The following story contains discussion of drug abuse, murder, child death, and some graphic descriptions.
“Sons of Anarchy” star Johnny Lewis was found in the driveway of a mansion he was renting with his eye socket caved in, having “plunged from either the second floor or the roof”. Shockingly, police also determined that Lewis had killed 81-year-old Cathy Davis, the owner of the mansion, before his fall.
“Poltergeist” actress Heather O’Rourke died at age 12 on an operating table in The Children's Hospital of San Diego. The cause of death was determined to be intestinal stenosis, a severe bowel obstruction that O'Rourke had potentially suffered from since birth.
“Glee” star Cory Monteith died alone in a hotel room at age 31. The public was shocked to learn that Monteith was killed by a toxic reaction to alcohol and heroin, but those close to the actor claimed he’d been trying to talk about his substance abuse for years.
28-year-old Brandon Lee was accidentally shot and killed by a prop gun on the set of “The Crow.” Medical examiners were shocked when they found a .44-caliber bullet lodged in Lee's spine, raising questions about the standard of health and safety on movie sets.
Many people believe that playing The Joker killed Heath Ledger, though his sister claims he was not mentally unwell at the time. What objectively killed Ledger was acute intoxication caused by oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam, temazepam, alprazolam and doxylamine.