Former Broward County ME who gained fame for Anna Nicole Smith autopsy dies at 89
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Former Broward medical examiner known for Anna Nicole Smith autopsy dies
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Broward County’s former chief medical examiner, Joshua Perper, who catapulted to fame after concluding Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith died at the Hollywood (Fla.) Hard Rock Hotel and Casino from an accidental overdose in 2007, has passed away at the age of 89.
Perper, who lived in Boca Raton, conducted the examination and autopsy of the model and actress. He soon became a fixture at TV news conferences after getting caught in the middle of the courtroom drama over who would actually get Smith’s body as it sat in his morgue for weeks after her death. Smith’s mother, boyfriend, and father of her daughter, were all fighting over her final resting place.