Suspicion shifted on Murphy when it was revealed that his spouse, a notorious 39-year-old British filmmaker and screenwriter.
Had refused to permit an autopsy (he was eventually overruled). Actress and friend Kathy Najimy said in the 2021 HBO Max documentary What Happened, Brittany Murphy?, “We were all scared and freaked out.”
Five months later, things became even more bizarre when Monjack mysteriously died with his wife, in the same home, and for the same reasons. It didn’t feel quite right.
Murphy’s life and untimely death have maintained a sense of mystery for the last fifteen years. In the most recent Us Weekly cover story, Dr. Lisa Scheinin, a former L.A. County Deputy Medical Examiner.
Who conducted Murphy’s autopsy, says, “I think that’s why people just don’t let it go.” “When a celebrity passes away, there is frequently a brief surge of interest before it simply wanes.” Not in this instance.
According to Scheinin’s official report from February 2010, Murphy’s death was an accident brought on by anemia, pneumonia, and prescription medication intoxication.
