On February 4, 1987, Liberace was pronounced dead at his home in Palm Springs, California. However, the details surrounding his death are shrouded in mystery. Liberace's doctor had signed a death certificate, giving the cause of death as cardiac arrest, but the coroner wasn't satisfied: he suspected foul play and ordered the body to be taken from the mortuary and subjected to an autopsy.On February 4, 1987, Liberace was pronounced dead at his home in Palm Springs, California. However, the details surrounding his death are shrouded in mystery. Liberace's doctor had signed a death certificate, giving the cause of death as cardiac arrest, but the coroner wasn't satisfied: he suspected foul play and ordered the body to be taken from the mortuary and subjected to an autopsy.