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Autopsy: Cocaine a Factor in Billy Mays' Death

Posted Aug 7th 2009 4:33PM by TMZ Staff

Autopsy: Cocaine a Factor in Billy Mays' DeathA mighty shocking autopsy report concludes cocaine contributed to the sudden death of pitchman Billy Mays back in June.

The report, which was released today, lists "cocaine use" as a contributing cause of death -- along with hypertensive and arteriosclerotic heart disease.

A Hillsborough County press release says "from the presence of metabolites of cocaine and the absence of cocaine itself, it was concluded that Mr. Mays used cocaine in the few days prior to his death but not immediately prior to death."

Mays died in his sleep on June 28 at his home in Florida.

UPDATE: Official documents show the following drugs were in Mays' system -- hydrocodone (Vicodin), oxycodone (painkiller), alprazolam (Xanax), nordiazepam (Valium), benzoylecgonine (byproduct of cocaine) and temazepam (anti-anxiety). Ethanol -- alcohol -- was also in Mays' system.


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31. Cocaine is a hell of a drug.

Posted at 4:57PM on Aug 7th 2009 by Zartan

32. Who the hell was Billy Mays?

Posted at 4:58PM on Aug 7th 2009 by Face the Truth

33. maybe it was oxiclean they found in his system. lol

Posted at 4:58PM on Aug 7th 2009 by Olyvia

34. test

Posted at 4:58PM on Aug 7th 2009 by Jack

35. Ah, no kiddin' - have you ever watched this guy's commercials?

Posted at 4:59PM on Aug 7th 2009 by Billys Meth Dealer

36. well, well, well! Let's see if the snakes come out of the woodwork on this one. This guy had illicit street drugs and dangerous prescription drugs in his system. I doubt we will see half the comments we have seen about MJ. Racists!

Posted at 5:01PM on Aug 7th 2009 by Tamara Cannon

37. Drugs, drugs ,drugs...no I didn't think so, but should we ought to ALWAYS think IT MIGHT BE DRUGS when people die these days...sheesh. You never know who all does drugs.

Posted at 5:04PM on Aug 7th 2009 by JUST SAY NO

38. I guess HE DIDN'T PASS THE SNIFF TEST!

Posted at 5:00PM on Aug 7th 2009 by Jack

39. hydrocodone (Vicodin), oxycodone (painkiller), alprazolam (Xanax), nordiazepam (Valium), benzoylecgonine (byproduct of cocaine) and temazepam (anti-anxiety). Ethanol -- alcohol

How in the World do you expect to live if you have all that at one time in your system? Insane.

Posted at 6:17PM on Aug 7th 2009 by dude011

40. Elvis Presley? DEFINITELY...Michael Jackson? NO DOUBT......BUT BILLY MAYS???? WTF!!!

Posted at 5:03PM on Aug 7th 2009 by Cheryl

41. sad, sad. the business is hard.

Posted at 5:31AM on Aug 9th 2009 by TamTam

42. My son thinks this man was just the greatest man that ever lived!I think he was a croak whom stole peoples money! I mean I have tried some of those products this man sold and everything I tried was JUNK and did not work,I tried to explain to my son that this man would tell people these products worked and people would believe him and just waste their hard earned money so this guy could afford his cocaine, I just think thats so sad. They should have put that in PITCHMAN when they did the show hahaahahahaha!
I fell bad for his family if they did not know he did drugs,I am 100% sure if my husband was doing cocaine I would know but hey thank God it wasn't my husband I am just saying

Posted at 5:04PM on Aug 7th 2009 by Chella

43. TMZ cover the Lady Gaga hermaphrodite story already...

Posted at 5:04PM on Aug 7th 2009 by aloui

44. he wuz a gud bwack bawl pwyer.

Posted at 5:05PM on Aug 7th 2009 by JC

45. "You're gunna LOVE it, I guarantee ya!"

Posted at 5:24PM on Aug 7th 2009 by Randy \\\

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