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Gene Lyons

Simple answers aren’t always easy to accept

Authorities in Orlando, where comedia Bob Saget’s body was found in a hotel on Jan. 9, ruled that he’d died of a brain injury after an accidental fall. | Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival

Sherlock Holmes fans love a locked-door mystery, so it was inevitable that the accidental death of TV comic Bob Saget in a Florida hotel room would get people buzzing. “Murder!” wrote suspicious fans on Facebook, Twitter and everywhere else rumors flourish online.

Authorities in Orlando, where Saget’s body was found by a hotel employee on Jan. 9, ruled that he’d died of a brain injury after an accidental fall. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department found no evidence of an intruder, nor a struggle. Neither alcohol nor illegal drugs were involved.

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