Heath Morrison Matthew Perry's stepfather looks forward to Justice following arrests in the death investigation Kei Morrison Matthew Perry's stepfather has spoken out after investigators charged five people in connection with the friend star's death in October 2023 do the Morrison family said in a statement we were and continue to be heartbroken by Matthew's death but it has helped to know that law enforcement has taken his case very seriously we look forward to Justice being served and we appre appreciate the great effort of the numerous agencies whose agents probed Matthew's tragedy we hope unscrupulous suppliers of harmful medications get the message Perry died unexpectedly on October 28th from the acute effects of the anesthetic ketamine according to an autopsy released in December on Thursday a coalition of law enforcement agencies announced at a press conference in Los Angeles that five people were indicted and charged in the investigation into Perry's death including the actor assistant Kenneth aasa two doctors