Whitney Houston death certificate: No cause of death listed

Whitney Houston receives the International Artist Award onstage at the 37th Annual American Music Awards in Los Angeles on Nov. 22, 2009.

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(CBS/AP) The official cause of Whitney Houston's death is still a mystery, and that fact is reflected in the singer's death certificate.

The document was filed Wednesday with the Los Angeles County Department of Health in California. It does not list a cause of death.

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It lists the manner of death as "pending investigation," with the immediate cause of death listed as "deferred."

What the certificate does reveal is that Houston will be buried on Saturday at Fair View Cemetery in Westfield, N.J. - the same location where her father, John Russell Houston Jr., was laid to rest in 2003.

The document lists her occupation as "Entertainer," and says she worked as one for 33 years.

Houston was found dead in her Beverly Hills hotel room on Saturday, at the age of 48. Her funeral will be held at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, N.J., the same church where she sang as a child. Fans will be able to watch the private service online.

County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health

[c5353]

Instead of attacking Whitney and her lifestyle, I wonder about the coroner's office. I find it interesting that they can not determine a cause of death. This isn't the first time I've heard this from a Coroner's Office in Los Angelos. When my sister passed a number of years ago, we were given the same cause of death. "Undetermined". What are these people being paid to do? In my sister's case, we strongly suspected an aneurysm, but nothing came up. Even cases where the person died in their sleep, there is a cause of death. What is this office doing? Or should I say what is this office not doing in determining the causes of death?

[nevadabrad]

The blood starts at the outer calf of her leg in photo, why hasnt it occured to anyone that the blood could have been transfered to the leg from crack needle injection in the arm (spurting out on to the leg) in a sitting position like a bathroom stall.Whitney was wearing a black dress with 3 quarter length sleeves at the club.I BELIEVE the final blow was secured in her bra before leaving the club, to be self administerd the night of her performance after clearing her sobriety with her mother Cissy and her cousin Dion. the CRUCIAL EVIDENCE flushed down the toilet after self admin. a lethal possible dose. Why has the DEA not been included? i wonder if the drug vial has two legs servicing the clubs and streets walking freely in particapation to murder