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    Coroner: No drugs in 'Housewives' husband's body

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Coroner's officials found no drugs or alcohol in the system of Russell Armstrong, who appeared with his wife on "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" and killed himself three weeks before the show's second season premiered.

    A report on Armstrong's death released Wednesday provided no new details about why the venture capitalist hung himself. He left behind no note, but the report notes that Armstrong had been depressed about financial issues and problems with his estranged wife, Taylor.

    There were no signs of foul play, the report states.

    Armstrong, 47, made no mention of killing himself on Aug. 12 when he was last seen by his roommate after dinner. Armstrong's body was found Aug. 15 in his bedroom and he had been dead for some time, according to the report.

    Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter said toxicology tests completely ruled out that Armstrong had been drinking or taken any drugs before he died. Winter said it "takes a long time" for alcohol and other substances to break down once a person dies.

    The new season of the Beverly Hills edition of "Real Housewives" premiered Monday. The marital problems between Russell and Taylor Armstrong were expected to be a major plot point before the businessman's suicide, but the show has been re-edited.

    Taylor Armstrong did not attend a scene that was aired in the premiere in which the other "Housewives" expressed shock and some guilt about Russell Armstrong's suicide.

    Bravo, which airs the "Real Housewives" franchise, has not said how it will use footage of the businessman in future episodes.

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    Anthony McCartney can be reached at http://twitter.com/celebritydocket .

     

    63 comments

    • Daniel  •  8 mths ago
      Who put that Rubbish on tv for a show? Wake up people we can do better.What happened to Gun Smoke? Hawaii 5 0? The Beverley Hill Billies? The Andy Griffith show ? What ,dont we think anymore? What happened to COMMON SENSE?
    • R  •  8 mths ago
      The media uses buzz words (Drugs, Alcohol , Murder ect.) at catch the publics eye. They sell stories and not news. I wish there would be just one jourlists that would gather the facts before presenting us with the news.
    • R  •  8 mths ago
      Why take samples to see if there were drugs? Where's the probable cause? Do they really think somone would OD the guy? Sounds like he had a sudden heart attack. It's common at that age.
    • Gary  •  8 mths ago
      both sad and sick.....
    • James and Joy  •  8 mths ago
      Another greedy person who "offed" himself when things got tough! If the bottom 99% did that then there would be no one left for the government to screw over! Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem! He was just a pussy that couldn't take the heat! Suicide is for quitters!
    • Vicki C  •  8 mths ago
      It seems pretty odd to me that his business partner killed himself with 2 hrs of Russell's death. Suicide? I think not.
    • Ernest  •  8 mths ago
      I love my wife...BUT I woudn't kill myself for a woman...If she is taking you into a financial trouble...DIVORCE...and move ON...
      • AngeloM 8 mths ago
        ...and start nailing better looking broads while you're at it. She's not all that anyway.
      • susan 8 mths ago
        Are you kissing a dude in your picture?
    • w.A. r.  •  8 mths ago
      no drugs in his system - ? thats too bad - i would definitely change my mind about killing myself if i had a good snort of cheese in front of me - hell - just a whiff of brown H and i wouldnt ever think of going anywhere....but back to the deal-house for more - he should have been on drugs.
    • w.A. r.  •  8 mths ago
      thamir - its called money - reality shows are cheap to make - cheap to watch too.
    • aberash  •  8 mths ago
      love my God
    • tj  •  8 mths ago
      They should just cancel the show.
    • ISI  •  8 mths ago
      That is terrible...He should have went here to make money.......http://automatedincomesolution.com/
    • R  •  8 mths ago
      Maybe he didn't want the country knowing all his business with the soon to be ex.
    • JimBo  •  8 mths ago
      I can't believe people actually watch crap shows like this and all the other "reality" #$%$shows. And we wonder why terrorists could fly planes into are buildings
    • Fritz the Cat  •  8 mths ago
      No drugs? Poor guy.
    • Donna  •  8 mths ago
      What about his business partner that was found dead in his house a few doors down from where
      Russell was found. The same day also a hanging just hours apart. Russell's body had bruises
      all over it and his foot was on the floor. But it was a suicide. Bull!!!!!!!
    • Paula Clearsum  •  8 mths ago
      rest in piece. not strong enough to fight it so he ended it. view site to left
    • nthngsfree  •  8 mths ago
      He just wanted to get away from his plastic wife, wrong way to do it.
    • A Yahoo! User  •  8 mths ago
      It's a lot more stressful at the top, I think I read somewhere that really successful, and really unsuccessful people are way more likely to kill themselves than middle-of-the-road guys.
    • 95nurse  •  8 mths ago
      Any human being who is in so much pain, that they kill themselves, is just sad...no matter who they are! My sympathy to his family and friends.
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