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DJ AM -- Body Claimed

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

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Danny Gans' Death Ruled Accidental

Posted Jun 9th 2009 3:43PM by TMZ Staff

Legendary Las Vegas performer Danny Gans' cause of death has been ruled an accidental overdose of pain medication.

Clark County Coroner Michael Murphy said Danny officially died from hydromorphone toxicity due to chronic pain syndrome -- and that other contributing factors include hypertension cardiovascular disease and a disease that caused him to produce an abnormal amount of red blood cells.

Murphy says Gans had a toxic reaction to the drug because of an existing heart condition. He added, "This was not drug abuse."

Danny died on May 1 at his home after a family member called 911 to say he was having trouble breathing. By the time paramedics arrived, it was too late.