All posts containing the tag: "autopsy"
Posted Oct 15th 2009 9:43AM by TMZ Staff
Billy Mays' widow says she never bought into the medical reports showing cocaine contributed to the legendary pitchman's death -- and now she says a brand new investigation backs up her claim.
Deborah Mays just released a statement claiming the family commissioned a 2nd review by an independent medical examiner, Dr. William L. Manion, who concluded, "chronic cocaine use was not demonstrated by the autopsy findings of Mr. William Mays.
In addition, there is nothing in his medical, social or professional history to suggest chronic cocaine use.
Therefore, I do not believe cocaine played a significant contributing factor in the death of Mr. Mays as the autopsy specimens and findings are not consistent with the cardiac conditions normally observed in a person chronically using cocaine."
Billy died back in June and in the first autopsy report, performed by the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner, cocaine was listed as a "contributing cause" of death -- along with hypertensive and arteriosclerotic heart disease.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Billy Mays
Tags: autopsy, billy mays, BillyMays, cocaine, medical examiner, MedicalExaminer
Posted Oct 1st 2009 12:55PM by TMZ Staff
UPDATE: 1:03 PM ET The Coroner also determined Jackson was actively producing sperm.
More details on the Michael Jackson autopsy. According to a new report, Jackson had osteoarthritis which was visible on his lower spine and fingers.
He had dark tattoos on his eyebrows and around his eyes and a dark tattoo on the front of his scalp -- possibly to cover the permanent scarring from burns suffered in Pepsi mishap.
The report says he was balding and suffered a skin disease. We've previously reported Jackson suffered from vitiligo.
His heart was strong but his lungs were inflamed.
The report says Jackson's stomach had no obvious signs of pills, nor were illegal drugs or alcohol detected.
The manner of death -- already reported to be a homicide -- was based in part on Propofol administered in a non-hospital setting.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Michael Jackson
Tags: autopsy, cause of death, CauseOfDeath, healthy, micahel jackson, MicahelJackson, propofol
Posted Oct 1st 2009 12:24PM by TMZ Staff
Michael Jackson was reportedly in good health at the time of his death ... other than the fact that his body was riddled with injection sites and had arthritis and lung damage.
It sounds preposterous, but a new report claims the autopsy findings conclude Jackson was a fairly healthy 50-year-old and none of his health issues were life-threatening.
What doesn't make sense: Jackson was taking multiple powerful medicines -- sometimes in dangerous combination -- and the needle marks on his body underscore his addiction to anesthetics and other drugs. So how does that make him "fairly healthy?"
According to the report, Jackson -- who was 5'9" -- weighed 136 pounds at the time of his death.
Here's the underlying point -- the conclusion that Jackson was "fairly healthy" gives prosecutors ammo to prove Dr. Murray's dose of Propofol did Jackson in. But here's the problem -- when the jury hears about the injection sites and other drug and health problems, it could cast doubt on the Coroner's findings.
Filed under: Michael Jackson
Tags: anesthetic, autopsy, autopsy report, AutopsyReport, drugs, healthy, injections, michael jackson, MichaelJackson
Posted Sep 2nd 2009 2:20AM by TMZ Staff
DJ AM had eight OxyContin pills in his stomach and one in his mouth when his body was found last Friday -- according to a new People report.
We checked with law enforcement sources tonight, and they still say AM's death was not a suicide.
We're told the OxyContin pills would be another indication that DJ AM had relapsed into addiction -- triggered by anti-anxiety medications.
Official autopsy results have not been released yet.
Filed under: DJ AM
Tags: addiction, anti-anxiety, autopsy, death, dj am, DjAm, oxycontin, relapse, suicide
Posted Aug 30th 2009 11:07AM by TMZ Staff
DJ AM's body has been released from the NYC Medical Examiner's Office to a local funeral home.
Sources tell TMZ that the body may soon be transferred to California for burial.
An autopsy performed yesterday proved inconclusive, pending toxicology results which could take weeks.
Filed under: Exclusives, DJ AM
Tags: autopsy, body, dead, dies, dj am, DjAm, drugs, pills, toxicology
Posted Aug 29th 2009 2:14PM by TMZ Staff
The Medical Examiner's Office in New York City has completed the autopsy of DJ AM.
There has been no determination as to the cause of death -- more tests are needed, including toxicology, which could take several weeks to complete.
Filed under: Exclusives, DJ AM
Tags: autopsy, body, bottles, dead, dies, dj am, DjAm, drugs, pills
Posted Aug 29th 2009 11:05AM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has learned the New York Medical Examiner's Office has begun to perform the autopsy on DJ AM.
No word on when the results will be released.
Story developing ...
Filed under: Exclusives, DJ AM
Tags: autopsy, body, dead, dies, dj am, DjAm, pills
Posted Aug 12th 2009 1:45AM by TMZ Staff
The medical examiner who performed the Billy Mays autopsy is under fire for allegedly screwing up the report -- and the man pointing the finger is one of the most famous forensic experts on the planet.
Famed medical examiner Cyril Wecht tells TMZ the people who performed Mays' autopsy were wrong to almost immediately list "heart disease" as Billy's official cause of death.
According to Wecht -- who personally reviewed the autopsy and toxicology report -- the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner should have pointed to "acute combined drug toxicity" as the cause of death.
Wecht claims the M.E. jumped the gun when they published the report and "chose to ignore the combined cumulative effects of the drugs in his system as the cause of death ... this was bad toxicology work".
The lingering question: With Billy's authorized prescription drug use, why would the M.E. be so quick to pin the cause of death on heart disease, before receiving the toxicology results?
In the end, the M.E. concluded cocaine was a contributing factor in Mays' death. There were also traces of several prescription drugs in his system, including Xanax and Vicodin.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Billy Mays, Exclusives
Tags: autopsy, billy mays, BillyMays, vicodin, xanax
Posted Aug 10th 2009 3:57PM by TMZ Staff
The L.A. County Coroner's Office has completed the autopsy on Michael Jackson. The report, which includes cause of death, has been written -- but it is on an indefinite security hold at the request of the LAPD.
Our sources say the LAPD does not want the report released because it could make the investigation into Jackson's death more difficult. We believe the coroner's report will conclude Jackson died at the hands of another and that finding could scare witnesses the LAPD needs to interview.
UPDATE: The LAPD released a statement saying they asked the Coroner's Office to hold off on releasing the results. The LAPD says the "investigation being conducted by the LAPD has included dozens of individual interviews and the service of search warrants locally and out of-state."
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Filed under: Michael Jackson
Tags: autopsy, cause of death, CauseOfDeath, complete, confidential, michael jackson, MichaelJackson, secret
Posted Jul 16th 2009 9:00PM by TMZ Staff
The L.A. County Coroner's office needs another two weeks before it releases the Michael Jackson autopsy report.
Sources tell us the reason for the delay is that several outside consultants have not finished their reports.
As we have already reported, some of the tests are already in and from all indications the drug Propofol will ultimately be listed as the primary cause of Michael Jackson's death. But the Coroner does not release partial results.
Filed under: Michael Jackson
Tags: autopsy, autopsy results, AutopsyResults, drug, l.a. county coroner, L.a.CountyCoroner, los angeles county coroner, LosAngelesCountyCoroner, Michael Jackson, MichaelJackson, propofol
Posted Jun 29th 2009 11:14AM by TMZ Staff
We've learned the story making the rounds detailing the terrible condition of Michael Jackson's body is a fake.
A report in The Sun gave harrowing details of the body, but we've learned the "autopsy report" was fabricated and completely false.
UPDATE: The Los Angeles County coroner just released the following statement:
"The report that is being published did not come from this office. I don't know where the information came from, or who that information came from. It is not accurate. Some of it is totally false."
Filed under: Michael Jackson
Tags: autopsy, Michael Jackson, MichaelJackson
Posted Jun 29th 2009 8:49AM by TMZ Staff
Michael Jackson's body was in terrible shape and he had only pills in his stomach when he died, according to a report out of London.
Jackson's hips, thighs and shoulders were riddled with needle wounds, The Sun is reporting. The paper -- which claims to have details of the autopsy -- is saying Jackson was bald at the time of his death and suffered several broken ribs, probably from the failed attempts to revive him.
There were four "injection sites" found above or near his heart, according to the paper, where rescue workers reportedly shot adrenaline into his heart in an attempt to restart it.
The Sun also says the autopsy found unexplained bruising on Jackson's knees and on the fronts of both shins.
Filed under: Michael Jackson
Tags: autopsy, michael jackson, michael jacksons body, MichaelJackson, MichaelJacksonsBody
Posted Jun 28th 2009 10:56AM by TMZ Staff
Michael Jackson's family has its suspicions about Dr. Conrad Murray and what went down on the day Jackson died.
A source close to the family tells TMZ they feel Dr. Murray should not be cleared of any wrongdoing just yet. The family requested a second autopsy to find out what the last drug Jackson took was. We're told the family feels once those results are known, a criminal investigation will take place.
We're also told the family is questioning Dr. Murray's abilities as a doctor. In the 911 call, first published by TMZ, the caller says Dr. Murray was performing CPR on Jackson on a bed; CPR is routinely performed on a hard surface.
As our source put it, "If you're a doctor, how can you not know how to do CPR?"
Filed under: Michael Jackson
Tags: 911, autopsy, cpr, dr. conrad murray, Dr.ConradMurray, michael jackson, MichaelJackson
Posted Jun 27th 2009 2:56PM by TMZ Staff
A source close to the family of Michael Jackson tells TMZ the family has requested a second autopsy -- and it is currently underway somewhere in Los Angeles.
The Los Angeles County Coroner conducted an autopsy on Friday and while he said there was "no indication of foul play," the official cause of death could not be determined.
Story developing ...
Filed under: Michael Jackson
Tags: autopsy, coronor, death, michael jackson, MichaelJackson
Posted Jun 26th 2009 6:27PM by TMZ Staff
The L.A. County Coroner just announced Michael Jackson's autopsy has been completed -- but more testing is needed before the official cause of death can be determined.
The coroner said the cause of death was deferred because additional testing -- including toxicology and other tests -- is needed. It will take 4-6 weeks to complete.
There was no trauma to Michael's body and "no indication of foul play" -- but he said Michael had been taking "some prescription medications."
He said Michael was pronounced dead in the emergency room of UCLA. Jackson's body will be released after 6 PM.
Filed under: Michael Jackson
Tags: autopsy, body, cause of death, CauseOfDeath, coroner, michael jackson, MichaelJackson
