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Re: Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman dies
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/05/nyreg … times&_r=0
Four People Arrested as Part of Inquiry Into Hoffman’s Death
By J. DAVID GOODMAN and EMMA G. FITZSIMMONSFEB. 4, 2014
Four people were arrested in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday evening with more than 350 bags of heroin as part of the investigation into the death of the actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, a law enforcement official said.
Narcotics investigators executed search warrants in three apartments in a building at 302 Mott Street on Tuesday evening, the official said. Three men and a woman were arrested, and the investigators recovered the bags of heroin inside the apartments.
Information stemming from the investigation into Mr. Hoffman’s death led them to the building, the official said. Mr. Hoffman, widely considered one of the best actors of his generation, died on Sunday in an apparent heroin overdose.
He was found dead with a needle in his arm in a West Village apartment, about a mile from where the arrests took place. Near Mr. Hoffman’s body, the police found dozens of packages of heroin, some branded with the label “Ace of Spades” or with an ace of hearts.
The bags that were found during the arrests on Tuesday did not have those types of labels, the official said. The investigation was continuing, police officials said.
Earlier Tuesday, police officials said that the heroin found in Mr. Hoffman’s apartment did not contain fentanyl, a powerful additive that has been tied to 22 recent fatal overdoses in Pennsylvania. The city medical examiner had not yet reached a definitive cause of death for the actor.
Preliminary tests of the heroin found “no traces of fentanyl,” said Stephen Davis, the department’s top spokesman, adding that investigators had taken a representative sample of the substances found in the apartment in reaching that conclusion.
As the investigation into the actor’s death continued, Mr. Hoffman’s family released a statement outlining plans for a private funeral service for “the family and close friends.”
The statement said “plans were also underway for a memorial service later in the month also to be held in New York,” though no details were provided.
Re: Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman dies
Sorry for all the repeat posts. It's been awhile, and apparently I forgot how to post youtube videos. I was trying to edit my post, but kept hitting "quote" instead of "edit". Delete accordingly if you may. Or I'll try to edit accordingly.
Edit - I fixed the posts a little. You can still delete if you see fit. Now back to relearning how to post youtube videos on here.
Edit 2 - Alright, mission accomplished. I swear I tried that one already. Dah well! Back to normally scheduled programming.
Re: Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman dies
I'm not a heroin guy, but that sounds like a lot of heroin in that apartment. It must be one hell of a drug. So deadly, yet so many people get consumed by it.
It's not as much as it seems. Street dope contains very little actual heroin, and a seasoned user might shoot a dozen bags at once just to get a feel.
Re: Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman dies
My favorite movie I've seen him in. Well, The Big Lebowski was solid as well, but he's more prominent in this one. Unfortunately too, his drug usage in the movie is all too real looking at it now.
Yeah, BTDKYD is his best performance, imo. It was the first thing I thought of when I heard he died; the heroin room.
Also, with the quantity of heroin found, and considering what terrible shape he looked to be in, his heart probably just couldn't handle it.
And yes, Tomei is still a piece of ass.
