Mel Gibson Had P.I. Grilling Witnesses in Oksana Grigorieva Case; Actor's Ex Alleges More Abuse

Mel Gibson hired private investigators to visit key witnesses in an attempt to discredit former girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva's abuse claims, reports say.

Radar Online says PIs visited at least two witnesses poised to provide evidence against Mel, who stands accused of battering Oksana on January 6.

Oksana has told police, who are investigating Gibson, that he punched her twice in the face, leaving her with two broken teeth and a concussion.

One of the witnesses visited by Mel’s private eyes was her dentist, Dr. Ross Sheldon, whose accounts of the injuries Oksana suffered have varied.

“This calculated ploy explains the conflicting stories the dentist supposedly made about injuries Oksana suffered at the hands of Mel,” said a source.

Despite his apparent conflicting stories, Dr. Sheldon says willing to go on record stating that Oksana did indeed suffer a major blow to her mouth.


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Husband Had Hired Private Eye To Find Orlando Publix Cashier Wife

The man who police said gunned down his estranged wife, an Orlando Publix cashier, before dozens of terrified customers had hired a private investigator to find her, a police spokeswoman confirmed Thursday.

Andreau Yankton, 62, was estranged from his wife, Anicia Yankton, 34, when the fatal shooting took place Tuesday. Police spokeswoman Sgt. Barbara Jones did not say when the investigator was first contacted or what information was provided to the gunman.

Anicia Yankton is survived by a 6-year-old child in the Philippines, Jones said.

Also on Thursday, the Orlando Sentinel obtained Orange County Circuit Court records that detailed Andreau Yankton's turbulent — and sometimes violent — personal life.

The gunman married his second wife, Teresita G. Caneda, 1985 in the Philippines while he was still married to first wife Marietta Yankton, according to the records.

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