A 72-page report from the Clearwater Police Department says there is no evidence Hulk Hogan’s death was anything other than natural. The case will be closed as solved and non-criminal, after a review of statements, medical records, surveillance footage and an
When Hulk Hogan stopped breathing at home last July 24, the moment split into two kinds of time: the seconds his wife called 911, and the months that followed as investigators tried to understand what happened.
Now Florida police say the mystery has ended. The Clearwater Police Department released a 72-page report Friday that formally closes the investigation into the death of professional wrestling legend Hulk Hogan—whose real name was Terry Bollea.
“The death of Terry Bollea was anything other than natural,” the report said. “Through the course of the investigation, there has been no evidence to indicate any criminal wrongdoing related to his death. This case will be closed, and will be considered solved, non-criminal.”
The report describes Hogan being at his home with his wife, Sky Daily Hogan, along with a home health aide and an occupational therapist when he stopped breathing. After Sky Daily Hogan called 911, the trio performed CPR until firefighters and paramedics arrived.
Family members told investigators that Hogan had been suffering from multiple health issues in the weeks before his death. Those issues included leukemia, an irregular hearth rhythm, pneumonia and kidney failure. The report says he had also undergone many hospitalizations and surgeries in the years before his death.
The investigation also had to confront early confusion. The report says early statements made by the occupational therapist to police led to speculation that Hogan’s death was related to damage done to his phrenic nerve during a recent surgery. Later, the occupational therapist told police he was still rattled from performing CPR and was speaking out of turn.
Medical findings played a central role in the closure. The local medical examiner concluded Hogan died from a heart attack and declined to perform a full autopsy. A private autopsy paid for by the family backed up that assessment, finding “no reasonable traumatic or terminal toxicologic contributions.”.
The news lands far beyond a single case file. Hogan was one of the biggest names in WWE’s long history—famous not just for his larger-than-life persona. but for a career built on high-impact matches. He was the main draw for the first WrestleMania in 1985 and went on to face legends including Andre The Giant. Randy Savage. The Rock and WWE co-founder Vince McMahon.
Over the years, Hogan won at least six WWE championships. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2005, reinstated there in 2018 after being removed in 2015 when he was recorded making racial slurs against Black people; he later apologized.
Several weeks after Hogan’s death, a well-attended but private funeral service was held at a church in Largo, Florida.
Inside the report’s closing language is a stark, human demand for answers—one that now ends with the same conclusion repeated in different forms: no evidence points to foul play, and the case is considered solved as non-criminal.
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