soeedballs...(which as noted is Coke and Heroin). So not sure where youre getting your info from but go watch some interviews with Frusciante and you will hear it from his own mouth that he used Cocaine regularly

So I finally decided to delve into this incident. First and foremost, I do not believe an experienced drug addict would give a good friend a drink mixing lethal doses of heroin and cocaine to consume. Not only is it a waste of drugs, it's absolutely insane. John was not insane, he was depressed and addicted, and not stupid either. John gave Rivers the cup, but I don't believe John created that death cocktail for Phoenix. There is just no way an experienced drug addict would waste drugs and put their friends life in jeopardy without ever having a history of doing it to anyone else. Sure, it could have been a serious lapse in judgement, but John wasn't nearly that stupid. There is more I can say, but I'll stop there. I don't think John ultimately made the lethal concoction. At worst he wanted to give him a drink, and it became something else.

I have heard that John was directly involved. Frusciante was there to play some songs from his solo album. River at the time was living with Frusciante and even wrote a few songs off A Smile From the Streets You Hold. At that time they both heavily involved in drugs and I think that when River saw John he probably told him he wasn’t going on and needed some drugs to cope. That’s half of the story I heard.

Frusciante was not "booted out" of the Chili Peppers. He left during the middle of a tour in Japan in 92.

I grew up with John as a kid. We had the same home room at Chatsworth High. We would check in then leave, stop by Numero Uno before heading to his house at 10000 Independence St off of Lasson I was the one John first smoked weed with and first person that he did LSD with, we were only 14 and I'm not proud of that. We were "Blazing" on LSD and he said "I want to try every drug one time". I haven't talked to John since "Mother's Milk". I was told from a friend that John met River at the hotel River was staying at before heading to the Viper Room. Now, knowing John I know he's very hyper sensitive. We went to a friend's wedding (Kerry was his name) and John broke into tears. After River passed John walk off stage while the Chili Peppers were performing which sounds like something he would do. I really don't know, but I thought I would add my perspective

Every 10 seconds there's a huge inaccuracy in this video. Absolute nonsense

It's a crazy story. The night Leonardo DiCaprio who was a relatively unknown at the time saw River at a party earlier and wanted to introduce himself but River vanished. If River would had played on stage that night he certainly wouldn't have taken that specific drug at that time(possible he takes it later but maybe not) Worst of all - Joaquin was really adamant about getting 911 involved afraid of his brother would end up in the news and they waited to long to call while he brother was convulsing on the sidewalk. From what I understand if they called earlier and the ambulance knew it was a speedball he could have been saved in the ambulance (i think they have some kind of shot for that)

Wow almost 30 years ago and he would of been 52 I watch his biography he had a pretty interesting life he went through allot in his short life.

How did the Viper room not shut down after this from all the bad publicity?

Why didn't authorities investigate where the drugs came from??

Frusciante did alot of coke to

His dad hates John.. well then I guess he hates his own kid too... if you hate someone for giving them drugs , you must really hate the person who wanted to take them

I can't believe I've never knew so many of these things. I had no idea about the actual details about River not being able to play that night, about John possibly giving him the drugs, and I had NO IDEA Johnny Depp filmed that infamous video of John looking insane and on death's door. This is crazy. Wow.

Who does a speedball without shooting it? Never in my life have I ever heard of an oral dose of a speedball.

Frusciante left the chili peppers in 1992, a year before the death of river phoenix and he left the barn behind completely and didn't speak to them until like 1998

There is so much sensational speculation in this you cannot possibly take it serious. 'he got rejected and went into the crowd in search for drugs' how the hell would you know what moved him.

It's not a smart move to give someone a benzo if thy just took heroin or cocaine. I made that mistake once and almost died. I took a Klonopin like 10 minutes after I shot heroin...thank God I was rushed to the hospital.🙏🏻 I feel bad for river, but I did read rumour back in the day that John did give river a bad piece of heroin or coke. 🤷🏻. I don't know. I doesn't matter now. I miss river.

John Frusciante did all sorts of drugs actually. I don't even know much about it but even I know that

Great podcast !!!❤

No. Depp made the speedball cocktail that he told John fachante it give him the little blue cup

😢This later led to a major drug operation in Argentina...and also to the LA police corruption scandal...but we have to wait at least 50 years for these documents to be available.

I was a heroin addict for 10 years and you can’t blame anyone for giving you the drugs you overdosed on.

He drank it.

Look. As far as the allegation John gave river the cup and said ''drink this'' and River drank it thinking it was just alcohol is invalid. River said, quoted by his own brother ''I took too much''. Meaning, he knew he took something. Case closed on that. However, it is very possible he got it from Frusciante. I've frequented the viper for years. Its never hard to find drugs in Hollywood, but you often go to those who you know, especially if you're a celebrity. I think it's highly likely he got it from John knowingly, but didn't know how strong it was. John was near death his habit was so bad and drugs so extreme in purity. Or he may have not known it was a speedball. Lots of doctors like to say this and that about how much could ''kill a horse''. But they've never partied with rockstars who do the drugs for years straight. The tolerance can be through the roof. I will mention one thing though, as a life long fan and researcher of the band, Bob Forest is one of Anthony and fleas best friend from childhood, they even wrote songs about him. So I'd take what he says as most likely true. With that being said-great job on the video, this is all actual documented theories. Too much clickbait and bs on the internet these days.

The comments in this clip are despicable, to say the least. Frusciante happened to be one of River's closest friends at the time, and yeah, he was a hard-core junkie. Junkies happen to share the stuff they use, that's a fact, and both of them used to do heroine and cocaine at the time. River's death was an unfortunate accident and you should show more respect for a deceased young man. I mean, that's not a laughable matter!

My step mother was there and she says his last breath was right out the front door than they tried to revive him but the paramedic showed up way later

Johnny Depp filmed that movie at John Frusciante house prior to River Phoenix overdose, he filmed the movie to show the bad living conditions that Frusciante was living in. You gotta love crazy gossip and rumors.

While putting drugs in a beverage is one way to deliver them , ( Len Bias sp.?) it's certainly not the most efficient or effective way . But if you're rich, you probably wouldn't care. Man he was a great actor!! RIP Mr. Phoenix. You are still missed!

Bob Forrest couldn’t even stand up when I saw Thelonious Monster open for the Chili Peppers in the 80s .

You may want to check out some of the ritual decoding I do on these subjects, especially River's death.

River kinda looked like a “less drugged” or “more polished” Kurt Cobain.

Yes, this sounds so likely. Frusciante took time to make a drink with heroin and coke.

Coke rarely causes overdoses. His symptoms were what is typically seen in opiate overdoses.

What’s the song in the beginning?

John loved coke…why is the dude trying to say that John didn’t do coke??

I always thought it was heroin (speedball). He was 23! You can do ALL the drugs in the 90s and not be up and down ( fentanyl wasn’t here yet), he mixed an upper with a downer (speedball) and it was cya later time.

Viper club 1993. like asking who was speeding at a grand Prix. But hehe, that makes sense, I didn't know John was there. I'd kinda not wanna be taking drugs from John at that stage, Heroin doesn't take long to build a tolerance to, John said he was overdosing on speedballs just to feel any effect, but towards the end, like '96 or so. Heroin is the vomit drug. Judy? damn, she was outstanding in 'Passage to India'.

john frusciante said Flea gave him the drugs and that Flea bought the River's family, didn't sue.

first of all it wasnt coke n heroin it was coke n morphine. BIG difference even tho theyre both hardcore downer opiates. also, they said that he stepped outside n went into seizures. Valium being a nervous system relaxant, and a drug they give to people WHILE seizing to stop them, im wondering if he really took valium. shoulda kept him from seizing up seriously

Depp made the drink. Frusiante handed it to him. Both failed to get River help. Both should be in prison. River was a bright light. We need him. 😢

John frusciante probably did give river some of the drug's that night, but not all of them...I've heard witnesses saw more than one person in that restroom with River. John himself threw up on stage after singing just one song "life's a bath" so it gives you an idea, the atmosphere of the viper room that night. River was still an adult..a very young one...but he just made an extremely crucial and fatal mistake that costed him his life...John would've NEVER let that happen had he known what was going to happen. John nearly died more than once ALL because of this incident, and very much struggles through it now. This wasn't just anyone...this was Hollywood's golden child a multitaltanted individual. Who is still missed and always will be...

If people think Frusciante spiked his cup or whatever or was unaware of dosage then you don't know anything about him obviously because back then he was a terrible heroin addict. Anyone in that scene could have given Phoenix something or maybe he just drank more than he usually did, or unknowingly. Who the f does speedballs anyway.

I haven’t seen the part of Howard Stern show. Funny because John F has always said he’s a huge fan of Nirvana.

Disgraceful witch hunt. Leave him alone

River Jude Phoenix (nacido Bottom; Madras, Oregón; 23 de agosto de 1970-West Hollywood, California; 31 de octubre de 1993) fue un actor y músico estadounidense, conocido por su papel de Chris Chambers en Cuenta conmigo (1986) y el del joven Indiana en Indiana Jones y la última cruzada (1989). Durante su carrera fue nominado al Premio Óscar y al Globo de Oro. Fue listado en el número 38 de la revista Screen World como uno de los doce «Nuevos prometedores actores de 1986», y fue aclamado por críticos como Roger Ebert y Gene Siskel.

I think the dealer come from the scientology and it's the same drug used by Philip Seymour Hoffman.🌹

A speedball drink? 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

No John didnt arrive with him. And River was clean and then majorly not clean. He and John would spend 6 days without sleep doing coke and heroin. Recording songs together that John tried to release several times but Rivers dad stopped it. Something River would've been angry at. John was soo incredibly hurt by River dying and livid that people accuse him of being responsible. John is a noble guy who would've been the 1st to admit it. John, like River, is extremely a sensitive,caring and spiritual person. Also ny now John would've been arrested for it because John was just a junkie then. John quit the Peppers not kicked out. He wasnt the only and latest person in the Peppers with heroin addiction.

I doubt John killed River... smh...river took just to much abd didn't bother asking..(like i used to do) what is this? Is it just coke? I mean someone could lie, or not know, but in the end River took it on his own hook, no one forced him. River was brilliant 🙏🏻 great actor.

Im on the drug! Im on the drug! Im on the drug that killed River Phoenix!

You can absolutely pour powder into a drink and drink it, and sounds like something someone would try in the early 90s drug/party crowd.

Hello, the autopsy report is pretty clear about this. not the slightest trace of lesions in the nose. So Bob Forrest seems to be a complete mythomaniac in need of attention and the theory of speedball ingested in the form of a drink is the most plausible. Otherwise, just talking, Rodney Harvey would be a good subject for a show.

It was probably a Halloween sacrifice.

1:15 Nope. Riv had not been in the set of Dark Blood at all that day. The movie was being filmed in Utah/New Mexico (he was clean during filming), and he had returned to LA on Oct 26th. The drug-binge happened between Oct 26-Oct 30 in LA.

He was too a coke guy. They used to do speedball all the time. He did more coke than heroin. Facts.

Frusciante also added the song Soul Removal that Rivers family didn’t want the song on his album it’s good btw

we are all accountable for the choices we make, john frusciante isn't to blame is He?

I'm a recovering addict, when I was actively using if I had overdosed it would have been on me. No one ever held a gun to my head or forced me to do anything. Give it a rest., River was a big boy

This makes a lot of sense.

Makes me laugh; everyone comments as if they knew River, or Frusciante, or Depp, & as if they were there that fateful night. As a species we utterly crave attention.....

What about the co owner of the club who was suing depp. Who disappeared

That point in time Speedball's were the thing coke and heroin' mixed they had problems with hot shots were a rare extra strong hit was possible by not mixing it correct slash and nikky six Dave nevaro all died at one point frusante and river were very very close and John went into a deep dark place after that

I was there....not right there ... I was just at the club. We know what happened...I was told the next day by my friend who was there there...she said it was, and made me promise never to say.

Thats what happens...........

Rip peacefully Lake!

8 times the lethal amount of coke? That's a lot of coke... that's like more than 15 grams.

Every man is responsible for his own choices. The idea that he took a “heroin laced drink” and wasn’t in fact snorting heroin knowingly is absurd. All these guys were fucked on drugs and River took too many.

did they have any video cameras inside outside etc they recover the videos to see who did it?

Whoever did it deserves the worst punishment ever I’m sorry about whatever seem like such a nice person it’s a shame😢😢❤God bless never be in heaven forever😢😢Such a great talented artist too young😢Also you could to River was genuine😢 overdid this may judgment day come 😡Why greed jealousy will too late now I hope River has a special place in heaven God loves him😢😢 hope anyone involved in this gets Haunted

I read a lot that points in JF direction. Not to mention JD covered it all up. Bob F is a POS but then again they all are. River was clean for the period of his last film and with the stress of what happened during the filming with the other actor and then coming back into a town where drugs are everywhere. You get a little antsy. I blame all the above and Rivers siblings.

I personally believe that it absolutely involved, whom I adore- John. It sucks...but he has been troubled deeply by it, and got on heroin(I believe)to "pay the price", to not feel guilty and shame. And I don't believe John was trying to hurt him. Terrible. So sad, for both of them. 😢

John Frusciante will pay, watch! He laced his drink

What was the song intro?

In order to make the liquid concoction high heat must have been used. So who was in the kitchen?

John gave the lethal dose, the sound was loud River drank because he thought it was jaggermeister.. but there´s a lot behind this ...SACRIFICE

Bob Forrest is first and foremost the singer from Thelonious Monster. And just blowing heroin and coke isn't a speedball. It's a speedball if they are mixed into the same syringe.

Who handed him the drink? John Frusciante said "Try this Riv. You'll feel fantastic."

Everything you said about this is so wrong.

He was also dressed like eddy munster

Also stuff was filmed in 1994 not the next day or whatever, for a project Johnny was doing