There are some unanswered questions surrounding Matthew Perry's death, with police reportedly launching an investigation alongside the Drug Enforcement Administration.
The Friends star was just 54 years old when he was found dead in the hot tub at his Los Angeles home on October 28, 2023. Matthew's cause of death was ruled an accident from the acute effects of ketamine.
Toxicology reports at the time of Matthew's death revealed he had substantial amounts of the drug in his system at his time of death. Now, investigators are trying to get to the bottom of who supplied the actor with the drug.
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Matthew Perry died at the age of 54 (Getty Images)The investigation has been ongoing for months, with key Hollywood figures having been interviewed, a source told TMZ. They said those who have been approached by investigators "are known to have a history of drug use or abuse".
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The source said those who have been spoken to "are not necessarily the actual source of ketamine", but are believed to have information which could lead to the source of the ketamine. No arrests have been made as a result of the investigation so far.
The coroner's investigation into Matthew's cause of death revealed he had enough ketamine in his system to knock him unconscious for an operation. According to the L.A. County Medical Examiner's report, his ketamine levels were 3,540 ng/ml. When used to put people under ahead of surgery, patients are in the 1,000 - 6,000 range.
He died in his jacuzzi hot tub (Instagram)The Medical Examiner's report also revealed that Perry had been prescribed ketamine as part of an infusion therapy treatment for depression and anxiety, and was taking it every other day. However, four months before his death, a new doctor tried to wean him off the drug.
The last time he was prescribed a dose of the drug was reportedly a week and a half before his death. The coroner noted that the ketamine in Matthew's system "could not be from that infusion therapy, since ketamine's half-life is three to four hours, or less."
The actor's ex-girlfriend Kayti Edwards said Matthew handed her envelopes of cash and even "enabled" people who worked for him to get him the drugs he wanted. Speaking to The Mirror previously, Kayti said she was roped into getting Matthew drugs when she dated him in 2006 and when she worked as his assistant in 2011.
Kayti Edwards asked for the investigation to be reopened"He made it so hard to say no. He was like 'Kayti, can you run down and pick up this envelope for me, I’ll give you $5,000.' It was hard to say no to that," she said.
Kayti had been pleading with officials to re-open the investigation into Matthew's death because of his history of having medical staff on his payroll giving him drugs. She believes a doctor or nurse could be behind the mystery dose of ketamine which killed him.
She said: "It needs to be looked at again. I know when Matthew was taking 40 to 50 Vicodin in a day, he was getting it from a nurse who would bring it to his house."
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