Cops: Madoff friend's death an accidental drowning
Quick ReadAn autopsy has deteremined philanthropist and financier Jeffry Picower had a massive heart attack that caused him to drown in a pool at his home in Palm Beach, Fla.
Photo credit: Ozier Muhammad | Financier and philanthropist Jeffry Picower
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The death in Palm Beach on Sunday of Bernard Madoff's friend and philanthropist Jeffry Picower was ruled an accidental drowning caused by a massive heart attack, officials said.
Palm Beach police issued a short statement about the cause of death after Picower's attorney, William Zabel, made his own similar disclosure based on the findings of an autopsy.
Picower, 67, was unresponsive...
