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No criminal charges filed in Prince's 2016 overdose death, prosecutor says

Prince - By the Numbers
By Theresa Seiger, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
April 19, 2018

Authorities have declined to press criminal charges against anyone in the 2016 overdose death of musical icon Prince, saying Thursday that investigators were unable to determine where the artist got the fentanyl that killed him.

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