On January 4, 2010, Casey Johnson, heiress of the Johnson & Johnson empire, was found dead in her Los Angeles home. She was only 30 years of age. The cause of the death is undetermined. Casey was the great-great granddaughter of Robert Wood Johnson I, co-founder of the pharmaceutical giant. She is also the eldest daughter of Woody Johnson, owner of the NFL’s New York Jets.

Casey, who was openly gay, had a history of drug problems; she also had diabetes. In early 2009, Casey’s mother, Suzanne, took custody of Casey’s young, adopted daughter, Ava, because she was deemed irresponsible under the influence of drugs. Soon afterward, Woody and Suzanne Johnson ceased all financial assistance to Casey at that time; She became estranged from both of her parents.In November 2009, she was arrested and charged with grand theft of more than $200,000 worth of jewelry from an ex-girlfriend’s home.

In December, she announced her engagement to reality television star, Tila Tequila. Tila said of the engagement that, “Tonight, my beautiful girlfriend has just asked me to marry her and check out this rock. Bam! That is a 17-carat diamond ring from my baby.” Rumor has it that this ring was purchased at The Natural Sapphire Company. If one would like to purchase an engagement ring like the one Casey bought for Tila, check out the rings at The Natural Sapphire Company.com

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