Matthew Perry's last words and urgent request before his tragic death

Matthew Perry's tragic final moments have been revealed in recently released court documents. Following the arrest of five people linked to Perry's fatal overdose, harrowing details have emerged about the Friends star's final days. According to the Mirror, he spent much of his time battling a ketamine addiction.

In October 2023, Perry was found dead in a hot tub at his California home. The Los Angeles County Coroner's Office concluded that his death was due to acute ketamine poisoning. Recently released federal court documents and coroner's information provide a chronology of Perry's final days.

On September 30, Perry and his live-in personal assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, met with Dr. Salvador Plasencia at their Pacific Palisades home in Los Angeles. Perry had been receiving ketamine treatments for depression from his primary care doctor, but wanted more than he was prescribed, the Daily Record reports.

Plasencia contacted a doctor friend in San Diego, Mark Chavez, who agreed to supply the ketamine. “I wonder how much this idiot is going to pay,” Plasencia texted Chavez.

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They met that day in Costa Mesa, halfway between Los Angeles and San Diego, where they exchanged at least four vials of ketamine. Plasencia then returned to Perry's house, where Iwamasa gave him $4,500 in cash for the drugs.

Plasencia administered two ketamine injections to Perry and showed Iwamasa how to do it. Plasencia wrote to Chavez that the experience “felt like a bad movie.”

On October 2, Iwamasa sent a text message to Plasencia expressing his desire to purchase not only injection sessions but also additional vials of ketamine, referring to it in the agreed-upon code as “Dr Pepper.”

Plasencia came, gave Perry the injections and left the vials of anesthetic behind.

October 4th.

Iwamasa administered the injection to Perry himself for the first time. He wrote to the doctor that he had found the “optimal site” for the injection on his boss, but that by experimenting with different sites on Perry, the supply had been used up and they needed more.

Plasencia received a text message from Iwamasa asking if he could continue to supply the drug so they could become Perry's “go-to source.”

October 6th.

Iwamasa informed Plasencia that their supply was running low and they needed more. Plasencia visited Perry's residence and sold him one or more vials.

October 8th.

At a late-night meeting at a Santa Monica mall, Plasencia sold Iwamasa four vials of ketamine for $6,000 in cash.

October 10th.

Iwamasa drove Perry to a public parking lot in Long Beach, where they met the doctor. The doctor sold them additional ketamine and administered an injection to Perry while the actor sat in the car.

That same day, Iwamasa sought more of the drug from another source of ketamine and contacted Erik Fleming, a friend of Perry.

October 11th.

Fleming sent Iwamasa a message explaining he could get ketamine from a woman he knew. “It's not labeled, but it's amazing – he takes one and tries it, and I have more if he wants,” Fleming wrote.

The woman, Jasveen Sangha, was known to her clients as the “Ketamine Queen.”

Fleming texted Iwamasa that she only “deals with high-end brands and celebrities. If it wasn't such great stuff, she would lose her business.”

The next day, Plasencia visited Perry's residence and received $21,000 in cash, partly as payment for previous ketamine transactions. During that visit, he administered an injection to Perry that caused the actor to immediately become rigid and his blood pressure to skyrocket.

The doctor present at the time advised: “We won’t do that again.”

October 13th.

Perry sampled some of Sangha's ketamine supply and later demanded 25 vials valued at $5,500. The next day, Fleming delivered the shipment to Perry's home.

Around October 20, a person close to Perry, whose name is not mentioned in official documents, informed the medical examiner that the actor had received his last legal dose of ketamine from his primary care physician. She noted that his previous doctor had treated him every other day, but the new doctor believed that Perry's condition had improved, his depression was under control and frequent sessions were no longer necessary.

This woman believed that Perry had been sober and without relapse for 19 months.

October 24th.

Perry reportedly had his last conversation with an unnamed woman who said he seemed happy.

October 25th.

Iwamasa contacted Fleming to request another 25 vials of ketamine. After Perry wired $6,000, Fleming obtained the drugs from Sangha, who referred to her source as “Master Chef.”

During this time, Iwamasa administered at least six ketamine injections to Perry.

October 26th.

Iwamasa continued the treatment and gave Perry at least six more ketamine injections.

The story continues until October 27. On that day, the assistant administered at least six more ketamine injections to Perry, which he had obtained through Fleming and Sangha. Perry and Iwamasa had not had any contact with Plasencia for about two weeks.

During this time, Plasencia contacted Iwamasa and said, “I know you mentioned a break. I've stocked up.” At around 8:30 a.m., Iwamasa injected Perry according to Perry's instructions, using syringes from Plasencia and ketamine from Sangha.

At around 11:00 a.m., Perry was playing pickleball, Iwamasa later told the coroner, although his original statement changed in later discussions with prosecutors.

Then, at around 12:45 p.m., Iwamasa administered Perry his second dose of the day, after which the actor began watching a movie. The events are detailed until just before 1:30 p.m.

Iwamasa reportedly gave Perry his final injection of the day while he was relaxing in his backyard hot tub. “Give me a big shot,” were Perry's recorded words, according to Iwamasa, who left shortly afterward to run some errands.

The remarkable timeline stretches until about 4pm. When he returned, Iwamasa was confronted with the horrific sight of Perry lying face down in the hot tub. He reacted quickly, dragging Perry to the steps and immediately dialling 999.

Despite the rapid arrival of paramedics, Perry was pronounced dead at the scene. The medical examiner attributed his death primarily to ketamine consumption, with drowning being a secondary cause.

At the trial following the incident, Iwamasa pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute ketamine. Fleming also admitted to distributing ketamine, resulting in deaths.

Both are currently assisting the prosecution in its investigation. Chavez has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to traffic drugs. Plasencia and Sangha, central figures in the investigation, maintain their innocence and plead not guilty to several serious charges.

Stefan Sacks, representing Plasencia, defended his client vigorously, insisting that his client had Perry's medical well-being at heart. In contrast, Sangha's attorney declined to comment on the case when asked.

The Associated Press' efforts to reach the legal representatives of the other three men involved for comment have so far been unsuccessful, despite numerous attempts.