Cause of Anna Nicole Smith's death known

March 7, 2007

Miami - Broward County Medical Examiner Joshua Perper has determined the cause of former centerfold Anna Nicole Smith's death last month, but will not announce it for a few more weeks in order to give police time to finish their investigation, his office said Wednesday.

Broward County Medical Examiner Joshua Perper has determined the cause of former centerfold Anna Nicole Smith's death last month, but will not announce it for a few more weeks in order to give police time to finish their investigation, his office said Wednesday.

Smith, 39, was pronounced dead Feb. 8 after being found unconscious in her room at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino near Hollywood, Fla. Perper conducted Smith's autopsy and had been waiting for test results.

His office said Wednesday no announcement would be made for one to two weeks pending the end of the police investigation. Perper, the office said, wants to make sure none of the investigators' findings changes any of his own findings.