The LAPD and DEA's investigation into the actor's October death is ongoing.
Matthew Perry's death investigation isn't closed just yet. The Los Angeles Police Department confirms to ET that its investigation into Perry's October death, which is being run with the assistance of the Drug Enforcement Administration, remains open.
"On October 28, 2023, the Los Angeles Police Department responded to the residence of actor Matthew Perry to conduct a death investigation," the LAPD told ET in a statement. "On October 29, 2023, an autopsy of Mr. Perry was performed by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner. On December 15, 2023, the results of the autopsy indicated that Mr. Perry died from the 'acute effects of ketamine.'"
"Based on the Medical Examiner’s findings, the Los Angeles Police Department, with the assistance of the Drug Enforcement Administration and the United States Postal Inspection Service, has continued its investigation into the circumstances of Mr. Perry's death," the statement added.
TMZ, citing law enforcement sources, reports that the investigation is focused on determining who provided Perry with ketamine and under what circumstances they did so. The outlet reports that the LAPD and DEA have been looking into the matter for months and have already interviewed some key people in Hollywood. As of yet, no arrests have been made, according to the outlet.
According to Perry's autopsy report, the Friends actor was reportedly receiving ketamine infusion therapy for depression and anxiety. His last known treatment was more than a week before his death, but the ketamine in his system could not be from that treatment since the drug's half-life is under four hours, according to the report.
The report noted that contributing factors to Perry's cause of death were drowning, coronary artery disease, and the effects of buprenorphine, which is a drug that is prescribed for the medical treatment of people with an opioid drug dependence.
Perry's manner of death was listed as accidental, stating that it was drug and drowning related.
In his memoir, Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing, Perry wrote about taking ketamine infusions while in rehab in Switzerland.
While getting ketamine infusions, Perry wrote he was blindfolded and listening to music. During those therapy sessions, Perry wrote, he'd "disassociate." He also said getting ketamine infusion therapy often made him feel like he was "dying" during the hour-long sessions.
"Oh, I thought, 'This is what happens when you die,'" he wrote. "Yet I would continually sign up for this s**t because it was something different, and anything different is good."
Perry added, "Taking K is like being hit in the head with a giant happy shovel. But the hangover was rough and outweighed the shovel. Ketamine was not for me."
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