Police investigation continues into death of Hulk Hogan
[August 22, 2025]
By CURT ANDERSON
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Police in Florida are still investigating
the death last month of professional wrestling icon Hulk Hogan from what
the medical examiner concluded was a heart attack.
The Clearwater Police Department said in a statement Thursday that the
“unique nature of this case has required us to interview multiple
witnesses and seek medical records from a variety of providers, and our
detectives continue to do that.”
Hogan, whose real name was Terry Bollea, died July 24 at age 71 at a
hospital after paramedics and police rushed to his beachfront home in
Clearwater following a 911 call. That call, and police body camera video
of the scene, has not yet been released as the investigation continues.
“All of this takes time,” the police statement said. “Until the
investigation is completed, no records related to the case, including
body camera footage, can be released.”
Police have previously said there was no evidence of foul play in
Hogan's death, so it's not clear exactly what the police probe is
looking into other than medical records. Hogan previously had leukemia
and atrial fibrillation, an irregular heart rhythm, according to the
medical examiner's report that concluded the cause of death was natural.
Investigators have been working with Hogan's family, including his son
Nick and daughter Brooke, the statement said.
“We plan to meet with the family and brief them on the case to this
point, and we will share the results of the investigation with the
family prior to closing the case and releasing it to the public and
media,” the police statement added.
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 No timetable for public release of
the findings was given.
Hogan was perhaps the biggest star in WWE’s long history, known for
both his larger-than-life personality and his wrestling exploits. He
was the main draw for the first WrestleMania in 1985 and was a
fixture for years, facing everyone from Andre The Giant and Randy
Savage to The Rock and even WWE co-founder Vince McMahon.
Hogan won at least six WWE championships and was inducted into the
Hall of Fame in 2005 and reinstated there in 2018. He had been
removed from the Hall of Fame in 2015 after he was recorded making
racial slurs against Blacks, for which he apologized.
Hogan was to be cremated but it wasn't clear Thursday if that had
happened yet. A well-attended but private funeral service was held
Aug. 5 at a church in Largo, Florida.
Earlier this month, Hogan's daughter Brooke said on Instagram that
cremation was postponed “because of family questions.”
“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," she
wrote. It is not clear if an autopsy was conducted.
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