Sharon Tate
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Tate was murdered by members of the Manson “Family” and she was stabbed multiple times. At the time, she was eight and a half months pregnant and ready to settle down. Another three people were murdered in her home that night and a long rope that was tied around each of their necks connected them all together when the police arrived at the scene.
Johnny Lewis
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Lewis had been a rising actor, but was found dead in the driveway of a villa he was renting. He had either jumped or fallen to his death, with fatal injuries to his skull. The villa’s owner had been found strangled and beaten to death. The actor’s history of drug abuse was first believed to have played a part in the two deaths, but the autopsy didn’t reveal any information of intoxication.
Gary Coleman
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On the 26th of May, 2010 Gary Coleman suffered serious injuries after falling down the stairs and consequently hitting his head. His critical condition caused his ex-wife to pull his life support and he passed away later the same day. Conspiracy theories started to circulate regarding the death and whether or not his ex-wife Shannon Price had been the one to push him down the stairs. The police quickly ruled out this theory.
Princess Diana
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Her death shook the world and it came as a complete surprise. On the 31st of August 1997, in the early hours of the morning, the news broke that Princess Diana has passed away. The car she was being driven in had crashed, killing her, Dodi Fayed and Henri Paul. Her final words to the firefighter at the scene were “My God, what has happened?“.
Brandon Lee
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Brandon Lee’s appearance in the cult movie “The Crow” should have been a continuation of an amazing career, but it was cut short when he was accidentally shot on set and unable to be saved during surgery. During the autopsy, it was discovered that a .44-caliber bullet had potentially torn through his abdomen before lodging in his spine. The discovery began huge questions about the use of weapons on movie sets.
Prince
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Prince’s body was discovered in an elevator at his home, and the autopsy stated the cause of death as an accidental overdose. The musician had consumed a lethal amount of painkillers, believed to be taken following Prince’s hip surgery previously. While 70 micrograms of the drug would certainly be fatal, Prince was found with 450 micrograms in his liver.
Michael Jackson
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His body was found by his personal physician, Conrad Murray. Murray was then convicted of involuntary manslaughter over Jackson’s death, due to the fact that a high amount of serious prescription drugs were found in his system, and that it was suggested only the drugs could have been responsible for his death.
Paul Walker
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The star of Fast and Furious’s death was particularly cruel when it was discovered he died in a car crash. He was a passenger in a Porsche Carrera GT was the driver lost control, resulting in the car crashing and bursting into flame. Paul Walker’s autopsy revealed that the actor had tried to defend himself by shielding his head and face from the impact of the crash. His official cause of death was trauma and burn injuries. His jaw, collarbone and pelvis was also broken, as well as Walker’s body being so burnt it was unsuitable for organ donation.
Brittany Murphy
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Brittany tragically died at age 32, and initially her cause of death was believed to be pneumonia. Apparently her body had been in a weakened immune state and unable to fight off the infection. However, years after her death, her father called for an investigation to be conducted, and it was discovered that there was a presence of heavy metals, implying poison.
Robin Williams
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Robin Williams had been suffering from depression and what was believed to be Parkinson’s Disease; he was found in what was believed to be suicide in his California home. The autopsy officially confirmed it was suicide, as well as antidepressants in his system. The autopsy also revealed that Williams didn’t, in fact, have Parkinson’s, but Lewy Body Disease – a condition easily confused with Parkinson’s.
Cory Monteith
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Monteith’s body was discovered in his hotel room in Vancouver. The actor had previously been in a rehab center for substance abuse issues. Monteith had been dead for hours by the time his body was found, and evidence suggested that his death came as a result of alcohol and drugs, with two empty champagne bottles, drug residue and a needle.
Heather O’Rourke
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Heather Rourke was famous for her role as the little girl from the Poltergeist movie, a series of films she never got to complete due to her tragic and untimely death. She was rushed to hospital with abdominal pains, and died during emergency surgery. The cause of death had been reported as an abdominal obstruction she had been unknowingly suffering her entire life.
Carrie Fisher
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Carrie Fisher was an icon to many, and the sad news came of her going into cardiac arrest during a flight. She died in hospital after the plane touched down. But despite Fisher’s well-known dealing with illicit substances, and drugs being found in her system during the autopsy, her official cause of death was ruled as sleep apnea.
David Carradine
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The 72-year-old actor was found in a hotel room in Bangkok with a rope around his neck, causing suspicion that he had died of asphyxiation by hanging. Although suicide may be the first thing to come to mine, other evidence from the scene – such as what Carradine was wearing – suggested that the actor actually died from accidental death due to a sex-related act gone wrong.
Michael K. Williams
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The actor’s body was found in his home after Williams failed to show up for an engagement, and heroin in the room led to a suspected death via overdose. However, the results of the autopsy revealed a cause of death of acute drug intoxication, a mix of heroin, cocaine and extremely strong painkillers.
Tawny Kitaen
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Kitean was an 80s music video star, best known for those hard-hitting rock songs with the memorable love interest the band’s all singing about. One of the most well known was with the band Whitesnake, whose frontman she went on to marry (and divorce). She suffered with cocaine and prescription painkiller addiction through her life.
Tawny Kitean
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She tragically died at 59 in her home in California. The autopsy report revealed that the actress had died of natural causes, and namely an enlarged heart that had struggled to effectively pump blood. In her system was also found antidepressants and anti-anxiety medications.
George Michael
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George Michael was a music legend, both with band Wham! and his solo career. The singer died at the all-too-young age of 53, found in his bed after passing away in his sleep. The autopsy concluded that Michael died from complications with heart disease.
Cameron Boyce
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Cameron Boyce was a Disney Channel star and a rising young actor with a huge career ahead of him. But in 2019, he was found unresponsive in his home, and it was later revealed that he had tragically died in his sleep due to a seizure resultant from an ongoing medical condition. The autopsy confirmed that the death was a natural accident.
Bubba Smith
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Bubba Smith was a star of Super Bowl, as well as landing a few movie roles, too. His death came at the age of 66 when he was found in his LA home. The autopsy revealed that he died from acute drug intoxication related to weight loss medication, as well as suffering from high blood pressure, blocked arteries and an enlarged heart.
Heath Ledger
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Heath Ledger’s untimely death shocked the world, and especially due to his recent award-winning portrayal of The Joker in The Dark Knight. His body was discovered by a housekeeper, initially suspected as an overdose, and the autopsy revealed that sleeping pills were in his system during his time of death. It was ruled that he died of accidental drug intoxication.
Junior Seau
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Junior Seau had an over 20-year career as one of the best NFL linebackers. He was found by his girlfriend in 2012 dying of a gunshot wound with a gun next to his body – and the autopsy confirmed that the cause of death was suicide via a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Anna Nicole Smith
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Glamour model Anna Nicole Smith was found unconscious in her hotel room in 2007, and sadly passed away after being taken to hospital. Her death was originally a shocking mystery, but the autopsy ruled that her death was the result of an accidental drug overdose. A variety of prescription drugs were found in her hotel room, leading to a fatal combination.
Amy Winehouse
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Singer Amy Winehouse stunned the world with her unique vocals, until 27-year-old Winehouse was found dead after police were sent to her home. It was later discovered that she sadly died of alcohol poisoning; she had recently struggled with heavy drinking and it was this that pushed her body into a comatose state and resulted in her difficulty to breathe.
Natalie Wood
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Natalie Wood was a famous actress who sadly passed away at the age of 43. Her body was found by a lifeguard off Catalina Island after she had left a yacht she had been sailing on with her husband. The cause of death was officially labelled as accidental drowning, but it was found that Wood had bruises and suggestions of assault on her body before dying.
John Bonham
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Led Zeppelin’s drummer John Bonham passed away after consuming a high amount of alcohol; he had been drinking throughout the day, passed out and died in his sleep at the age of 32. The cause of death was revealed to be asphyxiation through vomiting in his sleep.
Lucille Ball
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The actress labelled ‘the queen of television’ of her time Lucille Ball – star of I Love Lucy – had previously undergone heart surgery which saw her recovered for around a week until she died 8 days later. The autopsy revealed that a part of the heart which had not been operated on ruptured and led to heart failure.
Marilyn Monroe
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There were many theories that surrounded the death of Marilyn Monroe, some people believed that she was murdered and others though that she was involved with President John F. Kennedy at some point. However, the coroner announced that her death was caused by “acute barbiturate poisoning” which stemmed from a probable suicide.
Freddie Mercury
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Freddie Mercury decided to keep his diagnosis of testing HIV positive and having AIDS to himself. He didn’t want the world to know about his diagnosis. This was until he released a statement where he explained why he wanted to keep the information private and encouraged everyone to fight against the terrible disease. Sadly, just 24 hours later he passed away at home in Kensington.
Audrey Hepburn
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The icon Audrey Hepburn sadly passed away in the January of 1993 at her home in Tolochenaz, near Switzerland. Just two months before she underwent surgery after being diagnosed with colon cancer. The cancer had grown slowly over the years and her first symptom was abdominal pain.
James Dean
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James Dean was pronounced dead on the 30th of September in 1955. He was travelling on Route 466 and another driver – who was the one at fault – crashed into him. Whilst the other driver walked away with just some minor injuries, James Dean suffered from a broken neck which was the cause of death during the crash.
Elvis Presley
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The King of Rock and Roll had multiple rumors that surrounded his death. In the summer of 1977 he was discovered unconscious in his Graceland mansion by his girlfriend Ginger Alden and was rushed immediately to hospital. After failed attempts at reviving him, he was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Elizabeth Taylor
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Elizabeth Taylor, double Oscar-winning actress, was known for living her life to the fullest. Sadly, aged 79 she passed away in Los Angeles. Her glamour and those piercing eyes were her defining feature, but her journey came to an end as she suffered from congestive heart failure and other health conditions.
Whitney Houston
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The news broke on February the 11th, 2012 that Whitney Houston was found dead in her suite at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. She was submerged in the bathtub but it took around a month for the coroner’s office to report her official cause of death: drowning and the “effects of atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine use“.
Kurt Cobain
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It was Kurt Cobain’s electrician that found his body and he initially thought that Kurt had just been sleeping. This was until he saw blood near his ears and then a gun near his body. Alongside this, there was a high concentration of heroin that was found in his system. It was suspected he had been dead for a few days before his body was found.
John Lennon
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Without a doubt, hearing about the death of John Lennon had to be one of the most shocking news headlines ever published. It was in fact a fan that killed him in the archway of The Dakota – where he resided in New York City. He was shot four times in the back and the killing had been planned for several months. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Roosevelt Hospital.
Betty White
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Sadly, in January 2022 the news we’d all been dreading was announced: Betty White had passed away. This iconic woman who graced our screens for decades suffered a cerebrovascular accident. Following a stroke, she had a loss of blood flow to the brain which eventually damaged tissue and caused her death.
Willie Garson
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The Sex and The City star’s passing shocked absolutely everyone. As thousands of tributes flooded in, one question remained on everyone’s lips: What happened? Sadly, he was keeping a secret from the rest of Hollywood and had been fighting pancreatic cancer.
Philip Seymour Hoffman
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The death of Philip Seymour Hoffman shook the world. Sadly, his friend David Bar Katz was the one that found him dead on the floor of his bathroom. The cause of death was actually an accidental overdose, which makes this story so much more tragic. He had a mixture of toxins in his body including prescription medications, heroin and cocaine.
Aaliyah
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The most heartbreaking thing about her death is that it could have been avoided. Her team had taken a trip to the Bahamas to shoot a music video, after wrapping early they decided to head back to Florida as soon as they could. Due to this, they flew back in a different plane than the one they arrived on with all their equipment. The flight home was carrying too much weight, which caused the crash just as they were taking off. Everyone on board passed away.
Naya Rivera
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In July 2020 new broke out that former Glee star Naya Rivera had sadly passed away. The news first explained that she had gone missing following a boating incident on the 8th of July. Only five days later did the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department announced that they recovered her body after an extensive effort.
Ashleigh Aston Moore
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Pretty much every girl who grew up in the 90s will recognise Ashleigh from playing Chrissy in Now and Then. Sadly, in December 2007 her death was announced and it shocked everyone. Details regarding her death were really vague, however, it was speculated that she died from an alleged drug overdose.
Kobe Bryant
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In January 2020 it was announced that the former L.A Lakers player Kobe Bryant sadly passed away when his helicopter crashed. There were a total of eight people on board during the private helicopter flight when a fire reportedly broke out. Sadly, his daughter was on board and she passed away with him.
Avicii
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Avicii, otherwise known as Tim Bergling, was discovered dead aged just 28 when he was in Muscat, Oman on the 20th of April, 2018. The news of his passing sent shockwaves across the world. The heartbreaking story behind his death was released that he used a glass bottle in order to commit suicide.
River Phoenix
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Following a performance at The Viper Room, River Phoenix passed away just three hours after in 1993 on October the 31st. It came as a huge shock to the public because he died from a drug overdose, but prior to this his reputation had been completely clean and no one suspected his drug use.
Steve Irwin
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On the 4th of September, 2004 it was announced that Steve Irwin had sadly lost his life. He was snorkeling in the Great Barrier Reef when he approached a stingray to get some footage for his daughters show Bindi The Jungle Girl. In animal instinct, the stingray attacked Steve Irwin puncturing his lung and heart, which resulted in his death.
Tupac Shakur
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Born in New York, Tupac Shakur sold over 75 million records worldwide. He became increasingly involved in the East Coast-West Coast hip hop rivalry, which led to him being shot four times in Las Vegas. The shooter still to this day has never been identified and he died in hospital six days after the drive by shooting.
Jonathan Brandis
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Jonathan Brandis sadly passed away at just 27 years old in 2003. After a successful career from a young age, he became depressed when acting offers started to dwindle and resorted to drinking. He was found hanging in the hallway of his apartment in Los Angeles. He was rushed to hospital, but passed away the next day.
Lisa Lopes
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Lisa Nicola Lopes, alternatively known as ‘Left Eye’ which was her stage name, was a member of TLC the R&B girl band. In 2002 she was driving her car and had to swerve to avoid hitting a truck. As a consequence of this the vehicle rolled over and Lisa Lopes died almost instantly. She has a fracture on the base of the cranium. As she was filming a documentary at the time, the accident was recorded.
Peaches Geldof
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It was the 7th of April in 2014 when Peaches was found dead in her home in Kent. At the scene of the death the police seized drug paraphernalia. The coroner conducted the autopsy and announced that the cause of death was opioid intoxication and that it was a drug related death.
Jim Morrison
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On the 3rd of July 1971 Jim Morrison was discovered dead in his bathtub at an apartment in Paris by his girlfriend. There have been multiple conspiracy theories surrounding his death and this is because no autopsy was performed. This wasn’t required by French Law, so the cause of death was heart failure. However, eyewitnesses believe it was due to an accidental heroin overdose.
Jimi Hendrix
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After enjoying an evening with his girlfriend, he decided to take some sleeping pills to get himself to sleep. He took nearly 20 times the amount that a doctor would prescribe. When his girlfriend woke up the following morning she could see that he wasn’t responding and covered in vomit. He was pronounced dead at the see by asphyxiation.
Chadwick Boseman
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In 2016 he was diagnosed with colon cancer which was stage 3. He made the decision to never speak publicly about his diagnosis. Throughout his treatment he continued to film for several films. On the 28th of August 2020 he passed away with his wife and family by his side due to complications.
Anthony Bourdain
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Known as a celebrity chef and author, Anthony’s death shocked the world. In June 2018 he was in Strasbourg working on an episode of Parts Unknown. He missed dinner and breakfast when his friend Éric Ripert began coming concerned for his wellbeing. He went to his room and found him hanging there. Apparently, the suicide was an impulsive act.
Selena Quintanilla
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Selena Quintanilla, widely known as the Queen of Tejano, was responsible for expanding the US audience for Latin music. Sadly, she was murdered when she was just 23 years old. She was shot by Yolanda Saldivar who was her friend and her former manager, she passed away just 90 minutes afterwards.
Kevin Clark
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Known for his role as the bad boy drummer Freddie in the hit movie School of Rock, Kevin passed away in May 2021. He was only 32 years old when he was riding his bicycle in Chicago and got hit by a car. He was pronounced dead at the hospital following the road collision accident.
Alan Rickman
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Alan Rickman, probably most widely known for his role as Severus Snape in Harry Potter, sadly passed away in 2016. He had a stroke the year before which led to him being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He was only 69 years old and his death shocked the world as he only told his close friends and family of his diagnosis.
Judith Barsi
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Judith Eva Barsi was just a young ten years old when she died and the details behind her death are absolutely horrifying. Her father ended up killing her, her mother and then committed suicide. Her body and her mother’s had flammable liquid poured on them.
Bob Marley
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Bob Marley was diagnosed in 1977 with a type of malignant melanoma underneath one of his toenails. Sadly, the cancer spread throughout his body and he had to cancel the tour he was on to seek medical assistance. He died on the 11th May 1981. His final words to his son Ziggy were “Money can’t buy life.”
Chester Bennington
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Starting at childhood and throughout his adult life, Chester suffered with both depression and substance abuse. Sadly, on the 20th July 2017 his battle with depression won and he was found hanged in his home in California. Multiple publications have said him to be one of the greatest rock vocalists of this generation.
Luke Perry
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Luke Perry starred in endless hit shows including the likes of Beverly Hills, 90210, Riverdale and even Will & Grace. Without prior medical issues, he suffered from an ischemic stroke on the 27th February 2019. Following a second stroke his family decided that it was time to remove him from his life support on the 4th of March.
Virgil Abloh
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It was 2019 that he received the diagnosis of cardiac angiosarcoma. This was a type of cancer but he made the decision to keep the information of his diagnosis to himself. He was only 41 years old when he passed away in Chicago. Louis Vuitton made the decision to dedicate all their windows worldwide to him with the words “Virgil was here“.
Sarah Harding
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Sarah Harding was one of the five members of British girl band Girls Aloud. In 2020 she announced that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer. It wasn’t long before it began to spread to other parts of her body. On the 5th of September 2021 she passed away with complications from breast cancer.
Sonny Bono
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Sonny Bono was the ex-husband of Cher. His death was publicised because of the freak tragedy of the accident. He was skiing in Lake Tahoe when he skied off trail and into a tree which killed him. His wife at the time, Mary, blamed his death on his addiction to prescription drugs despite the autopsy finding no evidence of drugs in his system.
William Holden
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William Holden the Academy Award winner was not just known for his acting skills but also his notorious drinking habits. He died at the age of 63 when according to the autopsy he was alone drunk in his room when he slipped on his rug and whacked his head on the bedside table and bled to death over the course of four days.
Carl Sweltzer
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Sweltzer was known for his TV and film appearances. He also had a sideline training dogs. It was during an altercation over training one dog, whose owner had not paid him that he was shot dead by Stiltz. But, because the shooting happened at Moses Samuel Stiltz’s house it was deemed self defence not murder.
Dar Robinson
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Dar Robinson was a world famous stuntman who performed some of the most daring moves of all times and even came up with stunts that are used today because of him. He was known for never even breaking a bone. Until one day filming he drove off the edge of the cliff. The autopsy revealed he had accidentally hit accelerate rather than break.
John Denver
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John Denver was a singer and songwriter and all round man of talent. He was a personal aircraft due to being an experienced pilot but one day his plane ran out of fuel and hit the ocean, killing him instantly. It turns out his license was suspended following drink driving instances. People thought it was suicide but the autopsy revealed the death was accidental.
Spalding Grey
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Spalding Grey may not have been a big time actor but he was known for many supporting roles. His death came about in a strange way, the night started by him taking his two sons to go and see the movie Big Fish. After taking them home he took a trip on the Staten Island Ferry and committed suicide by jumping off the side.
Jeff Buckley
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Jeff Buckley was the up and coming American rock singer and songwriter. Everyone had predicted how big he would become. He arrived in Memphis to record his album. But the day before he jumped into the Memphis River singing “Whole Lotta Love”. He never came back up again and the autopsy declared it was an accident.
Sam Cooke
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Sam Cooke had many a hit single – “Cupid,” “Chain Gang,” “Wonderful World” and “Twisting The Night Away”. But his life was cut short in a bizarre set of events. He was shot by the manage of the Hacienda Hotel after a prostitute stole his clothes while he was drunk so that he wouldn’t chase after her. He ran into the office naked and drunk and was shot down and killed.
Elizabeth Short
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Her famous death involved her body being found on a street. When it was discovered, she had been severed from the waist down. Her body had been cleaned and placed after she had been murdered. The autopsy revealed she had been brutally bound and murdered and that her cause of death was cerebral hemorrhage and shock.
Johnny Stomponato
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Johnny Stomponato was a bodyguard and known gangster in a relationship with the famous actress Lana Turner. He was stabbed to death by Lana’s daughter who was a teenager at the time. She had witnessed him attacking her mother and then stabbed him. The verdict was justifiable homicide.
George Reeves
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George Reeves was the famous superman. After his role, he struggled to get any more after his association with Superman was too strong. On the day of his death he was found with a pistol and a gunshot wound to his death. His death was confirmed suicide but there was a lot of speculation as to whether it was really murder.
Ray Liotta
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Famous Goodfellas actor Ray Liotta has recently died which has come as a massive shock to the world. The autopsy has not yet been revealed the speculation at the moment is that Ray Liotta has passed away from sudden death syndrome as he slept due to heart problems.
Bob Saget
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Bob Saget’s death came as a tragic shock. Just hours before he had finished his live comedy show which had been a huge success. He then went back to his room and the next day he was discovered dead. The autopsy revealed it was due to impact to the head which would have been accidental. He then went to sleep not realising the extent of the damage.
Norm Macdonald
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Norm Macdonald was a popular comedian and TV host who did many popular shows. Sadly, he passed away due to an ongoing battle with cancer. He was 61 years of age and the acute leukemia killed him after years and years of trying to battle with the disease.
Natasha Richardson
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Natasha Richardson was fondly known as the mother in The Parent Trap. She was on a ski holiday on the beginner’s slope when she fell and hit her head without a helmet. She refused medical assistance even signing a waiver to declare she did not want to be seen. After a few hours the deterioration began and by the time they could get her to the correct hospital it was too late. The autopsy shows there were pools of blood between her brain.
Andy Kaufman
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Andy Kaufman has one of the most speculated about deaths in celebrity history. Despite it being ruled that he passed away from cancer at the age of 35,others disagree. One theory is that because he hid his sexuality, he may have covered up his death which is sometimes speculated as being AIDs.
Gram Parsons
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Gram Parsons died at the Joshua Tree Inn due to an overdose because of an accumulation of excessive alcohol and drugs. After his death, his friends stole the body to try and honor his wish of being scattered at the Joshua Tree. The incineration did not work and his remains were taken back.
Richey Edwards
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Richey Edwards car was found – he had been living in it days prior to his death. It was then found that he jumped off Severn Bridge in an act of suicide. The bridge was already a known suicide site. There is no definitive proof of this because his body was never discovered but he was declared dead in 2008 aged 27 years old.
Dolores O’Riordan
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Dolores O’Riordan was a singer in the famous Cranberries. She passed away one night in the bath. The autopsy revealed that it was an accident, there was no signs of self harm. But, there was a lot of alcohol found in her system – over 4 times the legal driving amount.
Bobbi Kristina Brown
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Bobbi Brown was found face down in a bathtub in her home totally unresponsive. After this she was still breathing but without any possibility of a recovery. She remained in a hospice 6 months before she died. The autopsy revealed drugs in her system but the death was ruled as undetermined. Nobody knows if it as accidental or intentional.
Tennessee Williams
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Tennessee Williams was a famous American playwright. Unfortunately his death came prematurely when he was alone in his room during a terrible accident. As he was taking his daily medicine he accidentally swallowed the plastic cap from the medicine bottle and choked to death.
Jon-Erik Hexum
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Hexum was an actor who sadly died at just the age of 26 whilst on set filming for the TV show Cover Up in Los Angeles. It was a terrible accident where he fired one of the prop guns at his head whilst pretending to play Russian roulette, but the prop was a real gun with ammunition in and it killed him immediately.
Jane Mansfield
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Jayne Mansfield became known as the working man’s Marilyn Monroe – she was a much more revealing version whom Monroe disliked for copying her image. Sadly at the age of 34 in a car accident alongside the driver Ronald B. Harrison, and her boyfriend, Samuel S. Brody. The three of them were killed instantly as they were hit by a truck and her three sleeping children in the back survived.
Linda Darnell
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Linda Darnell was a classic movie star. She died at the age of 41. She was found in her house that was burning down. The autopsy confirmed that Linda had not died in the fire but after as a result of the burns that covered 90% of her body. The fire was accidental due to careless smoking.
Ramon Navarro
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Hollywood star Ramon Navarro was found in his home in the Hollywood hills. His body was bloody and he had been brutally murdered when he was found the next day. He had two male lovers around at his house that night of the murder and they were later tried and found guilty.
Bruce Lee
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Bruce Lee was a martial arts expert who became famous in the world of Hollywood. He died prematurely as a result of a brain edema according to the autopsy. This edema was possibly caused by an addiction to prescription drugs. He died as his career was truly taking off.
Bob Crane
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Bob Crane was an actor and a drummer and an all round talented and popular guy. He was murdered after being bludgeoned to death with a sharp object and he was found with an electrical cord around his head. The murder to this day remains unsolved as Carpenter was tried and acquitted.
Lana Clarkson
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Lana Clarkson was a popular actress. Her death was shrouded in mystery. She was found at the mansion of Phil Spector. She died as a result of a head gun shot wound and Spector was seen exiting the mansion and declared he thinks he shot her, despite then claiming she did it herself. After his first trial it was declared a mistrial de to a hung jury. Only later was he found guilty of second degree murder and sentenced to 19 years.
Robert Fuller
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Robert Fuller had a very full life and career and he was involved in many movies during his time, he may be best remembered for his country and western movies. He celebrated his 80th birthday. He died of natural causes as was declared by the results of his autopsy.
Marc Bolan
Marc Bolan will always be remembered for being a musician, part of T-Rex. Sadly he died in a car crash alongside his girlfriend named Gloria Jones when the car flew off the road and hit a tree. The pair were killed instantly due to the impact of the crash.
Isadora Duncan
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The famous dancer Isadora Duncan was strangled in France, Nice. It happened as a tragic accident when the huge silk scarf she was wearing became tangled in the mechanics of her open car. She ended up being strangled to death when she could not release herself from the scarf around her neck.
Leslie Harvey
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Les Harvey was a popular guitarist and he was actually performing on stage in front of around one thousand fans the night that he sadly died. He was tuning up for the show that was about to take place when he was electrocuted and died as a result of this.
Elizabeth Hartman
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Elizabeth Hartman was a famous Hollywood movie actress who had been nominated for an oscar. At the age of 43 she died after jumping out of a window in an act of suicide as found by the autopsy. She had called her doctor to tell them she was depressed and was going to do it.
Leslie Steiner
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Leslie Steiner passed away in her own home. She was a public speaker and author who had gone through multiple trauma in her life. Her daughter had died after hitting her head when her car hit a tree and she was in an abusive relationship which nearly killed her.
Keith Relf
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Keith Relf was a famous English musician, he was the voice of the group called Yardbirds. He died due to electrocution, he was practicing his electric guitar in the cellar of his home, which had not properly been grounded and the electrocution killed him.
Rebecca Schaeffer
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Rebecca Schaffer was already a star by 21 years old but her career was just starting to flourish. She tragically died at the age of 21 years old when a deranged fan called Robert John Bardo of hers started stalking her and ended up killing her. Bardo had already had previous convictions.
Ray Combs
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Ray Combs was an American comedian. He was a popular guy and he hosted Family Feuds but they decided to replace him with the original host. He was struggling for money and he also had to deal with the divorce from his wife. He ended up hanging himself by the bedsheets and the autopsy deemed it suicide.
Martha Mansfield
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Martha Mansfield became known for her stage plays and silent movies. She was actually filming a film the day she died. She had gone to sit in her limousine for a break and somebody lit a a match and threw it, her dress was engulfed in flames and by the time she was rushed to hospital it was too late – she died the next day at the age of 24.
Albert Dekker
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Albert Dekker was an American actor. His death caused a lot of speculation. He was found hanging over a bathtub with a rope around his neck and the first thought was suicide. But due to the circumstances, including the outfit he was wearing and the sex toys and porn found in his apartment it was ruled a sex act gone wrong.