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  1. Sep 24, 2022 · Janis Joplin died of a suspected overdose at just 27 years old on October 4, 1970 — but some close to her believe something else happened. Janis Joplin’s death was ruled a heroin overdose, at least, according to the coroner’s official report.

  2. Oct 1, 2018 · When Janis Joplin was found dead in her Hollywood hotel room in 1970, the announced cause of death was—and remains–a heroin overdose. But one image haunted her close friend Peggy Caserta, who...

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  3. Oct 4, 2015 · With all this in the works, it was a shock that Joplin, 27, died in the early hours of Oct. 4, 1970, of a heroin overdose. Joplin enjoyed working with the Full Tilt Boogie Band after stints...

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  5. Oct 5, 2020 · It's 50 years since Janis Joplin died of an overdose in Los Angeles aged only 27. Her sad death is the one main fact many people know about her - but for true fans she remains the best female...

  6. Oct 2, 2020 · Janis Joplin was the “hippie queen of show business,” the biggest female star in the history of rock ‘n’ roll when she died, according to the Los Angeles Times.

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  7. Mar 1, 2018 · Her official cause of death was a heroin overdose, "possibly compounded by alcohol" (Janis's drink of choice was Southern Comfort). Though Janis was heavily into heroin at that point, those...

  8. Oct 2, 1992 · On Oct. 4, 1970, her life became just such an advertisement when she died of a booze-and-junk OD in L.A.’s Landmark Motor Hotel. After only four years in rock’s pantheon, Joplin was dead at ...

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