Sin City: A Dame To Kill For

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At 08:00 (16:00 GMT) on December 20, 2009, the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to "a medical request" at the Los Angeles home Murphy and Monjack shared. She had apparently collapsed in a bathroom. Firefighters attempted to resuscitate Murphy on the scene. She was transported to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where she died at 10:04 after going into cardiac arrest.

Shortly after her death, Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter told the Associated Press: "It appears to be natural." An autopsy was performed the day after she died. Her death certificate listed the cause of death as "deferred". On February 4, 2010, the Los Angeles County coroner stated that the primary cause of Murphy's death was pneumonia, with secondary factors of iron-deficiency anemia and multiple drug intoxication. On February 25, 2010, the coroner released a report stating that Murphy had been taking a range of over-the-counter and prescription medications, with the most likely reason being to treat a cold or respiratory infection. These included "elevated levels" of hydrocodone, acetaminophen, L-methamphetamine and chlorpheniramine. All of the drugs were legal and the death was ruled to be an accident, but the report observed: "the possible adverse physiological effects of elevated levels of these medications cannot be discounted, especially in her weakened state."

On December 24, 2009, Murphy was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park ? Hollywood Hills.

On May 23, 2010, her widower Simon Monjack was found dead at the same Hollywood Hills residence. In July 2010, Los Angeles Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter stated that the cause of his death was acute pneumonia and severe anemia. It was reported that the Los Angeles County Department of Health had considered toxic mold in their house as a possible cause of the deaths, but this was dismissed by Ed Winter, who stated that there were "no indicators" that mold was a factor. Murphy's mother Sharon described the reports of mold contributing to the deaths as "absurd" and went on to state that inspecting the home for mold was never requested by the Health Department. In December 2011, Sharon Murphy changed her stance, announcing that toxic mold was indeed what killed her daughter and son-in-law, and filed a lawsuit against the attorneys who represented her in an earlier suit against the builders of the home where her daughter and son-in-law died.

On January 11, 2012, her father Angelo Bertolotti applied to the Superior Court of California requesting that the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office be required to hand over samples of his daughter's hair for independent testing. The suit was dismissed on July 19, 2012 after Bertolotti failed to show up to two separate hearings.

In November 2013, Angelo Bertolotti claimed that a toxicology report showed that deliberate poisoning by heavy metals, including antimony and barium, was a possible cause of Brittany Murphy's death. Sharon Murphy described the claim as "a smear".

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Brittany Murphy?s father, Angelo Bertolotti, reacted to the announcement that Lifetime will debut the unauthorized biopic entitled "The Brittany Murphy Story" in September, 2014.

?Neither Lifetime nor any other production company has been authorized to produce the true story of Brittany Murphy, as her murder investigation is ongoing, despite media attempts to distract from the facts and failure of the LAPD and LA Coroner?s office to conduct a thorough autopsy or investigation. Two independent laboratories have confirmed the unusually high levels of poisons and toxins in Brittany?s blood.

Prominent pathologist Cyril Wecht said that murder cannot be excluded and the presence of these substances cannot be explained away by the ridiculous ?hair dye? theories.

It is reckless and irresponsible for any individual or entity to make comments to help conceal a double homicide. I am the only parent who is not a prime suspect in Brittany?s death and should have been consulted.

The media intentionally lied that I allegedly accused the government of poisoning Brittany, when in fact neither myself, nor anyone associated with me ever made such a claim. Since media outlets and production companies ignored our demands for a retraction, while producing intentionally misleading, defamatory stories, their actions will soon be litigated in a court of law,? said Mr. Bertolotti.

The feature film about Brittany Murphy?s life and untimely death, ?Britt? is in pre-production by Fleur De Lis Film Studios.

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