Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Cause of Death Undetermined, for now.


More info coming in on Heath's death. Just watched the press conference with PC Ray Kelly. Here's the scoop:

Police provided new details Wednesday about the investigation into the death of Heath Ledger, saying a rolled-up $20 bill was discovered near the body and that no illegal drugs were found in his apartment.


NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly released the information at a news conference in Manhattan, but did not elaborate on whether police think the bill may have been used to ingest drugs.


Kelly said the $20 bill would be taken to a lab for testing; no visible residue of drugs was found on the bill, police said.


Anti-anxiety and sleeping pills were found in Ledger's bedroom and bathroom, but authorities have not released a cause of death other than saying that it may have been a drug overdose.


Authorities said the autopsy on Ledger was inconclusive and that it would take about 10 days to determine a definitive cause of death. [am ny]


1 comment:

Unknown said...

snorting anti-anxiety meds? wow, that's nuts. i had a friend that snorted soy sauce for a couple of bucks once.