Boz Scaggs’ Son Dead; Heroin Blamed
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SAN FRANCISCO — They were two sons of the famous who grew up best friends, turned to drugs and died young.
Oscar Scaggs, the 21-year-old son of singer Boz Scaggs, was found dead of an apparent heroin overdose in a hotel room in the early morning hours of New Year’s Eve. His parents said he had been deeply affected by the September 1997 overdose death of Nicholas Traina, the 19-year-old son of romance novelist Danielle Steel.
Scaggs was found at a Mission District hotel room registered to a friend, who found the body early Thursday morning. A spokesman for the San Francisco medical examiner said Monday that the cause of Scaggs’ death remained under investigation.
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