He added that later when Buck wanted him to leave his home, Buck “became frustrated and obtained a power saw from a closet, turned it on, and approached victim with it”. One victim said he was “unable to move” after Buck injected him with a tranquilizer. They have said Buck escaped criminal charges for years because of his wealth, political ties and race.īuck, who was nicknamed “Doctor Kevorkian”, had at least 10 victims and would sometimes drug them while they were unconscious, according to court filings. Relatives and activists had pushed for Buck’s arrest since Moore died. It wasn’t until a third man overdosed twice at the apartment that Buck was arrested and charged. A second man, Timothy Dean, 55, died nearly two years later in 2019 from a fatal overdose of methamphetamine at Buck’s home. Gemmel Moore, 26, fatally overdosed at Buck’s West Hollywood apartment in July 2017. “He spent thousands of dollars on drugs and party and play sessions that destroyed lives and bred insidious addictions.” “Buck used his money and privilege to exploit the wealth and power imbalances between himself and his victims, who were unhoused, destitute, and/or struggling with addiction,” said Chelsea Norell, an assistant US attorney, in a court filing.
