People cover

Ledger appears on the cover of People after his tragic death. Two packs of prescription pills was found near his body when his therapist found him naked in bed. His therapist dialed 911 and he was pronounced dead. Ledger was 28 when he died and has a two year old daughter. On his family finding out about his death:

I heard about his death in the press, and I called his mother to find out what was happening, and even she didn’t know. Heath’s father found out through the press. It’s a pretty devastating way to find out.