The Region - News from May 8, 1987
Results of an autopsy on the body of blues musician Paul Butterfield will not be available for a month or more, a coroner’s spokesman said. Butterfield, 44, who helped popularize the blues with rock music fans in the 1960s, was found dead Monday in his North Hollywood apartment. Police reported that it was possible that Butterfield’s death was linked to drugs since drug paraphernalia was found in his apartment.
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