On November 8th, 2017 Rich Piana’s autopsy results released to the public! The most in-depth aspect of the report seems to concern his lungs, but the cause of death was never given or made clear through the report. Especially since no toxicology tests were administered…
“The hospital discarded the specimens despite requests that they be retained.”
Dave Palumbo responds to Rich Piana’s autopsy report and raised some questions:
“You’d have to suspect possible foul play here because guys that are in their early to mid 40’s don’t just drop dead you know and if they do you’d want to know why and to do an autopsy and not be able to determine that at the end of the autopsy is troubling”
Is there more than meets the eye on this case? Dave Palumbo has some unanswered questions about the death of the larger-than-life Rich Piana, who passed away on August 25th – after nearly 3 weeks in a coma.
“The fact though that we have no conclusion on this autopsy leaves me with a very uneasy feeling even though I can create a scenario that I think was the case I don’t know for sure and with a 46-year-old type of celebrity guy who had people who loved him and hated him I have to suspect and what if there was a homicide here what if there was foul play here we don’t know this for a fact I would love to see this be picked up by another medical examiner and delved into more deeply”
Check out the following video, see what Dave has to say about the findings released in yesterday’s report.
What do you make of Palumbo’s comments? Let us know in the comments below!
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…except for heart enlargement….
Actually teenagers drop dead from all kinds of underlying conditions
Rich seemed like a cool dude… but give the conspiracy theories a rest
Rich was awesome. But far from typical.
Are you shitting me? With the amount of steroids, HGH, Insulin, prescription drugs and recreational drugs Rich put into his body over his entire life I’m surprised he lasted this long! FFS Dave your in absolute denial over what killed Rich and it’s sad. You live by the sword and you die by the sword
Agreed Mike but if any recent bodybuilding death where this conspiracy could make sense it’d be with Rich and how damaging the industry viewed him as to business
Dave never said he thought it was foul play. Dave thought it was an arythmia.
He said they need to have a cause of death and can’t ruling out foul play because he was famous.
Go listen to his video before you say he’s in denial.
Man they found white powder on the table and no one asked for blood test for drugs or if they did, how come the doc doing the autopsy did not care for that? Interesting to say the least
Or live by the needle die by the needle
Oh I️ did listen to the interview and to think or have a discussion about anything other than drug abuse killed Rich is laughable! The whole thing is a joke….Rich died of drug abuse PERIOD!
Word
He said it was probably an arythmia caused by drug abuse.
So he agrees with you on the cause(drugs) and he says mechanism is arythmia.
Everyone knows drugs caused it. The question is the mechansim.
No toxoligy report wow!!! The dude has so much drugs pumping through his body then that white powder they found and yet where’s the blood work? Hmm we forgot. Yah seams suspicious. Drug overdose seams most logical but overall health was not very great so how long would he of lived if not overdosed from cocaine or etc? Who knows
What a wasted opportunity for scientific insight on steroid, HGH, insulin and what else he was taking side effects on the body.
Rather people be educated on how to properly take it, in what dosages and how to cycle it and be less of a burden on society than the way it is. People dropping dead.
But I seriously consider this a big waste. I know If I died and If i was taking steroids I’d be okay with science taking advantage of my body and learning from it.
So true. Dave really let himself down with that comment. Otherwise he nailed it on all counts.
Couldn’t have said it any better.
i agree mate Mike
Dave makes a lot of sense
the truth hurts
Guys in the 40s dont drop dead especially taking everything in the book
What a dumb speculative article and post idk why im following this site
Dave, with the shit this guy took, I’m surprised he lived as long as he did
The joke ain’t funny at all
??? Yea right
He hardly lived on salads and lentils .
OMG what an idiot. I can name 20 of them in the last few years bro…Mr dumbo
Go on. I’d like to hear these names
Research
Guys in their 40’s can absolutely drop dead if you have going on inside you what he did.
Oh okayyy foh
It’s pretty easy to believe he died thru his lifestyle. I mean…
He never said it was foul play. He said that being a celebrity and dying in your 40s without a definitive cause gives reason to suspect possible foul play and the autopsy should have been conducted as such.
Listen to the video…
I did. Clean your ears out and try listening to it yourself. I watched the whole video in it’s entirety.
No shit palumbo “calumbo”!!
What foul play? Paina was open about what he was putting in his body. It all caught up with him.
Well Dallas McCarver dropped dead at 26… so why are people surprised Rich died at 46??
Josh Schofield
Dr. Palumbo? Oh yeah, nope no credentials other then years of steroid use himself, but thanks palumbo for your non expertise on how the human body works.
just curious if you watch a lot of his videos?
He did say he had no credentials and was just an opinion
He actually has a background in the medical field. I believe he even attended medical school for a short period before pursuing a bodybuilding career.
if that is true Erik Fox,the comment is even more stupid, people drop dead at any Age
No I don’t watch alot of his videos, I have this thing called a job, family, kids, etc. Don’t spend many of my free hours wasting away on a computer. If he does have a medical background and made this comment then he is doing nothing but stir the pot and, in my opinion, causing problems for a man, who hasn’t been gone that long, and his family. Let it rest and move on. Unless he was physically at the scene, at the medical exam, knows ALL the facts, he needs to mind his own business, and let a family grieve. There just always seems to be one person that thinks they know everything, have been there done that, must be someone else’s fault, everyone else is wrong but them.
Have to ask yourself who would gain from his death? His wife is the only one. She would get his supplement company $ and clothing line $. But honestly I think this guy was just abusing his body and it caught up to him. Rip
Without Rich, his business will be as dead as he is, it was his charisma that built it, no one can replace him
Ethan lol
Guys in there 40’s don’t drop dead frequently, but they also aren’t putting insane amounts of chemistry into their body.
Men in their forties drop-dead everyday I’m so tired of these conspiracy theories
Davy palumbo, silly boy, hardly normal circumstances
Yeah they do just drop dead when they pollute their body in such a way
Sure we do. I’m a nurse and it happens all the time. Hand a seat!
Thank you!!
Dave was right on with this.
Marlene Marlene check that out when you get a chance very interesting
Yannik Bergeron conspiration yon tuer rich hahah
Tbk why?
Synthol is horrible for your body and a death sentence. Go look up all the side effects. They guy died from a mixture of everything.
Synthol is sterilized mtc oil lol it’s not a drug.
Justin Flex https://www.tigerfitness.com/articles/post/synthol-oil-muscle-site-enhancement-seos/
Justin Flex can literally close of arteries. I never said it was a drug but doing that dumb shit has side effects.
Hes stated he was on steroids and other drugs for 25 years taking as much as he could to be the best he could be
Rest Rich Piana! Your life was “your” life and you lived it how you saw fit!
I’m not judging your death and never knew much about your life other that the fact that people you’ve met, even once, you made a lasting great first impression!
I don’t know why people insist to choose to gather and slander, trying to sound like they know everything there is to know about Supplements, Diets, Exercise, Steroids and Synthetics! Whether they know the pros and cons of it’s use or not!
You only have 1 shot at life and the thing to be envied is the fact that you lived yours! Nobody knows exactly when they will expire and like to blame a certain kind of lifestyle or products you allegedly used! I wasn’t there, and there’s no first hand account!
To your family, friends, and friends of friends, rest easy and my condolences!
And now, back to living life!
You’re right, but I still can’t help but wonder: If Rich had known this was soon to happen, would he have backed-off on his lifestyle?
People who buy Motorcycles and enjoy the lifestyle are destined to crash! That is a very known fact! Some crashes are survivable while others are not! Here’s the point! Die doing what you love to do, period! Nobody knows the answer to your question and the one who may have known was Rich! At this point the rest of us are left with, “What if!” Aside from his Death, the ones most affected and likely to have enjoyed the benefit of him still being here are the people closest to him. I’m not sure if you were close to him or not but you get the point!
All I was suggesting & addressed was for the Critics to stop being so critical of someone else’s life unless they’re prepared to live in the Public’s eye and be just as susceptible to Public Opinion as he did! He’s gone! Can’t get more down than that but they keep kicking him! Find something more constructive to do with all that like go to the Gym! Talk about the negative effects of questionable substances, shine a light on companies that sell it! Provide a positive public service instead of stand on the grave of a dead man! Have some Class! And it’s sad that people have to be told that instead of just know it!
No offense if anyone took offense, I for 1 would just like for the Madness to stop and people get back to being considerate of one another! Hopefully that’s not asking too much!
Enough with the Rich Piana drama, let him rest in peace. Died of multiple complications affecting his vital organs from years of steroid use and prescription drugs weighing at 260lbs.
It is what it is, can we focus on the legacy he left behind for the millions of fans and not just the controversy of his death?
A legacy… lol.
Mart Viau exactly, copy me & you too can be dead in your mid 40’s, legacy my ass
His legacy was doing whatever it takes to reach your goals whether it was bodybuilding, building a business, or finances. Sadly you guys dont watch his channel so you dont understand the message he puts out there for the people.
Besides that, he was the real.fucking deal when it comes to bodybuilding.
You’re not wrong ^^
Bruh. Did you even read the autopsy report? Dude was a walking time bomb. RIP Rich
Rene Ocampo ya ves, Los cholos le dieron cello !!
Rich Kardashian,move on
That’s pretty dumb in my opinion. The guy was, by all accounts I have seen, a pretty liberal user of virtually all kinds of drugs. He had a lot of health issues for someone of his age based on the autopsy (not the brain stuff). It sounds like he may have been ill and not treated for it and combined with all of his issues I don’t see why this would indicate foul play….
what have you “seen’ him use?
Nothing, hence the term “by all accounts”…. ???? The MAN himself admitted to it. Really, if you are going to argue a point, and least have a cogent argument.
Palumbo is an idiot. You have to be dumb to think anything but excessive drug use
Your a jack ass
Any Moron would definitely believe foul play here without that autopsy. The man admitted himself using for decades. What did u expect? A fkg Miracle smh
The comment that “guys in their early to mid 40s don’t just drop dead…” is dead-wrong. Aside from the many under-50 men in all walks of life who’s first symptom of a heart attack is death, the bigger modern bodybuilders’ pre-50 deaths are an off-the-chart-common occurrence.
Rich was the koolest man on earth. What happened here, was brought upon himself
Im old enough to remember when the bodybuilding lifestyle implied a long healthy life. No other activity has changed so drastically.
The most intelligent comment to date. Exactly?
Wayne Collumbine
Shut up
People of all ages drop dead everyday that do nothing wrong! When you live to the extreme of drugs and performance enhancers you are even more likely! Fact is no one in B.B. is eating and working out to live longer. When everything you do is to get bigger, get attention, etc and the last thing you worry about is long life or quality of life. You can’t really feel cheated.
Exactly!
Bryan Morris interesting.
He was a fkn science experiment. Come on.
STFU if you read the autopsy and have any knowledge of disease process you can correlate why he died.
Doesn’t take a genius to figure out he had a heart attack, fell down & hit his head & eventually died from those head injuries, read between the lines, the autopsy pretty much said everything without saying it directly, only foul play is what Rich did to himself & Helped others to mimic, hope those copycats are waking up to themselves, 5%ers, you’ve be warned
I liked Rich, but he lied to his audience, lied terribly. Live by the sword.
Inam Ali he was entertaining & it’s sad when anyone dies but can anyone seriously say this was unexpected? The crap he used is well documented
Alex Krstanovic yeah thats what I am thinking, he regularly said he went to the doctor for regular check up and he was very ‘healthy’. Living in the so called fast lane for half a life is not worth it, he potentially had another 40- 50 years in him. It is what it is
Inam Ali either he lied about the doctors or they lied to him, reading his autopsy, there were serious issues with most organs, far from healthy, must say if he didn’t hit his head, he would have survived the heart attack but who knows for how long, organ failure would have caught up to him in a few years anyway
Alex Krstanovic ticking time bomb, its a shame, rip big man
Inam Ali just hope his 5%ers wake up to themselves & don’t follow him to the grave
He didn’t have a heart attack (myocardial infarction). These things are easy to spot on an autopsy, and the heart usually shows a lot of disease. Also an MI isn’t sudden. You don’t just drop dead – you go through many minutes of agonising build up.
Most likey us a sudden cardiac arrest caused by arrhythmia, made worse by his enlarged heart. This caused sudden death – the heart just stops, and you are usually unconscious before you hit the floor. Recreational drugs are sometimes a culprit.
Other possible reasons – a CVA (stroke), or he fucked up an insulin dose.
What you have is a young man who has had an out of hospital cardiac arrest of unknown cause, and a bronchopneumonia. Known factors potentially contributing to his death but not necessarily causing it, include a grossly enlarged heart and steatohepatitis.
I doubt you could speculate that a cause of death would include head injury. He did not have any signs of traumatic brain injury on autopsy. He would have had a head CT early following the event which would reveal an intracranial event or trauma. The possibility of catastrophic bleed or cerebral ischaemia is further reduced by the fact they tracheostomised him, which shows some hope for neurological improvement and possibly an effort to wean him off a ventilator. The brain’s appearance at autopsy was likely a normal post-mortem finding (although I’m no expert at this – please correct me if I mistaken) Without access to records of the cardiac arrest or his biochemistry results, it makes it difficult to determine what was the true cause of his cardiac arrest, although arrhythmias can frequently arise in cardiac muscle that are structurally abnormal. Cardiac arrest secondary to sepsis/hypoxia/type 2 MI from pneumonia is a possibility, but pneumonia can occur from an aspiration even peri time of resuscitation or as a complication of prolonged ventilation.
What I think has happened is this: he has as a cardiac arrest and collapsed (??cause potentially deranged electrolytes/toxins/hypoglycaemia.) he has been taken to ICU where he may have showed signs of slight neurological recovery. Tracheostomy inserted. Likely deteriorated and died from his ventilator-associated/ aspiration pneumonia.
Certificate should read
1a Bronchopneumonia
1b out of hospital cardiac arrest
2 Cardiomegaly and steatohepatitis
True!
Sonya Martinez
I wish there would have been a comment as to how much PMMA was in his body. I’ve been of the belief there isn’t as much as a lot of critics accuse him of because if he was full of that stuff he wouldn’t need the steroids.
from where this guy bring this shit that people in the mid 40’s dont drop dead?people drop dead at any age,is this guy fucking serious?
Well he did..
Sad part is people speculating and bringing this up everyday ! Have some respect shut your mouth and let his family grieve and RIP !
Tainted cocaine
No foul play what’s so ever. Enough of this crap. Pure and simple recreational drugs are what caused him to collapse hitting his head. The combination of no oxygen to the brain while waiting for paramedics to arrive and swelling of the brain from the initial insult. I do not believe he overdosed however drugs caused him to be intoxicated enough to fall and hit his head which caused a series of events that led to his death. Pure and simple. Come on enough of this hoarse shit. No steroid caused his death nor did one individual outside of himself. Poor decision making and addiction caused this. Let him rest. Let sleeping dogs lie and lying dogs sleep. RIP . He is missed
His heart was 670 grams, double that of a normal 300 gram heart.
Are we done with this fucking ass….he was a junky…end of story….
The fact they are leaving the toxicology report out tells you what the cause was, do people really believe they didn’t do a toxicology lol? Drugs were a huge factor I’m willing to bet.
This guy was on everything under the sun he’s not an average guy
He had an enlarged heart which causes the heart to beat abnormally he went into ventricular fibrillation… was probably getting loads of signs all the time but didn’t bother listening to them. Breathlessness, odd beats, palpitations etc. So sad but he knew it was coming but jusy couldn’t stop the gear. R.I.P.
who would of thought putting copious amounts of chemicals in your body would have an adverse reaction
They absolutely do when you abuse your body like he did. Plain and simple.
He had more drugs than a cvs and autopsy showed extreme damage to brain, heart, lungs, kidneys, and liver.
Yeah, he can drop dead pretty easily.
No shit sherlock…at least he lived his life…rip rich
Guys that do steroids and coke do though… Let’s get real here
Hats off Dave!….You hit the nail on the head. Thank You.
Wharever RichPiana died dont make sense people talk and over talk. Guys one of bodybuilding legend died . Honor him
“Bodybuilding legend”? That might be a sssstttrrreeeeetttcccchhhh.
? not if you ask LaFurla!
Somebody needs to ask his hot Mom.
They do when theyve been taking crazy amounts of roids for over 20 years with almost no breaks, weighed over or at 300 lbs for the last 15 years or more, and on top of that ate large pizzas and Ben and jerrys almost nightly. Exercise and being 40 doesnt do you a whole lot of good when you arent taking care of yourself anywhere else in life.
An enlarged heart and fatty liver disease doesn’t give a damn about your age. Palumbo ain’t Columbo.
Footballers drop dead in their 20’s. and they aren’t pumped full of everything and anything like he was, and they’re also not the weight that he was. Not even going to waste my time on this article, the title is more than enough.
you’re kidding me right? The list of disease ridden organs in his body contributed to his death
Bill Cairns
Uh…
Enough all ready ! Rich left a Legacy of a company he built and i had the pleasure of meeting him
yeah insane amounts of gear, pain killers and drugs will get you every time, he fouled himself, I can hear DJ khalid on the background saying “congratulations you fouled yourself”
Wtf! Who is the retard that titled this? The guys face looks mutated he did so much growth and shit. The substance abuse will kill u in ur 20s too.
He didn’t die from Roids or growth. he took insulin for a photo shoot to make his veins pop and skin tighten and he didn’t eat enough sugar to counter the insulin and fell into diabetic coma. He did do a lot of substance abuse except none of the juice or growth was the reason for death.
Ya I heard about that. Insulin fits in substance abuse too tho
Ugh! Truth be told NO ONE cares, RIP
Gregg Gaszak
No way. Dude just lived life on his own terms and eventually crashed and burned.
He was a roid taker…this shit happens.
The lifestyle was to change the weak into a healthy person. Those over weight into a fit person. Eat a healthy diet, change your mind set is why so many in the beginning followed the fitness formula.
He deserved to die
I will say one thing that (Rich)was very blunt and honest about what he was putting in the system and he told everybody what the risks are if you do it young and old and explained the side effects. He was not afraid to call people out about the perception or denial of use.
coke…does the body good
They drop dead if they abuse steroids for years
Yea, normal healthy 45 year old guys don’t drop dead. 290 lb guys who dabble in many different types of drugs, different story.
What you have is a young man who has had an out of hospital cardiac arrest of unknown cause, and a bronchopneumonia. Known factors potentially contributing to his death but not necessarily causing it, include a grossly enlarged heart and steatohepatitis.
I doubt you could speculate that a cause of death would include head injury. He did not have any signs of traumatic brain injury on autopsy. He would have had a head CT early following the event which would reveal an intracranial event or trauma. The possibility of catastrophic bleed or cerebral ischaemia is further reduced by the fact they tracheostomised him, which shows some hope for neurological improvement and possibly an effort to wean him off a ventilator. The brain’s appearance at autopsy was likely a normal post-mortem finding (although I’m no expert at this – please correct me if I mistaken) Without access to records of the cardiac arrest or his biochemistry results, it makes it difficult to determine what was the true cause of his cardiac arrest, although arrhythmias can frequently arise in cardiac muscle that are structurally abnormal. Cardiac arrest secondary to sepsis/hypoxia/type 2 MI from pneumonia is a possibility, but pneumonia can occur from an aspiration even peri time of resuscitation or as a complication of prolonged ventilation.
What I think has happened is this: he has as a cardiac arrest and collapsed (??cause potentially deranged electrolytes/toxins/hypoglycaemia.) he has been taken to ICU where he may have showed signs of slight neurological recovery. Tracheostomy inserted. Likely deteriorated and died from his ventilator-associated/ aspiration pneumonia.
Certificate should read
1a Bronchopneumonia
1b out of hospital cardiac arrest
2 Cardiomegaly and steatohepatitis
They do when they have a shitload of health problems caused by steroids and other shit.
Actually, thousands of people in their mid 40’s drop dead everyday. I think Palumbo just wanted a sexy headline. I watched it earlier and it was the least informative thing I have seen him do. I was severely disappointed.
Dave palumbo is a true idiot. Someone who had all sorts of medical issues due to drugs causing him to never get a pro card.
They do when they’re 5 percenters lol
No foul play
Autopsy showed enlarged heart, blockage in arteries, fatty liver, kidney disease. It was quit a list. Maybe not all life threatening but the combination of them all together i would think played a role
Bahaaaaaaaaaaaa like Uncle Dave is the voice of health
Who is David Columbo and why should I care what he thinks?
They do when they OD on steroids..
Foul play ! Bullshit! The guy was a fucking pharmacy.
Let the man r.i.p….Damn
Guys in mid 40’s do drop dead from too much steroid use
Is he for real???
What???? Guys in their 40’s “just don’t drop dead”???? It’s called steroids….duh! Ever wonder why so many bodybuilders and pro wresters die young??
They do when you pump your body full of poison.
High insulin spikes and a rise in triglycerides causes inflammation of the arteries due to high carbohydrate and sugar consumption. This is the main reason why non steroid users get CVD. Most people don’t even know they are pre- diabetic and the damage they do by consuming sugar and carbs. The key here is insulin. To live a healthy live is to keep that low as possible, not injecting it. Wtf!!
who cares, the racist is dead. good!
foul play?? lol
I think if the family hired an independent ME, they had a deal struck to ignore toxicology and so forth which could have possibly negated an insurance payout and could have affected other business affairs regarding Rich and his benefactors.
In other words, the autopsy was done as window dressing.
Searching Dave Palumbo on google and the first thing that pops up: “A retired American bodybuilder. In his first ‘bodybuilding’ competition in 1990, an NPC national competition in New York City, where he placed 6th place.” 6th place, don’t believe everything this guy says, he placed 6th for a reason
I’m WITH palumbo! ….
I used to like Dave palumbo but now he’s just trying to get as many views as possible and doesn’t care about being disrespectful. Imagine how chanel feels!?
Foul play the cunt used that much steroids of course he was just going to drop dead one day
This article is ridiculous and Dave is a moron. What he meant to say was that “most guys in their 40s haven’t used the amount of gear rich has over the years which put him at a disadvantage.”