Andrew Getty l 1967-2015
A coroner’s van carrying the body of Andrew Getty leaves the oil heir’s Hollywood Hills home Tuesday.
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LAPD Cmdr. Andrew Smith, center, stands outside the home of Andrew Getty. Getty, 47, was the grandson of oil baron J. Paul Getty and part of the Getty trust. He is one of four sons of Ann and Gordon P. Getty, one of J. Paul Getty’s three sons.
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Andrew Getty had sought a restraining order against a woman two weeks before his death, according to court records.
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LAPD Cmdr. Andrew Smith and Capt. William Hayes outside Andrew Getty’s home. In San Francisco, Ann and Gordon Getty confirmed their son’s death in a statement in which they asked for privacy during an “extremely difficult time.”
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Coroner’s officials and LAPD investigators remain on scene late Tuesday, waiting for a search warrant that would allow detectives to enter the home and look for any evidence.
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Members of the media wait outside the Getty home on Montcalm Avenue in the Hollywood Hills.
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