I am horrified by the tragic circumstances of my mother's death, and so sad to learn that she died as she chose to live -- alone and isolated. -- Dr Laura Schlessinger, TV talk show guru

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Friday, December 20, 2002

David Irving comments: ONCE again Matthew Drudge reports something over which the rest of the US Press has drawn a discreet veil. Some inconsistencies disturb me: Dr Laura Schlessinger was a television personality, and the guru of Jewish "family values". She    Dr Laura was admittedly a busy woman, making millions of dollars from her regular TV appearances in the USA and Britain and no doubt elsewhere; but surely she would not have totally neglected her aged mother, for months at a time, in this callous and heartless way?    Had the old dear become a bit of a burden on the daughter? Or is there a history here of child battering and other parental abuses which led to a split between them, and which has been revealed only by the sad manner of the mother's death.    Will Dr Laura come clean? On one of her prime time chat shows? Or will she lie low for a while --- like her aged mother? Related file: Our dossier on some of the origins of anti-Semitism

MURDER MYSTERY: DR LAURA'S MOTHER LAY DEAD FOR MONTHS IN APARTMENT

A gruesome scene has unfolded on North Palm Drive in Beverly Hills where Dr. Laura Schlessinger's mother has been found dead -- with the body going undiscovered for months!

Yolanda Schlessinger, 77, died all alone in her apartment months ago, authorities now believe.

Concern was not raised until a neighbor realized Schlessinger's pet bird was no longer singing!

Police went into the house and found a woman who had been dead "a substantial amount of time."

Lt. Gary Gilmond of the Beverly Hills Police Department said an autopsy disclosed the woman was murdered.

Radio sensation Dr. Laura released a statement: "I am horrified by the tragic circumstances of my mother's death, and so sad to learn that she died as she chose to live--alone and isolated. My mother shut all her family out of her life over the years, though we made several futile attempts to stay connected. May God rest her soul."

She told her radio audience late Friday:

"I am shocked and horrified that she is a victim of a violent crime... I guess one of the reasons I am committed to sanctity of the family is because I was not fortunate to grow up in a close knit family myself... It was her choice to be estranged from her entire family... I do pray she is at peace... Hold your family very close, very tight and very dear, and don't sweat the petty stuff..."