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Federal prosecutors have decided to drop the criminal case about how Heath
Ledger obtained the powerful painkillers that contributed to his death.
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) had blamed the painkillers oxycodone
and hydrocodone found in Ledger's system were most likely obtained with phony
prescriptions. But some other drugs, like sleeping pills or anti-anxiety
medication were legally obtained with medical prescriptions.
But the prosecutors now dropped the case "because they
don't believe there's a viable target." The federal agency's inquiry was
expected to also involve Mary-Kate Olsen, whose lawyers claim that she had
already told everything she knew about Heath Ledger’s last days and that she is
not a drug consumer.
She also refused to talk to the Drug Enforcement
Administration (DEA) without granted immunity."We have provided the
government with relevant information including facts in the chronology of
events surrounding Mr. Ledger's death," Michael C. Miller, Olsen’s lawyer
said in a statement Monday when he also added " that Ms. Olsen does not
know the source of the drugs Mr. Ledger consumed."
The woman who found Ledger’s body, Diana Wolozin, a
masseuse, contacted Olsen in the first place, before even dialing 911. But
apparently the actress hasn’t even confirmed that the conversation ever took
place.
Heath Ledger’s body was discovered by his masseuse on Jan.
22. Olsen was a close friend of Ledger's. She was in California at the time she received the call
but sent her personal security guards to the apartment to help.
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