Heath Ledger death ruled accidental, due to drug cocktail
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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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The actor Heath Ledger has been found dead at a residence in downtown Manhattan, according to a New York police spokesman
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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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R&B singer Gerald Levert was killed by an accidental mixture of drugs, a coroner's report says.
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Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday at a downtown Manhattan residence in a possible drug-related death, police said. He was 28. NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said Ledger had an appointment for a massage at the Manhattan apartment believed to be his home. The housekeeper who went to let Ledger know the masseuse was there found him dead at 3:26 p.m.
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Several people close to Anna Nicole Smith were quick to speculate after her death that drugs were to blame. The medical examiner who performed an autopsy on her body, though, said it could take weeks to determine a cause of death.
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Following the sudden death of hip-hop star Olâ Dirty Bastard, the cause of his passing has been finally revealed. The New York Medical Examinerâs Office has reported that ODB died of an accidental drug overdose.
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Actor Brad Renfro's death has been attributed to "acute heroin/morphine intoxication," according to a statement from the Los Angeles County Coroner's office.  "The final manner of death has been ruled an accident," the coroner's office said, adding t...
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Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday at a downtown Manhattan residence, and police said drugs may have been a factor. He was 28.
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Heath Ledger died like his rock idols, but he was just getting started.
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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. It wasn't immediately clear if Ledger had committed suicide. He had an appointment for a massage at the residence in the tony neighborhood of SoHo, NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said.
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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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Olâ Dirty Bastardâs autopsy report has revealed that his death was an accident and that he died as a result of taking cocaine and Tramadol, a prescription painkiller.
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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.
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Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday at a downtown Manhattan residence in a possible drug-related death, police said. He was 28.
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The death of rapper O.D.B. was deemed an accident by the medical examiner, who said Wednesday that he died from the combined effects of cocaine and a prescription painkiller.
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Heath Ledger died of an accidental overdose of painkillers, sleeping pills, anti-anxiety medication and other prescription drugs, the New York City medical examiner said Wednesday.