American authorities have revealed through the investigation into Matthew Perry's death that the actor was the victim of an underground criminal network. Five people in his entourage knew about his addiction problem and supported it…
New twists and turns in the investigation into the death of Matthew Perry. Aged 54 at the time of his disappearance, the actor who played Chandler in Friends died on November 3, 2023 from an overdose of ketamine, a substance to which he was addicted.
Matthew Perry Victim of a Network
Today, we learned from the American authorities that the actor was allegedly the victim of five people in his entourage who encouraged his addiction. Martin Estrada, the federal prosecutor in California, revealed: “These defendants took advantage of Matthew Perry's addiction problems to enrich themselves.“
These individuals were two doctors, a dealer nicknamed “the queen of ketamine“, a drug supplier and his personal assistant who injected him with his doses. Organized behind Matthew Perry's back to make him consume, they illegally supplied the actor with around twenty bottles of the product in two months for $55,000 ($2,000 per bottle instead of $12) in cash. The addiction he had fallen back into was then “uncontrollable“.
Ketamine addiction
In October 2023, Matthew Perry suffered a bad reaction to a “high dose of ketamine“. Martin Estrada's documents indicate that his blood pressure increased, his body “froze” and he was unable to speak or move. Despite this, one of the doctors, Salvador Plasencia, still left extra vials for the actor afterwards. He took six to eight doses a day.
To treat his depression, Matthew Perry also followed a supervised treatment in which he received doses of ketamine. Salvador Plasencia, “knew what he was doing was harming Mr. Perry” according to Martin Estrada. In an old text message sent by the doctor, he wrote about his patient in September 2023: “I wonder how much this jerk is going to pay.“
Two defendants plead not guilty
Salvador Plasencia later falsified medical records to try to justify his choices over Matthew Perry. He now faces up to 120 years in prison. The trafficker faces life in prison. Both have pleaded not guilty and will be tried in October.
The California federal prosecutor finally explains that this investigation surrounding the circumstances of Matthew Perry's death “revealed the existence of a vast underground criminal network responsible for distributing large quantities of ketamine to Mr. Perry and others.”