Entertainment | Brittany Murphy Brittany Murphy Autopsy: Cause of Death 'Deferred' Final report must await toxicology test results By Marie Morris Posted Dec 21, 2009 6:27 PM CST Copied In this photo provided by Sony Ericsson Open, Brittany Murphy and husband Simon Monjack pose for a photo during the Sony Ericsson Open tennis tournament in Key Biscayne, Fla., April 3, 2008. (AP Photo/Sony Ericsson Open/IMG, Mike Baz) Brittany Murphy's autopsy is complete, but the LA county coroner's office won't determine an official cause of death until after the completion of toxicology tests, which could take as long as 2 months. The 32-year-old actress, who died yesterday after suffering cardiac arrest, was bleeding internally before her death, a source tells the Los Angeles Times. The body appeared "normal" and not unusually thin, another source tells TMZ. Read These Next Pentagon reports first US casualties of attack. Trump says attack killed Iran's supreme leader. Baby born deep in Amazon rainforest is 'a source of hope.' We now know what might send bedbugs scurrying. Report an error