Whitney Houston found face down in bathtub with a bloody nose as drugs lay scattered around hotel room, reveals final autopsy report
Cause of death 'drowning, effects of heart disease and cocaine use'
'Spoon with white crystal-like substance on it' was discovered
Rolled up paper was by cocaine and a portable mirror
Coroner's report says star 'possibly overdosed on a narcotic substance'
She had scald mark on her back and cut lip
Hole in Whitney's septum was caused by chronic drug abuse
The gory details of singer Whitney Houston's lonely death have finally been laid bare.
Whitney's body was discovered face down in the bath tub. 'her eyes were congested and there was a bloody purge coming from her nose.'
There was 'superficial abrasions to the left side of her forehead and the bridge of her nose.' She also had cuts on her left arm, hand and shoulder.
It was a sordid end for the award-winning star, and officials insist there were absolutely no signs of foul play.
They do note that the water in the bath where Whitney was found, with some evidence of trauma including a cut lip, was 'extremely hot.'
Not surprisingly, the beloved performer, who was due to attend her mentor Clive Davis' Grammy Party at the same hotel that night, had scald marks on her back.
The report also confirms details of the drug paraphernalia found amidst the minutiae of the diva's final hours.
There was a 'spoon with a white crystal-like substance on it' and a 'white powdery substance' which was later tested and determined to be cocaine in the late singer's hotel room.
The report, which gives a detailed description of the state of the Beverly Hilton hotel room when officials arrived reads: 'Located on the south portion of the counter was a small spoon with a white crystal-like substance in it and a rolled up piece of white paper, along with other miscellaneous items.'
'Located in the top drawer, in the north side of the counter were remnants of a white powdery substance, and a portable mirror on a base.'
Officials found more white powder on the base of the mirror.
It also reveals the probable cause of death: '[Whitney] possibly overdosed on a narcotic substance, prescription medications, over the counter medications and alcohol.'
Singer Whitney Elisebeth Houston was pronounced dead at quarter to four in the afternoon but almost six hours later at twenty-five to ten at night, the temperature in the bathtub was still 93.5 degrees.
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