Matthew Perry died of ketamine overdose on October 28, 2023, and his death is still an open federal probe a year after the tragedy.
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A year before his death, The Whole Nine Yards actor said he wanted to remembered as somebody who lived well, loved well and was a seeker. He said he did not want to be remembered just for the popular NBC sitcom but for his helpful nature.
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He was found dead in a backyard jacuzzi at his Los Angeles home. The home on Pacific Palisades in Los Angeles was sold for $8.55 million on October 26, 2024, two days before his first death anniversary.
Multiple arrests have been made in the overdose case after high concentration of ketamine was found in his blood. Dr Mark Chavez changed his plea to guilty in a Los Angeles court for conspiring to distribute the surgical anaesthetic ketamine. The ketamine lozenges were sold to Dr Salvador Plasencia who supplied them to the actor.
Chavez admitted that he got the ketamine from a wholesale distributor and his former clinic using fraudulent prescription.
Perry's assistant Kenneth Iwamasa allegedly administered him a shot of ketamine around 8.30 pm and by 12.30, he asked her for another injection. Forty minutes later, he asked for a thid one. After the third injection, Iwamasa left to run errands. When he was back, he saw Perry "face down" in the jacuzzi.
Iwamasa and the alleged drug dealers, inlcuding middleman Erik Fleming and 'Ketamine Queen' Jasveen Sangha tried to cover up the overdose and get rid of the evidence. They also deleted the messages they sent each other on Signal.
Iwamasa and Fleming have also pleaded guilty in a deal while Sangha has pleaded not guilty. Dr Plasenica who bought the ketamine doses from Dr Chavez had allegedly taught Iwamasa how to inject the drug. Both Sangha and Dr Plasenica will face a joint trial.