Investigation Begins in B.B. King's Death - Was the Musician Poisoned?

The world mourned the loss of classic blues guitarist B.B. King... but was there more to his passing than meets the eye?

Two of King's daughters are alleging that the 89-year-old was poisoned.

In two separate but identically worded affidavits filed in Clark County, Nevada, daughters Karen Williams and Patty King claimed that King's longtime business manager Laverne Toney, along with his personal assistant Myron Johnson, administered medication to King which induced diabetic shock.

The statements say that "the administration of foreign substances by unlicensed and unscrupulous characters" caused King's death.

"I believe my father was murdered," say both.

Clark County is taking the allegations seriously. Their coroner's office took to Twitter on Monday to note, "Our coroner takes jurisdctn over #BBKing body, performs autopsy...Homicide investgtn w/ @LVMPD."

However the county coroner, John Fudenberg, has already noted that initial autopsy results found "no evidence to stubstantiate the allegations."

Regardless, King's body was moved from the mortuary to the coroner's office on Sunday. Results from the continued investigation are expected in six-to-eight weeks.

Laverne Toney had nothing but ridicule for the accusations.

"They've been making allegations all along. What's new?" she says. Lawyers for King's estate also claim that the idea is "ridiculous."

King, a 15-time Grammy winner, died in hospice care at his home in Las Vegas on May 18. His attending physician listed the cause of death as multi-infarct dementia caused by a series of small strokes.

His memorial service is scheduled for Friday in Mississippi.