Shocking new details have surfaced about the mysterious death of transgender reality star Miriam Rivera. Her death wasn't reported until this week, and Daily Mail Australia can now reveal that family members were 'threatened' if they tried to investigate what happened. Mysterious death: Miriam Rivera's family members were 'threatened' if they tried to investigate the circumstances of her death. Pictured on June 11, in Queensland, Australia.
Mr Cuervo claimed an unknown male had called him when he was trying to arrange Miriam's funeral and said: 'Don't come back to Mexico or we'll kill you too. He later found out her body had already been cremated, leaving no opportunity to perform an autopsy, which he found 'very suspicious'. Because he feared for his safety, Mr Cuervo wasn't able to arrange a proper funeral for his wife.
Photos have since surfaced on Facebook of a decidedly low-key memorial service. Miriam first made headlines in as the star of There's Something About Miriam pictured , a controversial dating show about a group of men trying to win her heart before discovering she was born a man.
Mr Cuervo believes his wife's death may have been 'passed off' as a suicide after she refused to accept work as a prostitute for a man who was 'infatuated' with her. He recalled of the day Miriam died: 'On the morning of February 5, Miriam called me [in New York] from Mexico, telling me she was feeling sick and vomiting blood, so I told her to get to the hospital.
Heartbreaking: Because he feared for his safety, Mr Cuervo pictured wasn't able to arrange a proper funeral for his wife. Farewell: Photos have since surfaced on Facebook of a decidedly low-key memorial service.
