Greetings to All! I knew Dana Plato when she was living in Las
Vegas, Nevada. She had a lot of difficulties here. Some of the things
about her that have been written are true. However, a LOT of other
things are NOT true. It is TRUE, that she was depressed and took a
lot of medications. At one point she didn't really know what she was
doing. That led to several arrests, ALL DRUG INVOLVED.
The authorities here should have done better for her. Well, as it
turns out, they didn't. The press had a field day at her expense. A
lot of newpapers were sold. The TV newscast had plenty of filler on a
slow news day.
If there is any one person who is responsible for putting her over
the edge into suicide, his name is Howard Stern. Just a day before
she killed herself she appeared on his radio show in New York City,
and he set her up to be completely castigated on-air. Needless to
say, she was devastated by his cruel comments and those of his so-
called "fans" who always agree with him, no matter what outrageous
things he says are does. It is a shame that she didn't leave a note
blaming him, as he so richly deserves the blame for the damage that
he intentionally inflicted. Those of us who know the real story can
take satisfiaction in the course of bad events for him by the FCC and
responsible broadcasters. He has no credibility with the mass of the
American people, no matter what he claims or believes.