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Federal prosecutors end inquiry into Heath Ledger's death
Federal prosecutors have officially closed the investigation into Hollywood actor Heath Ledger's death, officials said on Wednesday.
- Agencies
- Published: 17:34 August 7, 2008
- Ledger's body was found dead in a Manhattan apartment on January 22.
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New York: Federal prosecutors have officially closed the investigation into Hollywood actor Heath Ledger's death, officials said on Wednesday.
Prosecutors in the US attorney's office have decided not to pursue a criminal case into how the late actor obtained the powerful painkillers that contributed to his overdose death this year.
The officials were investigating whether the drugs had been obtained illegally, but ended it "because they don't believe there's a viable target," according to the official.
The decision comes after recent reports that actress Mary-Kate Olsen was demanding immunity before answering questions about the startling death of her close friend and his drug use.
She was the first person called by a masseuse who found the 28-year-old "Dark Knight" actor's lifeless body.
The subpoena against Olsen will no longer be enforced.
Ledger's body was found in a Manhattan apartment on January 22.
The actor's final performance as the ‘Joker' in the latest Batman move ‘The Dark Knight' has been highly commended.
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