Prosecutor Ken Starr, who investigated Bill Clinton, dies

Independent counsel Ken Starr testifies before the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on the reauthorization of the Independent Counsel Act, 14 April, 1999 on Capitol Hill. © Joyce Naltchayan, AFP

Ken Starr, who headed the investigation that led to the impeachment of President Bill Clinton for lying about his affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky, died on Tuesday. He was 76.

Starr died in Houston, Texas, of complications from surgery, his family said in a statement.