Federal prosecutors in
Prosecutors in the
The decision follows recent reports that actress Mary-Kate
Olsen was requiring immunity before testifying about the shocking death of her
close friend. According to authorities, she was the first person called by the
masseuse who discovered the 28-year-old actor’s body in his
The DEA had acquired a subpoena that would have constrained Olsen to testify if the negotiations with her attorney had failed. Nevertheless, the subpoena issued by a federal grand jury will not be enforced, the official told the AP on Wednesday, although the case could still be resumed if evidence of a crime comes to surface.
DEA investigators believe the painkillers found in Heath
Ledger’s system, oxycodone and hydrocodone, had been obtained through illegal
means. Other medications taken by “The Dark Knight” actor, including
anti-anxiety medication and sleeping pills, were prescribed legally by
physicians in
The masseuse found Ledger’s lifeless body on Jan. 22.
According to police officials, she spent nine minutes telephoning Mary-Kate
Olsen three times before dialing 911, then called the twin actress a fourth
time following the paramedics’ arrival. Sometime during the telephone calls,
Olsen, who was in