DORSET, England, May 19 (UPI) -- A 27-year-old British earl has died of an apparent heart attack in New York City a month after inheriting his slain father's estate and title. You remember, he passed away due to a overdose of wives. | Anthony Ashley-Cooper, who became the 11th Earl of Shaftesbury, died Sunday and an investigation into his death continued Thursday, The Times of London said. Sounds like they have a family curse going. | A spokesman for the Dorset-based family refuted suggestions he died from anything other than natural causes. An investigation into his father's death also continued in France. The 10th Earl of Shaftesbury, also called Anthony Ashley-Cooper, vanished last year sparking speculation he had been abducted by mobsters, murdered or was involved in an elaborate plot to stage his own disappearance. His body, partially eaten by animals, was found in the French Alps last month. He got wacked by his last wife's brother. | The younger earl's brother, Nicholas, 25, is expected to become the 12th Earl of Shaftesbury. Who just jumped to the top of the list of suspects. |
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