Broward County Medical Examiner Joshua Perper said [Anna Nicole Smith] died of "combined drug intoxication" with the sleeping medication chloral hydrate as the major factor. She had been taking a lengthy list of medications, including methadone for pain and Valium, he said.

Perper said Smith felt ill shortly after arriving in Fort Lauderdale from the Bahamas on Feb. 5 and that she eventually developed a fever of 40.5 C (105 F). Perper said Smith had a blood infection likely caused by a contaminated needle but it was quickly brought under control by antibiotics and an ice bath.

Perper's initial examination had revealed no serious injuries to her body. Perper said then that prescription drugs, but no illegal drugs, were found in Smith's hotel room, though he wouldn't identify them.