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Mystery of porn star Angelina Please’s death may never be solved as she’s already been cremated, family fears
THE family of late trans porn star Angelina Please say they may never know how she died and claim she has already been cremated.
Angelina, whose real name was Francesca Montalbano, was found dead on March 15 in her Las Vegas apartment days after going missing, and her cause of death is still unknown.
Angelina’s family say she was denied a further autopsy and has already been cremated
The porn star was found dead on March in her Las Vegas apartment
The 24-year-old’s mother Stephanie feared she may have died of a drug overdose after a recent admission she’d been taking ketamine, but they have been told by authorities this was not the case.
However, they are still demanding answers after allegedly being told they would have had to pay $4k for a private autopsy while mystery still surrounds her death.
They also previously told The Sun they worry thousands of dollars were stolen from a safe in her apartment after she died, while police are yet to confirm they are investigating.
Angelina Please
Her brother Lonnie revealed she was cremated on April 12 at Palm Downtown Mortuary & Cemetery in Vegas, they have been left “with more questions than answers.”
“As far as the autopsy went I was told it was a look over. Nothing in-depth, it was just a toxicology screening and to see if there were any telltale signs of a cause,” he said.
“My mom did tell me she didn’t receive the death certificate yet, also when I called the mortuary to halt the cremation and was given the news it had happened the woman said there must have been an autopsy.
“I looked up that info and found out there was none performed. We were told we’d have to pay $4,000 for anything further.
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“Her ashes are to be sent to Montclair here in Chicago at some point. It’s just mind boggling and nobody has been telling us anything at all unless we call.”
A clerk for the Clark County Coroner told The Sun: “The cause of death is still pending, and the exam information is not public record at this time.
“When the reports are completed, they can be requested. The cause of death does not need to be determined for a person to be buried or cremated.”
When quizzed on any investigation into Francesca’s death, a police spokesperson also added: “This remains as a dead body report.”
Although a GoFundMe was set up to raise funds for Angelina’s family, it did not cover more than travel expenses from Chicago and the cost of staying in Vegas while they cleared out her apartment.
Devastated Lonnie went on: “We didn’t even have access to her apartment for about three days, we were always treated poorly, never let in on time and so on.
“Francesca was a human being who was loved by her family, friends and fans. But I feel my sister was treated differently than your average 24 year old cis woman who died.
‘SHE WAS UNRECOGNIZABLE’
“Everyday my mom is losing sleep, she lives with crippling anxiety and hardly leaves her bed.
“It breaks my heart. This entire situation just kills us. I have never felt true pain and suffering until I lost my baby sister.
“I am on a night terror medication to help me sleep by lessening the intensity of my nightmares of her death.”
According to neighbor and fellow performer Aspen Brooks, Angelina had allegedly been missing for five days.
After much speculation, Aspen confirmed her death on Wednesday, March 16.
She said: “Went to go check up on my friend after she had been missing, only to find out we lost an amazing person. One of my best friends. My neighbor.
“The person I would gossip with about everything. She was 24 years old and she’s looking down on us now in a better place, letting us know everything will be ok.”
Her mom Stephanie, who last spoke to her daughter on the phone from her Chicago home on March 11, says the pair were incredibly close and she has been left heartbroken.
“I’m devastated, when I finally heard [that she had died], it was very guttural, I know her friend didn’t want to have to be the one to tell me,” she previously told The Sun.
“I don’t know how long she’d been there, she was found in the living room, she was unrecognizable so they can’t identify her.
Angelina Please
“I can’t remember what we talked about last, but I said I love you, we always said I love you.”
Stephanie’s daughter told her she was looking forward to attending the AVN Awards in Las Vegas, where she was nominated for the category of ‘Trans Performer of the Year.’
She was stressed and worrying about her outfit, but was excited about the event, which is why her mom feels she would never have taken her own life.
The young internet sensation was missing for days before being found
The star’s family have been left devastated as mystery surrounds her death
Angelina was looking forward to attending the AVN Awards in Las Vegas