Actor Ledger 'died of overdose'
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Heath Ledger died of an accidental overdose of prescription drugs, New York's medical examiner rules.
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Actor Brad Renfro died following an overdose of heroin and morphine, a Los Angeles coroner rules.
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Heath Ledger died accidentally from the abuse of  prescription medications â specifically, six kinds of painkillers, sleeping pills and anti-anxiety drugs.
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Heath Ledger, who was nominated for an Academy Award in 2005 for his role as a gay cowboy in "Brokeback Mountain," was found dead today in a Manhattan apartment, New York police told CNN. A possible drug overdose was suspected. Ledger was 28.
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Hollywood star Heath Ledger, found dead in his New York apartment two weeks ago, died of accidental intoxication brought on by his abuse of a cocktail of prescription drugs, officials said Wednesday.
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Shocked Australians were on Wednesday  mourning the death of actor Heath Ledger in a New York  apartment possibly from a drug overdose, but his family said  the death was a tragic accident.
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Anna Nicole Smith's 20-year-old son died from a lethal combination of methadone and two antidepressant drugs, a U.S.-based pathologist who conducted a private autopsy said Wednesday.
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Actor Heath Ledger, 28, who rocketed to fame in his role as a gay cowboy in the Oscar-winning movie "Brokeback Mountain," was found dead in his New York residence on Tuesday, police said.
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Rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard, who died in  a recording studio last month at the age of 35, had taken  cocaine and a prescription pain relief drug before his  collapse, the Medical Examiner's office said on Wednesday.
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The sudden death of film star Heath Ledger stunned fans and family from Hollywood to Australia on Wednesday as New York City's medical examiner conducted an autopsy that proved inconclusive.
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Troubled former baseball star Ken Caminiti, the first major league player to admit he used steroids in his playing days, died of an overdose of cocaine and opiates, the medical examiner ruled Monday.
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The New York City medical examiner blamed the âabuse of prescription medicationsâ in the actorâs death.
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Shocked Australians were on Wednesday mourning the death of actor Heath Ledger in a New York apartment possibly from a drug overdose, but his family said the death was a tragic accident.
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Influential Southern rapper Pimp C died of an accidental overdose of a combination of drugs he had name-checked in his lyrics Â codeine and promethazine, the county coroner's office ruled Monday.
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Police provided an in-depth timeline Wednesday of Heath Ledger's final moments, revealing the chaos that filled his Manhattan apartment in the moments after the Australian-born actor died.
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Actor Heath Ledger, Oscar-nominated for his role in Brokeback Mountain, is found dead in New York.
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Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday in a Manhattan apartment, naked in bed with sleeping pills nearby, police said. The Australian-born actor was 28.