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Davy Jones Died from Heart Attack

Autopsy confirms severe build-up in Monkees singer's arteries

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April 6, 2012 8:10 AM ET
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Davy Jones attends the Hollywood Show held at Burbank Airport Marriott.
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An autopsy report obtained by the Associated Press confirms that Monkees frontman Davy Jones died of a heart attack. According to the report, the 66-year-old singer had severe build-up in his arteries at the time of his death.

The report shows there were no signs of drugs in Jones' system aside from cannabinoids, a class of drugs that includes marijuana. Those drugs were determined to have played no role in his death on February 29th.

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