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Getty oil heir’s death latest in string of family tragedies

A police officer creates a perimeter outside a home in the Hollywood Hills area of Los Angeles, Tuesday, March 31, 2015. Police say a man was found dead at the home of Andrew Getty, heir to Getty oil fortune. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
A police officer creates a perimeter outside a home in the Hollywood Hills area of Los Angeles, Tuesday, March 31, 2015. Police say a man was found dead at the home of Andrew Getty, heir to Getty oil fortune. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu) A police officer creates a perimeter outside a home in the Hollywood Hills area of Los Angeles, Tuesday, March 31, 2015. Police say a man was found dead at the home of Andrew Getty, heir to Getty oil fortune. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

LOS ANGELES (AP) – It’s a family name that has long been associated with unimaginable wealth and sometimes unspeakable tragedy.

The mysterious death of J. Paul Getty’s grandson Andrew Getty is just the latest example of the latter.

Andrew Getty, 47, was found dead Tuesday after authorities said his girlfriend called 911 to report discovering his bloodied body at his Hollywood Hills mansion.

He appeared to have died of natural causes, coroner’s Assistant Chief Ed Winter said, but he added it could take more than two months to determine the exact cause.

The reclusive Getty had said in recent court documents that he was battling a “serious medical condition” that could endanger his life.