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Lottery winner’s mysterious death

Imtiaz Khan holds a photo of his dead brother, Urooj Khan, at his Glendale Heights home on July 21, 2017. Urooj Khan, who was poisoned, died weeks after he won a $1 million lottery. "I keep getting the same answer — they are looking for a witness. How long is it going to take?" Imtiaz Khan said.

Imtiaz Khan holds a photo of his dead brother, Urooj Khan, at his Glendale Heights home on July 21, 2017. Urooj Khan, who was poisoned, died weeks after he won a $1 million lottery. “I keep getting the same answer — they are looking for a witness. How long is it going to take?” Imtiaz Khan said.

  (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune)

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Urooj Khan’s death in 2012 was initially believed to be from natural causes. Investigators later discovered lethal amounts of cyanide in his system.

Urooj Khan grave

The grave of Urooj Khan, who won a $1 million lottery payout shortly before his death, is seen at Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago on July 21, 2017.

  (Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune)

Probate court

Attorneys Al-Haroon Husain and Mollie Whitehead talk on Feb. 7, 2013, at the Daley Center after a status hearing on the estate of Urooj Khan.

  (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)

Medical examiner

Cook County Medical Examiner Stephen Cina maintains that Urooj Khan died of cyanide poisoning. Cina and Dr. Marta Helenowski announced Khan’s post-exhumation results in Chicago on March 1, 2013.

  (Keri Wiginton / Chicago Tribune)

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