“You do not need to accept everything as true, you only have to accept it as necessary.”―
Franz Kafka, The Trial
Shawn Helton
21st Century Wire
What happened to Brittany Murphy?
To
this day, events surrounding the strange and untimely death of Brittany
Murphy have remained an enigma. We've been told she died of 'natural
causes' though there were many anomalies in the case of her death.
There
are several people involved in this mystery and after looking at the
evidence you can decide for yourself what really happened to her.
This is the strange death of Brittany Murphy revisited and the circumstances which led up to her final days...
Brittany Murphy was at one time a Hollywood darling and is perhaps best known for her role in the 90's cult-film
Clueless, a film partially based on
Jane Austen's 1815 novel
Emma, she also had notable performances in the dark psychological drama
, Girl Interrupted as well as
Sin City, the graphic-crime-comic that came to life in a neo-noir style film in 2005
. Over
the years Murphy was seen as a bit of a chameleon, wildly changing her
looks whether she was behind the camera or not and despite her sugary
persona, her life on-screen seemed to capture a more serious note
showcased in recent films like
The Dead Girl and the as of yet unreleased thriller
Something Wicked, her final role. Ironically, the film's plot involves the suspicious death of a loved one.
Brittany was born in at Atlanta, Georgia
and after her parents separation at two years of age, she moved to New Jersey with her mother.
From an early age
the
young
Brittany Anne Bertolotti (her birth given name)
appeared to have her sights set on the Hollywood dream, attending the
Verne Fowler School of Dance and Theatre Arts in Colonia, New Jersey, in 1982.
In
1991 she was said to have relocated to Los Angeles at 13 years old,
specifically to pursue a future in acting. After a short time she
quickly rose to fame in the acting world, also becoming known for her
voice work as well as her singing, even managing to garner a hit-club
single called '
Faster Kill Pussycat' with trance DJ
Paul Oakenfold.
To live and die in L.AThe well-known Hollywood actress Brittany Murphy was pronounced dead at
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on the morning of Sunday, December 20th, 2009 from cardiac arrest. Her failing body was discovered by her mother
Sharon Murphy,
apparently after collapsing in the shower of her Hollywood Hills home, a home she shared with her husband
Simon Monjack, as well as her mother.
IMAGE:
These are apparent aerial and interior photos of Brittany
Murphy's Mediterranean-style home built in 1998. It has been reported
that she bought the house for $3.85 million from Britney Spears in
2003.
IMAGE:
Murphy's Hollywood Hills home - Police arrive at the scene after an 8
minute 911 call by her mother Sharon on December 20th, 2009 - a call
that the L.A. County Coroner claimed was '10 minutes too late.'
IMAGE: Brighter Days: Brittany seen here with her mother Sharon Murphy.
IMAGE: Murphy with her husband, British Screenwriter and filmmaker Simon Monjack.
An autopsy turns coldLos Angeles County Assistant Chief Coroner
Ed Winter concluded
Murphy died of 'natural causes' citing, pneumonia, iron deficiency
anemia and multiple drug intoxication as the main causes of death.
According to Brittany's father,
Angelo Bertolotti, her case was 'opened and closed on the same day' without the conclusion of toxicology results from hair and tissue samples.
Bertolotti
has maintained that the LAPD and L.A. coroner have refused to complete
the toxicology portion of Brittany Murphy's autopsy, prompting him to file a suit against both entities in 2012 to obtain samples to be independently tested. Shamelessly,
other more salacious outlets have implied that he was suing for some
kind of monetary gain or publicity. There seems to be no validity to
this claim however, and he has apparently been funding his own private
investigation into her death.
The
purported autopsy of Murphy does in fact appear to be incomplete, as an
examination of her nails was apparently not performed. Evidence
collection for hair samples were also said to have been completed on
December 21st, 2009. However, the results of the toxicology tests are
not listed in the final autopsy by the L.A. County coroner even after
being reviewed in January of 2010.
Murphy's autopsy report listed her as dying specifically of -
community acquired pneumonia. While pneumonia is listed as the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, its effects can be mimicked by toxic metals, in addition to toxic gases, so it should be stated that it can often be misdiagnosed as the main cause of death.
It's
important to note that the autopsy report mentions Murphy as having
hypoglycemia, a condition indicative of a drop in glucose within the
bloodstream which has been known to cause anxiety, nausea, seizures and
in severe cases, a coma. However, this was not listed as the cause of
her death. The report lists a section called 'current medications,'
naming off prescriptions to reduce anxiety, antibiotics, cold
medicine, a glucose elevator, sedatives, anti-seizure medication and
high-blood pressure pills. Aside from the high-blood pressure
medication, most of what was listed could fit Murphy's health profile (
note Murphy had just been to the doctor for a recent bout with
laryngitis ) and someone with hypoglycemic history. Simon Monjack also
needed anti-seizure medication as he had been suffering from grand mal seizures due to a fall he had while working on a photography session some two and a half years before his death.
According
to reports, it seems that Murphy's prescriptions have been lumped in
with those of Simon's and Sharon's, creating a confusing atmosphere as
to whether the star herself abused drugs or was tasked as the caretaker
for her ailing husband and mother, both of whom seemed to be grappling
with their prescription issues.
Murphy is alleged to have used different aliases to purchase certain prescriptions at
Eddie's Pharmacy for herself , Monjack and her mother Sharon.
IMAGE: Eddie's Pharmacy - prescriptions abound for Hollywood's brightest
Eddie's
is a trendy drug haven for the celebrated and is said to be a reputable
operation but why would they allow any of their clients to purchase
prescription drugs under different names, it seems unlikely that they
wouldn't have recognized such a well-known celebrity, especially one
that apparently purchased 200-400 pills per month?
There have been reports from other Hollywood news outlets that seemed to place the blame on Dr.
Richard J. Kroop,
who allegedly had a violation of keeping up to date medical records for
patients, while still prescribing medicine. However, other than the
usual gossip columns that strangle Hollywood reports, I haven't been
able to find any other stories confirming Dr. Kroop's involvement with
Brittany.
Was Eddie's deflecting some of the blame here, conveniently shifting public opinion towards an allegedly unscrupulous doctor?
"
The
family trio purchased prescription drugs monthly from Eddie's, usually
200 pills that in some months doubled to 400. Murphy used several
aliases including Lola Manilow Murphy, Kathelyn Moore, Trevor Williams,
and Faith Gosselin. How did Murphy choose her aliases? Check it out at
the end of this article."
It should be stated that the autopsy unequivocally asserts that Brittany had
no history of drug and alcohol abuse.
I cannot verify the validity or authenticity of the autopsy screen shots below but if they are real -
they could provide a potential window into the forensic side of Murphy's case.
Please note this is not her entire autopsy below, I merely highlighted a few key areas in the nearly 20 page report.
The Los
Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner issued another
report in February of 2010 claiming that Brittany had been taking a
range of over-the-counter drugs and other prescription medications but
when listening to the 911 call by her mother Sharon, she clearly says
"no" when asked if her daughter had been taking any medication. This is
an important statement even if Sharon was unable to think clearly, as
she repeats her answer a couple of times.
Listen to the traumatic 911 call of Sharon Murphy, while Simon Monjack attempts to resuscitate the 32 year-old actress in the background.
Reports
state that Murphy's husband Simon had initially tried to stop the
autopsy performed by L.A. County. Simon would later die of the exact
same causes as his wife some five months later. According to his
apparent autopsy he had suffered a mild heart attack a month prior to
Brittany's death. It is also stated that Sharon Murphy waited at least 45 minutes to call 911 while
Simon was unresponsive and his "lungs filled up with fluid," for
approximately seven hours. The coroner's report noted, he could have
been dead for hours.
Why did Sharon delay in getting help?
Shockingly,
there was also a disturbing part that was redacted in Monjack's autopsy
report suggesting that Sharon had been sleeping in his bed prior to his
death.
According to L.A coroner's on the scene, they had been
combing through Monjack's bedroom and belongings and stated the
following:
"As I go through (The name was whited out) tells
me that this is "her" side of the bed and all the prescription and items
on top the nightstand belong to her."
Sharon Murphy was the
only other person living at the Hollywood residence and the only family
member to be on the scene with the coroner at the time of Simon
Monjack's death.
What kind of relationship did Sharon and Simon have?
IMAGE: Celebrity Death Spokesman:Los Angeles County Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter
The L.A. County Department of Coroner
has been refered to by some as an 'old haunted house' as its seen a
host of bizarre and tragic deaths for decades, including many Hollywood
cases. In recent years, the L.A. corner's office has conducted many
high-profile autopsies including that of pop icon Michael Jackson, actor Corey Haim, Brittany Murphy, as well as investigative journalist Michael Hastings and actor Paul Walker. While
many have been suspicious of both the death of Haim and Jackson for
potential information they may have known about the entertainment
business and Hollywood, there was also a strong motive to silence
Hastings, as he was said to be working night and day on another
groundbreaking story involving apparent government corruption. It has
been said that he had reached out to Wikileaks attorney Jennifer Robinson, just hours before his death.
The
L.A. County coroner's office also came under fire after an 'open and
shut,' autopsy that was performed on conservative publisher and
commentator Andrew Breitbart, who was just 43 at the time
of his death. It was stated he died of natural causes, then listing
heart failure as the final cause in the updated autopsy report. He was a
regular on Fox news as well as other talk shows and was apparently
about to blow the lid off of Obama's presidential run in 2012 with
damning new evidence that was to derail the campaign. Allegedly the
autopsy was conducted by Michael Cormier, 61, an L.A. County Coroner, who was said to have died of arsenic poisoning a month and three weeks later after Breitbart's suspicious death. Cormier subsequently died upon the release of the final version of Breitbart's autopsy.
Mainstream
media outlets have been eerily silent since Breitbart's sudden death.
We should remember that a coroner certifies the death of an individual
working as a government official. The public is very aware of the
government's hold on media and other government agencies.
Did someone much higher up influence the coroner's final report?
Ed Winter has stated that "Mr. Cormier was not the attendant on Mr. Breitbart’s case, nor did he do any of the handling nor any of the investigation," conflicting reports that Cormier had performed the autopsy.
IMAGE: The Early Years: Brittany and her father Angelo Bertolotti
The fear of the truth
Many entertainment media outlets have sought to defame Murphy's father Angelo Bertolotti, using his former connections to organized crime as
a way to discredit him but decades have passed since he served time in a
federal penitentiary and was said to be a part of a criminal
enterprise. While he has a checkered past, we should look at his
investigation of Brittany's death objectively.
Bertolotti recently addressed the slander he has received at the hand of those in media:
“I’ve
( Angelo Bertolotti )been attacked and slandered for my attempts to
expose the truth about the way my daughter and son-in-law were treated
before and after their deaths. Justice will no longer be obstructed
through name-calling and media cover-up. The day of accountability is
near. The world will know the truth about what really happened to
Brittany, whatever it takes."
What father wouldn't want to know the truth about the death of their daughter?
Bertolotti has often asserted his quest for justice over his daughter's peculiar death:
“Years
after my daughter’s untimely death, toxicology testing on her hair
still has not been completed. Office of the Los Angeles Coroner and the
Los Angeles Police Department admitted that such tests were not done and
refused to conduct them. At this point, I am asking the court to
intervene and allow me to get the specimens independently tested.
Brittany’s hair and tissues were about to be destroyed, but I’ve paid to
have them preserved, so that they could finally be examined. I’m not
going to rest until my daughter’s untimely demise is properly
investigated, which hasn’t happened so far. Her case deserves more than a
superficial glance."
Since then Bertolotti has had two independent tests(
that's right, two separate tests concluding that Murphy could have died
by criminal intent) conducted, both have revealed that there was as
much as 9 times the reasonable levels of harsh metals and toxins in
Murphy's body, strongly suggesting that she could have been poisoned,
here is an excerpt from the Carlson Company report:
"we
have detected ten (10) heavy metals at levels above the WHO high levels
recommendation. If we were to eliminate the possibility of a
simultaneous accidental heavy metals exposure to the sample donor then
the only logical explanation would be an exposure to these metals
(toxins) administered by a third party perpetrator with likely criminal
intent."
According to Los Angeles Attorney Mychal Wilson, "The
Los Angeles County Coroners Office will most likely have to re-test on
their own. Apparently, the LA County Coroner’s Office never tested for
heavy metal poisoning."
