Ed Winter, the Deputy L.A. County Coroner who dealt with the demise circumstances/investigations into among the greatest celebrities in Hollywood has died … TMZ has discovered.

Legislation enforcement sources inform TMZ … Winter handed away at his L.A. space dwelling Friday of pure causes.

Winter was proper there in entrance of the cameras in circumstances that embody Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Brittany Murphy, Paul Walker, Tom Petty and Corey Haim.

Maybe essentially the most notable case concerned Michael Jackson’s demise. Winter had instant issues when he noticed a stunning variety of injection factors in Jackson’s physique. He was at UCLA Medical Heart, the place Jackson was taken, and instantly after he was pronounced lifeless he observed Dr. Conrad Murray had left the power. Winter mentioned, “He fled.”  Murray would have been the one to signal Jackson’s demise certificates, however Winter ended up doing it.

Winter later mentioned Jackson had sufficient Propofol in him “to place down a rhinoceros or an elephant.”

However Winter knew there was extra to the story, and likewise set his sights on Dr. Arnold Klein, Jackson’s dermatologist who fueled him nearly each day with huge doses of Demerol. He tried to get Klein’s medical data and finally found Jackson had 19 aliases to attain medication, and Klein was a principal enabler.

Whitney Houston’s demise simply earlier than Clive Davis‘s 2012 pre-Grammy social gathering was additionally a defining second in his profession. Winter had grow to be such a staple on TV, he himself was very recognizable. After Whitney’s physique was found, her household gathered close to her resort room. Somebody launched a member of the household to Winter, and the girl mentioned, “I do know who Ed Winter is.” The lady was Dionne Warwick.

On Winter’s first day on the job, he was assigned to a infamous movie star case — the demise of Lana Clarkson, by the hands of music icon Phil Spector, who was convicted of murdering her.

Paul Walker’s horrific demise was one other high-profile case Winter managed. He went on TV to clarify what occurred within the automobile crash … “He died immediately,” Winter instructed reporters, regardless of reviews the actor was screaming for assist.