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Monjack and Sharon slept in the same bed

In August 2010, TMZ reported a tidbit of information that raised even more questions about Brittany's death. According to the coroner's report for Monjack's death, Sharon told investigators that she shared a bed with Monjack.

Just so we're clear: Brittany's mom was supposedly sleeping in the same bed as her widowed son-in-law. However, according to TMZ, the coroner's report "doesn't suggest sexual contact between the two," which doesn't exactly make things less bizarre.

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Was mold a fatal factor?

With Murphy and Monjack both dead from the same causes, mold in the couple's Hollywood home was suspected. According to TMZ, investigators had already considered mold a factor after Murphy's death, but like everything surrounding the case, things took a weird turn.

While responding to a CNN report about speculation that mold could have contributed to both Murphy and Monjack's deaths, Winter, the aforementioned coroner, said there were "no indicators" that viral mold was a factor. However, in a strange twist, Sharon issued a statement that said she had "never been personally asked by the Coroner or anyone from the Health Department to come and inspect my home for mold." Winter said that was "an absolute lie," insisting that he had talked with Monjack, Sharon, and their lawyer about mold during the investigation.

Why would Sharon potentially lie about investigators checking the house for mold? Who knows? But one person was becoming very suspicious, and he was determined to get some answers.

Important note: Simon Monjack, Sharon Murphy and Ed Winter have been telling conflicting stories, effectively stonewalling the investigation into Brittany's death.

• Murphy's husband, producer Simon Monjack, told People that Murphy had visited a doctor and was on antibiotics, but Winter disputed Monjack's version of events, telling People that the last time Murphy saw a doctor was "awhile ago."[26]
• Sharon issued a statement that said she had "never been personally asked by the Coroner or anyone from the Health Department to come and inspect my home for mold." Winter said that was "an absolute lie," insisting that he had talked with Monjack, Sharon, and their lawyer about mold during the investigation.[26]

The conflicting stories seem to center specifically around the state of the house and Brittany's medical history and theories as to prescription medication having a fatal impact in combination with toxic mold and untreated anemia + pneumonia - yet, with all these elements in mind, surely Simon would have sought immediate medical treatment without delay after Brittany's death? Instead, he allegedly died of the exact same complications...

The house itself, has an air of suspicion to it also - to be explored further after ref 26.

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An independent lab suggested she was poisoned

In 2013, Brittany's father, Angelo Bertolotti, released the results of an independent lab report that suggested his daughter's death was not an accident. According to Bertolotti, his daughter was poisoned. "I have a feeling that there was a definite murder situation here," he told ABC News, which reported the independent lab results.

"Testing the hair strand sample identified as 'back of the head' we have detected ten (10) heavy metals at levels above the WHO high levels recommendation," the report read. "If we were to eliminate the possibility of a simultaneous accidental heavy metals exposure to the sample donor then the only logical explanation would be an exposure to these metals (toxins) administered by a third party perpetrator with likely criminal intent."

However, the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office stood by its results, and a toxicologist at the University of Florida told ABC News that hair test results "cannot be used to support any allegation of poisoning, and cannot be used to establish a cause and manner of death."

That didn't stop Bertolotti from pursuing the murder angle, and he already had a prime suspect.

This is where things get a bit more turbulent...

Emphasis my own.

Her dad accused her mom of murder

In a 2014 interview with the Examiner (via Jezebel), Bertolotti made it explicitly clear that he believes his ex-wife murdered their daughter.

"Let her explain why she had my daughter execute a will, leaving everything to her mother and specifically excluding Simon," Bertolotti said. "Let Sharon explain why she decided to do this right after Brittany and Simon told her of their plan to move to New York and have a baby. Let Sharon clarify how she was planning to support herself for the first time in decades, once Brittany moved away. Let her talk about auctioning off Brittany's underwear, passport, SAG card and clothes. There are many unanswered questions that have to be addressed. Out of three people living together in the same house, only one survives and benefits financially."

In 2016, Radar reported that Bertolotti's health had forced him to give up suing the LAPD and coroner's office for the right to exhume his daughter's remains to attempt to prove she was poisoned. According to family members, Bertolotti still believes Sharon is responsible for Brittany's death, but "he's got to move on with his life."

[29. [26: "Radar reported that Bertolotti's health had forced him to give up suing the LAPD and coroner's office": https://radaronline.com/exclusives/2017/02/brittany-murphy-dead-sick-dad-drop-truth-investigation/ | @ web.archive.org]]:

Brittany Murphy’s Sick Dad Drops Investigation On Her Death, Proclaims: ‘I’ve Lost Hope’

Angelo Bertolotti is 'ready to move on with his life,' his son claims.

^{By Radar Staff}

^{Posted on Feb 15, 2017 @ 7:13AM}

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~Angelo was also convinced that his ex and Brittany’s mom was involved in her passing, and wanted to sue her for wrongful death.

Sharon Murphy stayed at the home Brittany shared with her husband Simon Monjack — even after she passed away. Monjack died under similar circumstances less than six months after his wife.

Sharon has not been seen in years, and her disappearance has halted the investigation into exhuming her daughter’s body.

"We have attempted to locate Sharon multiple times, and they’ve refused to exhume without the mother agreeing," said family friend Julia Davis, a Department of Homeland Security snitch. "They’ve also refused to conduct any tests for toxins or poisons to confirm or challenge our lab reports."

"My father has explored every avenue, but he’s got to move on with his life," Brittany’s brother, Jeff Bertolotti, said. "He’s not a well man."

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The house was littered with 'empty pill bottles'

When E! News spoke to Winter in 2016, the coroner offered some new insight into the deaths of Brittany and Monjack. Specifically, he suggested that drugs may have played a bigger role than was initially believed.

"We took almost 90 empty pill bottles out of [the] bedroom," Winter said. "They were in Simon's name and aliases. It was like, Who has that many pill boxes? He popped pills. When we went back when Simon died, there were a bunch of prescriptions again."

No one knows what really happened

While official reports point to Brittany dying from pneumonia, anemia, and an adverse reaction from prescription drugs, there are more questions than answers about how she found herself in that predicament and what was really going on in her Hollywood home.

Her husband had a checkered past and allegedly maintained "tight control" over the actress and her finances, according to People. Meanwhile, Radar reported in 2016 that Sharon essentially vanished after her ex-husband started investigating their daughter's death.

Though the actress' death was officially ruled an accident, after everything that's transpired since her passing, it's no surprise that lingering questions and suspicions remain.

[27]:

Brittany Murphy's mom rejects claim her daughter was poisoned

By Christie D'Zurilla Nov 25, 2013 | 5:05 PM

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~Sharon Murphy, in a lengthy letter

published exclusively

by the Hollywood Reporter on Monday, lashed out at Bartoletti, saying he showed up only after his daughter saw some success as an actress, and again after her death. She called his claims "more of an insult than an insight into what really happened."~

[30. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/brittany-murphys-mother-breaks-silence-659529 | https://archive.is/TJy4B]

[31. https://www.julienslive.com/view-auctions/individual-lots/?page=1&key=Brittany+murphy | 167 results across 4 to 14 pages]

A few more important notes before we move on to further reading:

• Sharon had Brittany execute a will, leaving everything to her and specifically excluding Simon.[26]
• Sharon auctioned off some of Brittany's used underwear/intimates, passport, SAG card, miscellaneous clothes and other items including an array of paintings & movie posters.[26][31]
• Sharon, Brittany & Simon shared the home 'since day 1', until both Brittany & Simon died.[26][29]
• Sharon appears to have avoided becoming ill at all, unlike Brittany & Simon, despite theories of toxic mold playing a part in the deaths.[26]
• Sharon, despite denouncing Angelo Bertolotti's suspicions/claims via open letter in 2013, has allegedly not been seen in years - per the 2017 Radar article.[27][28][29][30]
• Sharon, as part of her denouncing Angelo's concerns, casts a negative light on his efforts with the assistance of Julia Davis, to seek the truth.[27][28][30]

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