Thread: Corey Haim dead at 38

Well, gee whiz. But we know now that it was flu like symptoms and resulting medications that caused it. Just like so many others lately, Britany Murphy comes to mind.

http://www.popeater.com/2010/03/12/a...y-haim-dead%2F

Autopsy Finds Corey Haim Died Of Pulmonary Congestion, Says His Mom


In an interview with Access Hollywood, Corey Haim's mother, Judy Haim, says an autopsy found the 38-year-old actor had an enlarged heart along with the water in his lungs. Haim said she received a call from the L.A. County Coroner's Office, who told her that an autopsy found her son had an enlarged heart and his lungs were filled with water. His cause of death was due to pulmonary congestion.

The Coroner's Office said that prescription bottles containing four different medications were taken from his room, but would not confirm if the medications were found in his body. Haim will be buried in Toronto, Ontario, where he was born, the late actor's manager, Marc Haislip, confirmed to Us Weekly.

Haim, the former teen idol who rose to fame in 1980s classics 'The Lost Boys' and 'Lucas,' died Wednesday morning of an apparent drug overdose in Burbank, Calif., the LAPD has confirmed. He was 38. Haim collapsed in the Oakwood apartment belonging to his mother, who was at home at the time and called 911.

The final cause of death has been deferred pending toxicology and histopathology testing. The final report is expected in six to eight weeks.

Haim's troubled relationship with fellow '80s teen star Corey Feldman was documented in the A&E reality show 'The Two Coreys.' During the show, Haim's substance abuse was often a recurring problem between the two actors. After taping the show in 2008, Feldman cut ties with Haim over his personal problems. "I don't feel that he's a safe person to have around my wife and child at the moment, for a multitude of reasons," Feldman told PEOPLE at the time.


Recently, they patched up their friendship and, not surprisingly, Feldman is devastated by the news of Haim's death.

"This is a tragic loss of a wonderful, beautiful, tormented soul, who will always be my brother, family and best friend," he writes in a statement, later adding, "I hope the art Corey has left behind will be remembered as the passion of that for which he truly lived."

TMZ reports that four pill bottles were found in the apartment where Haim collapsed and the same doctor prescribed all four medications just days before Haim died. None were illicit drugs. There is no evidence of foul play and the overdose appears to have been accidental.

Law enforcement sources told TMZ the pill bottles retrieved from the apartment of Haim's mother are hydrocodone (Vicodin), diazepam (Valium), haloperidol (an antipsychotic med) and Soma (a muscle relaxer).

Before he stumbled in front of his mother at her Los Angeles apartment early Wednesday morning, Corey Haim "was running a fever" of 99 to 101, his agent Mark Heaslip said on CBS' 'The Early Show' Thursday. "He was laying in bed. And that night, he went to sleep, and he asked his mom to come into the room because he was having breathing problems," Heaslip said.

Hard to think they didn't have money for his own funeral and had to raise it through donations and stuff......




http://www.popeater.com/2010/03/14/corey-haim-funeral/

Memorabilia Site Defrays Corey Haim Funeral Costs


Just days after Corey Haim's family solicited donations to fund the late actor's burial, a celebrity memorabilia Web site, Startifacts, has announced they are "giving [Judy Haim] $20,000 directly from our own bank account to be used however she sees fit," Jon Hill, a manager for Startifacts.com, told E! News. The company will donate proceeds from their Haim-related auctions to help defray burial costs, including transporting his body to Toronto. Startifacts will present the actor's family a check next week at his funeral, rather than wait until the auction items are sold.

His family posted a thank you to all the fans who reached out with donations. "It appears that we may have now raised enough money to cover all expenses of Corey's funeral! Many thanks to Startifacts & all his caring fans & friends who sent in donations... The Haim family is very relieved to know that they will be able to lay Corey to rest at home in Canada," his family said in a statement on Haim's official Web site.

On March 11, his family urged fans to help pay for the funeral costs. "Corey's funeral will be taking place next week in his hometown of Toronto, Canada. Due to the unexpected expenses of transporting his body to Canada for final resting, a fund has been set up to help his family," his family wrote on Haim's Web site.

Haim, the former teen idol who rose to fame in 1980s classics 'The Lost Boys' and 'Lucas,' died Wednesday morning of an apparent drug overdose in Burbank, Calif., the LAPD has confirmed. He was 38. Haim collapsed in the Oakwood apartment belonging to his mother, who was at home at the time and called 911.

The final cause of death has been deferred pending toxicology and histopathology testing. The final report is expected in six to eight weeks.

If he, like many others, hadn't put his money up his nose, there would be no need for that.

http://www.popeater.com/2010/03/16/c...rvice-toronto/

Corey Haim Funeral 'Sad But With a Lot of Laughter'


'Lost Boys' actor Corey Haim was laid to rest in his native Toronto on Tuesday in a ceremony attended by more than 200 mourners. Friends and family (his father, Bernie, is shown above) gathered at the Steeles Memorial Chapel a week after the former teen heartthrob died at age 38.

Scores of fans watched quietly as attendees entered the chapel for the late-morning service. Among them, Jennifer Matton told the Toronto Star that she drove eight hours from Philadelphia to honor the star. "I think I'm his number one fan," she said.

Not attending was Haim's on-screen partner and friend Corey Feldman, who announced Monday he would not attend out of respect for the family's "strong religious beliefs" and desire to have a small and private service. He said he is planning a memorial service to be held in Los Angeles.

Feldman's second cousin, however, was on hand. Maytal Kotler described the traditional Jewish service as "very sad but with a lot of laughter."

The funeral lasted 45 minutes and was followed by a long funeral cortege and police escorts.

There are conflicting reports on who paid for the service. Haim's mother, Judy Haim, earlier claimed the city of Toronto offered to cover the costs, but government officials say no such request for help was made. Meanwhile, celebrity auction site Startifacts claimed over the weekend to have donated $20,000 to the family.

Haim, the former teen idol who rose to fame in 1980s classics 'License to Drive' and 'Lucas,' died March 10 in Burbank, Calif. He was 38. Haim collapsed in the Oakwood apartment belonging to his mother, who was at home at the time and called 911.

Judy Haim said she was told by the L.A. County Coroner's Office that an autopsy found her son had an enlarged heart. His cause of death, she said, was due to pulmonary congestion. The final cause of death has been deferred pending toxicology and histopathology testing. The final report is expected in six to eight weeks.

The Coroner's Office said that prescription bottles containing four different medications were taken from his room, but would not confirm if the medications were found in his body.

http://www.popeater.com/2010/03/18/c...aim-drug-ring/

Suspect Arrested in Drug Ring Associated With Corey Haim's Death


A person thought to be part of the drug ring linked to recently deceased actor Corey Haim has been apprehended, PEOPLE.com reports.

"We have confirmed one arrest in the case, but are not releasing any other details," California Attorney General spokeswoman Christine Gasparac says.

The investigation began long before Haim's death, Gasparac added. It is not apparent if the suspect in custody gave Haim the drugs that ultimately led to the former teen heartthrob's demise.

According to the Attorney General of California, the 'Lost Boys' star procured "thousands of pills" from several doctors dating back to 2009.

Haim died on March 10 of an alleged prescription drug overdose; however, results of toxicology tests confirming the cause of death have not been completed.

http://www.popeater.com/2010/05/04/corey-haim-autopsy/

Corey Haim Died of Natural Causes, Not From Drugs

Actor Corey Haim died from pneumonia complicated by an enlarged heart, bad lungs and narrowed blood vessels, while drugs found in his system played no role in his death, the Los Angeles County coroner said Tuesday.

Haim, 38, died of natural causes from "community-acquired pneumonia" along with lung, heart and blood vessel problems, according to an autopsy report.

Low levels of eight drugs, including both prescription and over-the-counter medications, were found in his system along with marijuana, coroner's spokesman Craig Harvey said.

"But nothing was at a level that would have contributed to his death," Harvey said.

They included common cold and flu medications, such as ibuprofen and a cough-suppressant, he said.

Haim, who had struggled with drug problems throughout his life, died March 10 after collapsing in his mother's apartment. Haim was ill with flulike symptoms before his death, and police said he was taking over-the-counter and prescription medications.

"The pneumonia is what killed him," Harvey said.

Mark Heaslip, the actor's agent, did not return a phone message seeking comment Tuesday.

California Attorney General Jerry Brown said in April that Haim employed "doctor shopping" to obtain 553 prescription pills in the two months before his death. Brown called Haim - the star of 1980s films such as "The Lost Boys" and "License to Drive" - a poster child for prescription drug abuse. He said Haim obtained powerful sedatives such as Valium and Xanax and painkillers such as Vicodin and Oxycontin.

However, no Oxycontin was found in his body, Harvey said. He noted that Haim's heart was abnormally large and factored in his death.

"His heart was 530 grams. The average normal heart weighs 300 grams," Harvey said.

Haim also had damaged lungs and arteriosclerosis of his coronary arteries, with some vessels 50-percent and even 75-percent blocked.

Harvey said it was unclear how long Haim had suffered from the medical problems or the pneumonia or whether earlier treatment might have saved him.

A message left with Brown's office was not immediately returned Tuesday.