Heath Ledger was autopsied this morning, but the medical examiner says the results were inconclusive. We should know more once the toxicology results come back in about two weeks. Everything points to the death being an accident.
There have been many accounts of Ledger's grim state-of-mind in recent months, including stories of the difficult time he had while playing the Joker in the new Dark Knight movie (portraying that twisted psycho shit allegedly exacerbated his insomnia). But he wasn't always depressed. The superintendent of the building he was found in said this of an encounter with Ledger a few months ago:
He was pushing his daughter in the carriage. He was in a good mood. I usually see him around when he is in New York, but he travels a lot. When he goes out, he [is] like [a] normal person.
Several details of the death have been clarified. One, there were not bottles scattered all over the room as initially reported. The superintendent, Tamba Mossa, says the apartment was clean when he saw it afterward - there was no sign that Ledger had suffered some protracted period of sickness or that he had been partying or behaving in a crazy fashion. Also, the whole weird Olsen Twins connection has been cleared up. Apparently, the masseuse who found Ledger (along with the housekeeper) is pals with one of the Olsens' bodyguards. Knowing this bodyguard was an EMT and that he was nearby, the masseuse called him right after calling the police. The bodyguard arrived after the police were already there however. Somehow, this got changed into "it was Mary-Kate Olsen's apartment" and even, for a few minutes at the chaotic beginning, "Mary-Kate was with Heath when he died."
