death certificate
noun
: an official document that gives information about a person's death (such as when and how the death happened)
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The death certificate shows that Madsen, who’d reportedly gotten sober in recent months, died less than two months after undergoing coronary angiography, which uses X-rays to look at the heart’s blood vessels, per Mayo Clinic.
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Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 17 July 2025
The outlet also reported at the time that an autopsy will not be conducted because Madsen's cardiologist signed his death certificate, and that the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department had closed its investigation into Madsen's death and listed his death as from natural causes.
—Sharareh Drury, People.com, 17 July 2025
After all, Strong had a death certificate that listed natural causes.
—Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 16 July 2025
No autopsy will be conducted because the cardiologist who was treating Madsen signed the death certificate.
—Jonathan Lloyd, NBC news, 9 July 2025
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Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 17 July 2025
The outlet also reported at the time that an autopsy will not be conducted because Madsen's cardiologist signed his death certificate, and that the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department had closed its investigation into Madsen's death and listed his death as from natural causes.
—Sharareh Drury, People.com, 17 July 2025
After all, Strong had a death certificate that listed natural causes.
—Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 16 July 2025
No autopsy will be conducted because the cardiologist who was treating Madsen signed the death certificate.
—Jonathan Lloyd, NBC news, 9 July 2025
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“Death certificate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20certificate. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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