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An autopsy showed the cause of death for Lindsey Pearlman. According to a report acquired by People on Monday, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner decided the "Empire" actress' death was a suicide caused by sodium nitrite overdose.
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Her system had "non-toxic quantities of lorazepam, metoclopramide, and codeine," according to the study
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Her system had "non-toxic quantities of lorazepam, metoclopramide, and codeine," according to the study
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Pearlman, who appeared as Patti Sharp in one of the Fox musical drama's episodes, went missing on February 16 and was discovered dead inside a car two days later, close to Runyon Canyon Park's entrance in Los Angeles. She was 43.
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An initial autopsy produced inconclusive results, and a coroner spokesman told The Post that additional testing would be necessary to determine the cause of death.
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After her death was discovered by authorities, Pearlman's husband, Vance Smith, expressed his "brokenness."
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Savannah Pearlman, Pearlman's cousin, also expressed "deep sadness" while reporting the Chicago native's death on Twitter, saying that Lindsey was discovered "too late" to be saved.
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A spokesperson for the actress, who was also an animal rights activist and had a recurring part on ABC's "General Hospital," said that her family did not want to talk about her passing in the media.
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Pearlman co-starred in the Urbanflix series "Vicious," The Ms. Pat Show on BET+, and performed a recurring part on "Chicago Justice."
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