Jan.17.2008 // Ike Turner Died of Cocaine Overdose

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Ike Turner’s death on December 12th of last year has been ruled “a cocaine overdose,” according to the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s office. “We are listing that he abused cocaine, and that’s what resulted in the cocaine toxicity,” said Paul Parker, the office’s chief investigator. Hypertensive cardiovascular disease and pulmonary emphysema are also being listed as “significant and contributing factors” to Turner’s death.

Dec.12.2007 // Ike Turner Dies at 76 Years Old

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It seems like the entertainment industry has seen a new death, one after another, for the past month or so. Crazy stuff… TMZ is reporting that Ike Turner died in his San Marcos, California home. Sources tell the popular website that he may have died in his sleep. R.I.P. Ike

Ike was recently in the news (back in May) when he was arrested on some charges from the 1980’s. We posted a video a while back of him talking to TMZ about how it all went down.