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Investigation Into Prince's Death Reveals Pills Were Hidden Throughout Paisley Park

Assorted opioid painkillers and sedatives — many prescribed not to Prince, but to a friend — were found throughout the artist's home, according to documents newly released today.
The star of music legend Prince, painted on the outside wall of First Avenue, featured in the film <em>Purple Rain</em>, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, two days after his death on April 21, 2016.

A year ago this week, the artist Prince was found dead at Paisley Park, his home, studio, and party space in the Minneapolis suburb of Chaska. Today, a series of search warrants and affidavits from the criminal investigation of Prince's were made public by the Carver County District Court in Minnesota. Dated between April and

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