It has been almost a year since Matthew Perry’s unexpected death and not a day has gone by that his fans haven’t mourned the loss of the beloved actor. That said, the love fans have for him has often been trumped by conspiracy theories and suspicious details circling his sudden passing — details that have become even harder to ignore, as arrests have now been made in a death that was initially ruled as an “accident.”
Perry was discovered unresponsive in his bathtub and, upon arrival, the first responders declared him dead. An investigation was launched that soon revealed the cause of death was from “acute effects of ketamine” which were further aggravated by additional factors like “drowning, coronary artery disease, and the effects of buprenorphine.” While the Friends star was receiving ketamine infusion therapy for anxiety and depression, his last treatment was one and a half weeks before his death. The drug has a half-life of three to four hours post-administration, and as such did not explain the high levels found in his body at the time, which were way higher.
Still, despite the hard-to-explain circumstances — the method of consumption of the drug still hasn’t been found — the possibility of any foul play was scratched out and Perry’s death was ruled an accident.
Matthew Perry’s death is now a conspiracy
Multiple outlets have reported that five people have been arrested in the case and, as per ABC News, they were apprehended in the early hours of Aug. 15.
Of the five people arrested, two are doctors who have been charged with conspiracy to distribute ketamine and the resulting death of said distribution. As per the outlet’s federal source, they were the ones initially supplying Perry with the drug. However, when the price of ketamine spiked, Perry turned to a new source of supply, a woman known as the “Ketamine Queen of Los Angeles.” The indictment also accuses some of the co-conspirators of attempting to minimize their presence in the actor’s life and erasing evidence from their phones.
Perry’s mother Suzanne Morrison and stepfather Keith Morrison have swiftly responded to the major update, stating that while they are “heartbroken by Matthew’s death,” the fact that “law enforcement has taken his case very seriously” has given them the satisfaction about “justice taking its course.”
Official details about the arrest and more details about their connection to Perry’s death are expected to be revealed in a news briefing later today by the U.S. attorney for Los Angeles and the head of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
This is a developing story.