Article: Overdose killed Winfrey's half sister

Overdose killed Winfrey's half sister

Autopsy finds oxycodone in New Berlin woman

By JACQUELINE SEIBEL jseibel@journalsentinel.com, Journal Sentinel

Thursday, September 25, 2003

Waukesha -- The half sister of Oprah Winfrey died in February from an oxycodone overdose, according to the autopsy report released Wednesday by the Waukesha County medical examiner's office.

Patricia Lloyd, 43, of New Berlin was found dead by her husband, Ken, in their apartment in the 1500 block of S. Coachlight Drive. He had just returned home from work at 5:30 a.m. Feb. 19.

The death was not suspicious, officials said, but they provided no determination whether it was accidental.

Lloyd had been home for two weeks ...

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