The Brief
- Cody Ernst passed away early Sunday morning at the University of Minnesota hospital after his family took him off life support.
- Family members say doctors discovered thallium, a highly toxic heavy metal, in his system at levels so high, it had to be ingested.
- Thallium has a history of being used in murders.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – A Minneapolis family is desperately seeking answers after a 33-year-old man’s sudden death, now being investigated as suspicious, which they say appears to have been caused by exposure to the highly toxic heavy metal thallium.
‘It’s been horrible for our family’
What we know:
Family members say Cody Ernst, 33, was a gentle giant who had been sober for six months. But they say his life came to an end, just as it appeared to be turning around.
“Life is never going to be the same without my Cody. Me and my three kids, we’ve been through a whole lot together, but we never thought we would be here,” said Ernst’s mother, Mary Dickison.
‘I have so many questions’
The backstory:…