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Cocaine contributed to Billy Mays' death

Cocaine was a contributor in the heart attack that killed U.S. pitchman Billy Mays on June 28, according to autopsy results released today. Mays died of a heart attack in his sleep and was found by his wife at their condo in Tampa.
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Cocaine was a contributor in the heart attack that killed U.S. pitchman Billy Mays on June 28, according to autopsy results released today.

Mays died of a heart attack in his sleep and was found by his wife at their condo in Tampa.

Today, it's been disclosed that Mays used cocaine in the days prior to his death.

It's still believed that the pitchman died from heart disease, but cocaine use has now been determined a contributing cause in his death.

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