Ray Liotta’s reason for dying revealed in post-mortem report

Actor Ray Liotta’s dying final 12 months was attributable to heart problems, an post-mortem revealed. 

One 12 months after the “Goodfellas” actor died in his sleep whereas filming the film “Dangerous Waters,” within the Dominican Republic, officers on Monday confirmed the 67-year-old died because of atherosclerotic illness, which is the build-up of fat, ldl cholesterol and different substances in and on the artery partitions.

Officials cited pulmonary edema, a situation brought on by an excessive amount of fluid within the lungs, and coronary heart and respiratory failure as contributing to his dying. 

The actor’s publicist Jennifer Allen confirmed to CBS News that Liotta died in his sleep.

“Judging by the autopsy indicators, on the time the physique was eliminated and the post-mortem was carried out on May 26, 2022, at 03:22 p.m., dying may have occurred roughly 8-10 hours earlier,” Dominican officers stated. 

Liotta is finest recognized for enjoying the position of Henry Hill within the basic 1990 Martin Scorsese mob movie “Goodfellas,” starring alongside Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci. 

More just lately, Liotta starred in a number of main movement image tasks, together with “Marriage Story,” “Killing Them Softly,” “The Place Beyond the Pines” and “The Many Saints of Newark,” a “Sopranos” prequel.