Busch's girlfriend dies
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December 26, 2010, Sunday
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FOR generations, the Busches of St Louis were the first family of American beer-making, the city's most devoted boosters, and bearers of the most famous name in town. But they have also been touched by scandal, tragedy and allegations of reckless behavior.
Now the Busch name is in the headlines again, this time after an aspiring young model was found dead in the gated home of August Busch IV, the former Anheuser-Busch CEO and heir to the Budweiser fortune. The death is under investigation.
The woman, Adrienne Nicole Martin, was Busch's girlfriend and there was "absolutely nothing suspicious" about her death, said Busch's attorney, Art Margulis.
The 27-year-old woman was dead when police and paramedics responded to an emergency call from Busch's estate last Sunday in Huntleigh, a St. Louis suburb. St Louis County forensic administrator Suzanne McCune said there were no signs of trauma or illness, and an overdose was likely cause of death.
Busch IV, 46, joined the business in the mid-1980s and worked his way up.
Trouble seemed to follow Busch well before he got out of the family business.
In 1983, Busch IV, then a 20-year-old University of Arizona student, was with a woman. His black Corvette crashed, and Michele Frederick, 22, was killed. Busch was found hours later with a fractured skull. He claimed amnesia. After a seven-month investigation, authorities declined to press charges, citing a lack of evidence.
Margulis said Busch and Martin had dated for about a year.
Now the Busch name is in the headlines again, this time after an aspiring young model was found dead in the gated home of August Busch IV, the former Anheuser-Busch CEO and heir to the Budweiser fortune. The death is under investigation.
The woman, Adrienne Nicole Martin, was Busch's girlfriend and there was "absolutely nothing suspicious" about her death, said Busch's attorney, Art Margulis.
The 27-year-old woman was dead when police and paramedics responded to an emergency call from Busch's estate last Sunday in Huntleigh, a St. Louis suburb. St Louis County forensic administrator Suzanne McCune said there were no signs of trauma or illness, and an overdose was likely cause of death.
Busch IV, 46, joined the business in the mid-1980s and worked his way up.
Trouble seemed to follow Busch well before he got out of the family business.
In 1983, Busch IV, then a 20-year-old University of Arizona student, was with a woman. His black Corvette crashed, and Michele Frederick, 22, was killed. Busch was found hours later with a fractured skull. He claimed amnesia. After a seven-month investigation, authorities declined to press charges, citing a lack of evidence.
Margulis said Busch and Martin had dated for about a year.
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