The $72 million investigation yields no wrongdoing

The Clearwater Police Department has released a 72-page report summarizing an exhaustive review of statements, medical records, surveillance footage, and a visual inspection of the body. The report concludes that Hulk Hogan's death was natural and there was no evidence of criminal wrongdoing .

72 pages of evidence: a natural death

The report stated that there has been no evidence to indicate the death of Terry Bollea was anything other than natural. Through the course of the investigation, there has been no evidence to indicate any criminal wrongdoing related to his death. This case will be closed, and will be considered solved, non-criminal.

A family's vigil: Hogan's final moments

Hogan's wife, Sky Daily Hogan, and a home health aide and an occupational therapist were all with Hogan at his home when he stopped breathing. His wife called 911, and then the trio performed CPR on Hulk Hogan until firefighters and paramedics arrived.

Medical history: a complex picture

Family members told investigators that Hogan had been suffering from multiple health issues in the weeks before his death, including leukemia, an irregular heart rhythm, pneumonia, and kidney failure. He had also undergone many hospitalizations and surgeries in the years before his death.

Speculation and correction: the occupational therapist's statement

Early statements made by the occupational therapist to police led to speculation that Hogan's death was related to damage done to his phrenic nerve during a recent surgery. However, the occupational therapist later said that he was still rattled from performing CPR and was speaking out of turn.

A private autopsy confirms the medical examiner's assessment

The local medical examiner had concluded Hogan died from a heart attack and declined to perform a full autopsy. A private autopsy paid for by the family backed up the initial assessment, finding no reasonable traumatic or terminal toxicologic contributions.

A wrestling legend: Hogan's impact on WWE

Hogan was perhaps the biggest star in WWE's long history, known for both his larger-than-life personality and his wrestling exploits... He was the main draw for the first WrestleMania in 1985 and was a fixture for years, facing everyone from Andre The Giant and Randy Savage to The Rock and even WWE co-founder Vince McMahon.

Legacy and controversy : Hogan's complicated past

Hogan won at least six WWE championships and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2005 and reinstated there in 2018. He had been removed from the Hall of Fame in 2015 after he was recorded making racial slurs against Black people,for which he apologized.

A well-attended but private funeral service was held several weeks after Hogan's death at a church in Largo, Florida.