Showing posts with label autopsy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label autopsy. Show all posts

Monday, December 21, 2009

Actress Brittany Murphy Dies

The actress Brittany Murphy, who starred in the movies "Clueless," "8 Mile," and "Just Married," has died at the age of 32 of a heart attack. Her close friends say that she had a drug problem and was addicted to prescription drugs, including Vicodin. They say that she became dependent on painkillers after having a series of plastic surgery operations. Before her death, she had been taking prescription medication for flu-like symptoms and was very sick when she went into cardiac arrest. She was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre, where she pronounced dead on arrival at 10:04 a.m. on Monday. Many different prescriptions were found in the home that were prescribed to her, her husband Simon, Monjack, and Murphy's mother. The LA County Coroner's office will perform an autopsy and toxicology report on her against her husband's wishes.

Friday, October 2, 2009

More of Michael Jackson's Autopsy Results

More of Michael Jackson's autopsy results showed are being revealed and they showed that he had osteoarthritis that was visible on his lower spine and fingers. He had dark tattoos on his eyebrows and around his eyes. He also had a dark tattoo on the front of his scalp. The results showed that he was balding and suffered from a skin disease, possibly vitiligo. His heart was fine but his lungs had inflammation. He had no obvious signs of pills in his stomach. His death was mainly due to the drug Propofol that was administered in a non-hospital setting.

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Singer Michael Jackson Dies

The popular singer Michael Jackson died today at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles. The cause of his death will not be known until an autopsy is performed but his brother says that it may have been due to cardiac arrest. Doctors tried to resuscitate Jackson at his rented home in Holmby Hills for more than an hour. His body is now in possession of a coroner's office.

Monday, January 5, 2009

Actor John Travolta's Son Dies by Seizure

It is found that an official with a Bahamian funeral home has stated that John Travolta's son, named Jett Travolta, died due to having a seizure and that is being stated as the cause of death on his death certificate. An autopsy was done on the body on Monday and the death certificate was based on the findings. Police officials assumed that the teen may have hit his head on a bathtub but an assistant director of the funeral home says that he had no signs of head trauma.

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Dr. Dre’s Son Found Dead

The rapper Dr. Dre’s 20 year old son was found dead on Saturday morning by his mother at their home in Woodland Hills. It is reported that he was out partying the night before until 5:30 AM in the morning and his mother found him deceased around 10 AM. An autopsy was performed on Monday, but the cause of his death won’t be known for another eight weeks while toxicology tests are done. Police do not expect any foul play as to the cause of death.

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Officials Report What Singer Isaac Hayes Died From

Officials with the sheriff department say that the singer Isaac Hayes died from a stroke. Hayes died after being found unconscious on the floor beside a treadmill that was still switched on at his Memphis, TN home on Sunday. There wasn’t an autopsy performed but paperwork that was filed by Hayes’ family physician lists the cause of death as a stroke. The physician told investigators that he had been treating Hayes for high blood pressure. A memorial service will he held on Monday at Hope Presbyterian Church in Cordova from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Pimp C Autopsy Results

The autopsy of rapper Pimp C revealed that he died due to a deadly combination of sleep apnea and Promethazine/Codeine, which is cough syrup. His death has been ruled as an accident. He was found dead on December 4th of 2007 in his bed at the Mondrian Hotel in Hollywood, California.

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Assumed Dead Man Awakens During Autopsy

In Caracas, Venezuela a man, named Carlos Camejo, was declared dead after a highway accident but woke up in a lot of pain after medical examiners had began an autopsy on him. After the examiner began the autopsy, they realized something was wrong when Camejo started bleeding. They then stitched up the incision they made in his face and removed him from the morgue.