Tyler Perry requested a second autopsy on his nephew Gavin Porter after the convicted murder was found dead in prison earlier this week.
Now Perry says the results from the autopsy seems to support the conclusions of prison officials that his nephew killed himself, according to TMZ.
Perry, 50, had originally hoped to hire Porter at his massive studio in Atlanta after he had served his sentence.
Difficult news: Tyler Perry, 50, revealed that a second autopsy on his nephew Gavin Porter confirmed the convicted murdered killed himself in prison earlier this week; shown in January
Forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden is reportedly ’98 percent sure’ that Porter died by his own hand.
Porter’s uncle and other family members had originally sought out a second autopsy because of what they deemed suspicious circumstances surrounding his death.
He had been placed in solitary confinement after getting into a fight with another inmate, though the pathologist doesn’t appear to have found any evidence that someone else was involved in his death.
The results weren’t comforting to Perry, though it seems to have closed the book on this painful chapter in his family’s life.
‘I spoke with Dr. Michael Baden today after he finished the autopsy on my nephew,’ he wrote in a Facebook post. ‘I was relieved to hear that he is 98% sure that there was no foul play in his death, just as Sheriff Gates stated.
‘Answers don’t take away grief, but they surely give room for grieving to take its course,’ he concluded.
RIP: The filmmaker’s nephew was found Tuesday night hanging from a bedsheet in his prison cell, while in solitary confinement, at a prison facility near Union Parish in Louisiana
Same conclusion: Forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden, who conducted an autopsy of Jeffrey Epstein, concurred with prison officials that Porter had hanged himself; shown in 2014
Baden, is a high-profile pathologist who has been involved in a number of widely publicized cases, including the death of Jeffrey Epstein.
He differed with the original autopsy for Epstein and believed his death may not have been suicide.
The doctor was previously the chief medical examiner of New York City from 1978 to 1979, and he hosted HBO’s gory late night series Autopsy.
The autopsy came after Porter was found Tuesday night hanging from a bedsheet in his prison cell while in solitary confinement at a prison facility near Union Parish in Louisiana.
Not convinced: Perry wasn’t fully convinced that his nephew Gavin Porter committed suicide, and hired Baden to give the family certainty; shown February 21
Suspicious: Perry was suspicious of the assertion that Porter killed himself because his nephew got into a fight with another inmate and was placed in solitary confinement; shown February 21
Porter was serving a 20-year sentence for shooting and killing his father, in front of his mother, who is Perry’s sister.
Perry revealed in a statement that he had hoped Porter would be able to work for him, after serving his time.
‘Call me naive, but it was my hope that after serving his time, and really reflecting and showing much remorse and asking God for forgiveness, that he would have been able to come to work for me, joining all the other former inmates who work for me and turn his life around just as they have. But that day will never come,’ Perry said.
When asked why he hired Baden to conduct a second autopsy, Perry made it clear he and his family are not conspiracy theorists.
‘I want to be clear that we are not a family of conspiracy theorists and want to believe that there was no foul play just as the sheriff said publicly,’ Perry said.
Clear: When asked why he hired Baden to conduct a second autopsy, Perry made it clear he and his family are not conspiracy theorists
A rep from the Union Parrish Sheriff’s Office clarified that the investigation is ongoing.
‘There is an active investigation at the prison’s request. We are currently awaiting the results of an autopsy,’ the statement began.
‘The initial investigation did not suspect foul play. We are also conducting an investigation into the fight which occurred earlier and Porter’s involvement in that incident,’ the statement added.
Ongoing: A rep from the Union Parrish Sheriff’s Office clarified that their investigation is ongoing
‘We respect the family’s right to request another autopsy to be done. This is not an unusual request. We are continuing our investigation and awaiting autopsy results,’ their statement concluded.
On the night of his death, guards went to check on Porter around 6 PM, but when they came back at 8 PM, he was found dead.
There is no word on when the second autopsy will be conducted, or when the prison’s investigation will be complete.
Horrific crime: Porter was serving 20 years for murdering his father in front of his mother, who is Perry’s sister
