Heath Ledger death investigation breakthrough

THE AUSTRALIAN - John Olsen OA, Australian Consul-General in Los Angeles, creator of the G'day USA campaign and father of the Olsen twins, was today accused of going 'one step to far' when it was revealed he was behind the death of Heath Ledger.

The G'day USA campaign was started by John Olsen five years ago to raise the profile of Australia overseas. Although the last four years had been successful with high profile events run over a fortnight in January, there was immense pressure on Mr Olsen to pick up the momentum.

It was this need for momentum that led to the organisation arranging the death of Australian actor Heath Ledger as a focus point for the G'day USA week in Los Angeles.

"We've had a lot of big names involved in the past - Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe, Hugo Weaving, Baz Luhrmann, Kylie Minogue, " said a G'day USA campaign spokesperson, "but we really needed something that would never be forgotten."

Discussions within the organisation identified the longevity of dead starts Marilyn Monroe, James Dean and Elvis Presley.

"When we saw how well Australia Zoo were doing after Steve Irwin's 'accident', we thought that could be the angle to really push."

It was this need to publicise the organisation that led to the discovery by Federal Bureau of Investigations Famous Person Suicide Investigations Team.

"After the unfortunate death of Heath Ledger", said a FBI spokesperson who preferred to remain suited and wearing glasses, "there was a spike in googling of his name. One of our agents noticed that alongside the google results there were ads for G'day USA that gave us the clue we were looking for to hone in on the activities of that organisation.

"Soon enough, by going undercover as Stephen Spielberg wanting to produce a movie in Australia, we were able to discovered the link between John Olsen and Heath Ledger's death in the New York apartment owned by one of Mr Olsen's twin daughters Mary-Kate and Ashley."

G'Day USA has closed while John Olsen, his twin daughters and company associates are due to appear in New York Criminal Courts at 11.15 EST pleading guilty to a series of yet to be determined charges.