Coroner : No cyanide found in post - exhumation autopsy , likely because death was too long ago . But the state says cyanide poisoning still is the cause of death . Ali Khan , 46 , died shortly after the state gave him $ 425 K for a play - off game . Toxicology tests found cyanide in his blood after a tip from a relative .
Coroner : No cyanide found in post-exhumation autopsy , likely because death was too long ago . But the coroner says cyanide poisoning still is the cause of death . Urooj Khan , 46 , died day after Illinois lottery gave him $ 425K for winning scratch-off game . Toxicology tests found cyanide in his blood after a tip from a relative .