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Miami Herald
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
Why Hulk Hogan's daughter wants an autopsy. ‘That's what has me puzzled'
Brooke Olesky has questions. Despite being estranged from her famous father Hulk Hogan, she is apparently still 'puzzled' over the circumstances surrounding his July 24 death. According to the Pinellas County medical examiner's office, Hogan (real name Terry Bollea) died of acute myocardial infarction, also known as a heart attack, at his Clearwater, Florida, mansion at age 71. The ME's report added that Hogan had a history of an irregular heartbeat as well as chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), a blood cancer that starts in the bone marrow. While Olesky was aware of his cardiac problems, the 'out of nowhere' cancer news seemed like 'BS,' she told Bubba the Love Sponge on his radio show earlier this week. 'That's what has me puzzled,' the mother of twins told the host, aka Todd Clem. 'They're saying, 'Oh, he had leukemia.' And I saw his blood work every time. One doctor, I quote, said his blood is like a 25-year-old's. He took the most care of his body; he was going to an anti-aging specialist.' Olesky believes an autopsy is the only way to get answers and clear up any 'speculation and uncertainty.' The onetime reality star, who requested to be taken out of Hogan's will, wrote on Stories Thursday that she would personally pay for the procedure. Seems she is not the only with questions — Hogan's third wife Sky Daily also took to Instagram to address the matter. Next to a throwback montage of the Hulkster, the widow confirmed her late husband had not yet been cremated, though it was his request, 'knowing this physical life is temporary and his heavenly body eternal.' The 'family is making sure every question about his medical care is answered first,' said Wednesday's post. 'Once we have that peace of mind, we will honor his wish and fulfill it with love and respect.' Turns out Daily is the only family member who can approve the autopsy, the District Six Medical Examiner in Largo told TMZ Sports. Memorial services were held for the WWE Hall of Famer Tuesday, a few miles from his home. There was a casket at the private ceremony, though it's unclear if his body was inside. Olesky did not attend, telling her Instagram followers that her dad hated the 'morbidity' of funerals and she chose to honor him privately.
Newsweek
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
Hulk Hogan's Daughter Wants Autopsy Over 'Family Questions' Around Death
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Brooke Oleksy, daughter of the late professional wrestler Hulk Hogan, has shared that she wants an autopsy of her father, over "family questions" around his death. Newsweek has reached out to Oleksy via social media message for comment outside of regular working hours. Why It Matters Hogan, whose real name was Terry Bollea, passed away at the age of 71 on July 24. He was a six-time WWE World Champion and had been twice inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. Hogan's funeral took place in his home city of Clearwater, Florida, on August 5, and was attended by multiple celebrities, WWE executives, as well as Hogan's wife, Sky Daily and ex-wife, Linda. Before his death, Hogan had been recovering from neck surgery, which was performed in May. Shortly before his death, his wife Sky had denied rumors of a coma, saying his heart was "strong." Hogan died of an acute myocardial infarction, commonly known as a heart attack, the New York Post first reported. What To Know "I'm glad to see that my dad has not been cremated and that Sky is waiting because of family questions," Oleksy wrote on an Instagram story on Thursday. "With all of the speculation and uncertainty of my dad's death, I want to personally offer to pay for an autopsy if that's what it takes to get it done. My dad's dignity and legacy deserves it." In a subsequent Instagram story, Hogan's daughter wrote, "Everyone stop trying to say Sky 'shaded me.' I don't feel like she did at all. I thought her post was respectful and classy and I have said in EVERY interview that she was always nice to me." Olesky continued: "I don't think anyone thinks theres foul play suspected. But the man had a very complicated medical history. Anyone would want answers," before telling people to "Stop twisting stuff." Olesky's Instagram story followed a post from Hogan's wife, Sky, which was shared shortly after Hogan's funeral. In that post, Daily wrote that Hogan "chose cremation knowing this physical life is temporary and his heavenly body eternal." She continued, writing that "he has not yet been cremated, as our family is making sure every question about his medical care is answered first." Olesky's writing on her Instagram story comes in response to this, as does her squashing of any rumors of tension between her and Sky. Olesky wrote in her story that she had been told that Hogan had been cremated without an autopsy but now knows that is not the case. Before her father's death, Olesky had been open about the fact that she and her father were estranged, having last spoken in 2023. In an Instagram post, Olesky explained that she did not attend Hogan's funeral. She wrote that her father had "hated the morbidity of funerals," and that "as his daughter, I had to make my own decision to honor him the best," which for her meant taking her family to the beach, a place that he had loved. The post included photos of Olesky with her husband Steven and their twin children, Molly and Oliver. Brooke Olesky and Hulk Hogan visit MuchOnDemand on December 4, 2006, at Chum/City Building in Toronto. Brooke Olesky and Hulk Hogan visit MuchOnDemand on December 4, 2006, at Chum/City Building in Toronto. George Pimentel/WireImage What People Are Saying Brooke Olesky, writing in an Instagram post about why she did not attend her father's funeral: "We love you and honor the things that made you so special. Every grain of sand and every wave reminded me of being your beach baby, and brought us closer to you. I pray you are at peace and know how dearly I love you." What Happens Next? Developments surrounding the autopsy, and whether the results of one will be released to the public, remain to be seen.
Yahoo
27-03-2025
- Yahoo
The 'unintended victim': a picture worth a thousand words
(COLORADO) — It's not often that you get to look behind the scenes of federal operations and what happens when agents encounter children. In an exclusive one-on-one interview with Assistant Special Agent in Charge David Olesky of the Drug Enforcement Administration's Rocky Mountain Field Division (DEA RMFD), FOX21's Sarah Ferguson unraveled the story behind a photo that will forever leave its mark on the heart and soul of the DEA. There is always a great story behind every picture, and this one is no exception. 'So last week, just like this week, our men and women are out there every single day pursuing this gang, that's TdA [Tren de Aragua],' Olesky said about the DEA RMFD operations that took place on Thursday, March 20, in Denver and Aurora. 'We ultimately ended up apprehending six individuals, one of them a confirmed TdA member, all of them Venezuelan nationals, and all of them were turned over to ICE ERO for potential deportation,' he said. Olesky said the operation also marked a significant arrest for the DEA and other federal agencies, including Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), and the U.S. Marshals Service, just to name a few. 'One of the individuals, the confirmed TdA member that was apprehended, was affiliated with the Dallas Street Apartments, which has received national attention due to TdA's takeover of that apartment complex,' he said. 'We have been looking for him for months, and so, he was taken off the streets last week.' In total, three operations took place on Thursday, according to Olesky. 'At one of the locations, one of the females we apprehended, sadly but also shockingly, the drug that has been associated with TdA, has been this 'tusi,' or pink cocaine, and the woman we had contacted at this location had actually just snorted tusi and had it in her nose visibly as we apprehended her,' he said. It was the follow-up interview, though, that would shock agents even more. 'During the interview of this woman, she was talking about her five-year-old son that she was concerned about,' said Olesky. 'Throughout the course of our day, we had one more operation to complete, and our agents had apprehended one individual, and as they were about to take him away, he said there was a five-year-old kid inside the apartment complex.' Agents quickly went inside looking for the child. 'Our agents went in there… they actually thought he was dead, to be frank; he was sleeping in the back bedroom of this apartment in a known TdA, confirmed TdA member's place,' he said. 'Meanwhile, our agents were outside getting harassed by agitators and protestors who had shown up in Aurora basically fighting for us to release this known TdA member; they have no idea what's going on inside this apartment complex.' What struck Olesky even more was a photo captured inside the apartment. The photo showed the child, or the unintended victim, being comforted by an agent, who sat by his side playing video games—a light to a very dark day. 'You have this guy with his tactical gear and his vest on, taking care of business in terms of enforcement, but also showing the heart that our agents have and caring for someone like this and being able distinguish when to turn it on and when to turn it off and I am just so proud of the team that was out there,' Olesky said. Over the next three to four hours, the child was cared for by agents, according to Olesky. 'We had personnel out on the streets as well to protect our agents and ultimately found a caretaker [for the child], facilitated by both ICE ERO but then also by the mother, who happened to be the mother from the first location earlier in the day.' Inside the apartment complex, according to Olesky, was also drug paraphernalia, posing an even greater threat to the most vulnerable. 'Here in the state of Colorado, we have had a number of infant deaths and kid deaths due to fentanyl and drug overdoses,' he said. 'These are the type of folks that are reckless in their conduct, and if you think that that TdA member cares for you as a Coloradan, or as an American, or as his neighbors in the community—look at how he was caring for this five-year-old kid.' Olesky said that when they encounter children, like the little boy on Thursday, it makes him angry. 'I've got kids; it makes me so mad because when the agents got in there, they thought he was dead and then I saw the photo of the mom who has tusi up her nose and then here we are getting harassed, so to see this young boy and to see that he's calm and that he's relaxed there with the agents, hopefully because of the work that our agents did that day he will have a better path ahead of him.' Knowing that this little boy was saved from this situation is what Olesky said he is grateful for and wants everyone to understand the threat that pink cocaine and other drugs pose, especially to children. Olesky further elaborated on what pink cocaine actually is and why it is so dangerous. 'It's such a combination of different drugs; it could be ketamine, MDMA, cocaine, as I said; there's no ingredient list on these things, it's actually a very expensive drug, a few thousand dollars per ounce,' he said. '[And so] when we see this particular drug, typically right now, the one mainly trafficking it is this Venezuelan gang, Tren de Aragua.' Taking criminals off the streets and saving the most vulnerable is what Olesky said he and his agents continue to pursue day in and day out. 'It does reaffirm, it does motivate; to see, on one hand, this individual be held accountable for his conduct, while simultaneously showing compassion for the unintended victim, as we say, who was a victim of this criminal conduct.' Olesky hopes people understand the greater picture in terms of what they are trying to do to make our communities safer: 'We still have a lot more work to be done and that's what I am even more proud of because these guys pick up and go out there right the next day and get after it.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
29-01-2025
- CBS News
DEA arrests suspects in early morning drug raid in Colorado, weapons and ammunition seized
Drug Enforcement Administration agents along with Denver police officers, arrested several suspects in an early morning drug raid Wednesday. DEA said they were investigating a drug trafficking operation in Lochbuie. "There is a renewed sense of purpose in our mission which is removing violent criminals who are trafficking dangerous drugs like fentanyl into our communities," said Assistant Special Agent in Charge, DEA Rocky Mountain Division David Olesky. Olesky said this is part of the operation that is removing members of the criminal Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua and two other cartels he mentioned by name.
