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Actress Brittany Murphy (left) and her husband Simon Monjack, both shockingly died from pneumonia five months apart.
New toxicology results paid for by the father of Brittany Murphy[1] claim that the "Clueless" actress may have been poisoned before her death.
The independent analysis ordered by dad Angelo Bertolotti found high levels of toxic metals, including Barium, which is used in some rat poisons, in hair that reportedly belonged to Murphy, Bertolotti claimed Monday.
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Angelo Bertolotti, father of Brittany Murphy, paid for an independent investigation into the cause of his daughter's death, finding, he says, that she may have been poisoned.
Murphy, 32, died in December 2009 from acute pneumonia and severe anemia possibly complicated by therapeutic drugs, the Los Angeles County Coroner previously ruled.
Bertolotti fought for access to what he claimed was Murphy's previously untested hair samples in Los Angeles County Superior Court.
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Brittany Murphy was at the peak of her career when she died in December 2009 at 32.
He suggested in his court filing that chronic arsenic poisoning is sometimes misdiagnosed as anemia.
The case was permanently dismissed in May, court records show.
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Simon Monjack, husband of Brittany Murphy, with Sharon Murphy, mother and sole heir of Brittany's estate.
A coroner spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The testing of Murphy's alleged hair, first reported by Examiner.com, showed safe levels of arsenic in the "8 Mile" star.
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Authorities claim Brittany Murphy died of acute pneumonia complicated by therapeutic drugs.
Still, Bertolotti said he wanted law enforcement to reopen the death investigation.
"The lab has shown that she was poisoned with criminal intent," Bertolotti told the Daily News Monday.
"We would like the investigation opened again to discover who did it. So as not to jeopardize the new investigation, I can't say who I suspect as of yet," he said.
A source close to Murphy's mom Sharon Murphy questioned where Bertolotti got the hair used in the private test.
The source said Sharon is the sole heir to Brittany's estate and likely would have been notified if remains were handed over to Bertolotti.
The bizarre story of Brittany's untimely passing gained added attention when her husband Simon Monjack died from pneumonia five months after she did at age 40.
References
- ^ Brittany Murphy (www.nydailynews.com)
- ^ PHOTOS: BRITTANY MURPHY'S LIFE AND DEATH IN PHOTOS (www.nydailynews.com)
- ^ RELATED: DAKOTA FANNING REMEMBERS BRITTANY MURPHY ON INSTAGRAM (www.nydailynews.com)
- ^ RELATED: HOLLYWOOD AUCTION FEATURES MARILYN MONROE DRESS, 'GREEN HORNET' CAR (www.nydailynews.com)
- ^ RELATED: ALARMING NUMBER DIE OF OVERDOSES (www.nydailynews.com)
- ^ ndillon@nydailynews.com (www.nydailynews.com)
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