NEW : ' Hoare 's death was declared ` ` non - suspicious '' after an autopsy . Hoare told the New York Times the phone hacking included others ' phones . He was found dead Monday at his home in Watford , northwest of London , the British Press Association said . His death comes amid a wider controversy around Rupert Murdoch 's media empire .
NEW : ' Hoare 's death was declared ` ` non - suspicious '' after an autopsy . Hoare told the New York Times the phone hacking included others ' phones . His death comes amid a wider controversy around Rupert Murdoch 's media empire .