The conspiracy theories began flying shortly after Brittany Murphy’s untimely death in 2009, and new reports show her father is still trying to convince authorities to reopen the case.
Angelo Bertolotti believes there was foul play involved, especially since his daughter’s husband died of eerily similar causes five months after Murphy’s passing. Bertolotti asked a private lab to test a sample of Murphy’s hair in 2013, and the results showed the presence of heavy metals found in rat poison.
The L.A. County Coroner’s Office ruled the death accidental, listing a combination of pneumonia and drug intoxication as the cause. They have not reopened the case, but will do so if they find compelling evidence of foul play.
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