CHARGES in the investigation into Matthew Perry’s ketamine death will be filed any day now – and anyone found liable for supplying the drugs that killed the star will face the full force of the law, an attorney says.
Perry was found unresponsive in the hot tub of his LA home on October 28, 2023, having suffered acute effects of ketamine and drowning, his autopsy revealed.
The 54-year-old actor, best known for his portrayal of Chandler Bing in Friends, was found to have similar levels of ketamine in his system as a hospital patient under general anesthetic.
Perry, for years, was frankly honest about his struggles with addiction and had been open about receiving ketamine infusion therapy to treat depression in the months before his death.
However, the star’s last therapy session was a week and a half before he died, and ketamine metabolizes in the human body within hours of consumption – meaning the treatment was not the cause of his sudden passing.
The Los Angeles Police Department launched a criminal investigation in December to determine how Perry obtained the drugs that would ultimately claim his life.
Over the last nine months, the LAPD has been working alongside the Drug Enforcement Administration and the US Postal Inspection Service to re-trace the line of supply.
