Hugh Hefner Cause of Death Revealed
Posted: October 6, 2017 Filed under: Breaking News, Entertainment, History, Mediasphere | Tags: Hugh Hefner, Playboy Leave a commentHugh Hefner Died Of Cardiac Arrest
A death certificate obtained by TMZ shows that Playboy creator Hugh Hefner died of cardiac arrest, with other conditions contributing to his death.
Hefner passed away last Wednesday at the age of 91.
According to the Los Angeles Department of Public Health, he was battling Septicemia, an inflammation of body tissues that results from an infection in the blood, and E. coli, a bacteria.

Hugh Hefner and Crystal Hefner attend Playboy Mansion’s Annual Halloween Bash at The Playboy Mansion on October 25, 2014 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Playboy)
The death certificate described the E. coli bacteria as “highly resistant to antibiotics.”
Hefner’s widow Crystal Hefner called him an “American hero” Monday.
Source: The Daily Caller