Amy Winehouse Death: A 'Mystery Man' Emerges

While there aren’t any grassy knolls nearby Amy Winehouse’s apartment, there may be an unknown figure in the case of the singer’s untimely death to provide some juicy new fodder for conspiracy theorists.

UK tabloid The Mirror is claiming that authorities are investigating the possibility that Amy Winehouse may have met up with a "mystery man" on the night of her death.

Once again citing unnamed sources, the paper said:

“She had a chaotic lifestyle and often she would head out late at night or even in the early hours of the morning to see friends. No one really knows what she did after she was checked on by her doctor at 8pm and before she was found dead at 4pm the next day. There is a possibility she left her home at some point during the evening and some of her friends believe she may have headed out later.”

Of course, this is in direct conflict with reports from Winehouse's reps that she "spent a quiet night at home watching movies with her bodyguard," not to mention reports from her family that she spent part of the night alone playing music.

Amy’s father Mitch told Us Weekly earlier this week “that night, she was in her room, playing drums and singing. As it was late, her security guard said to keep it quiet and she did. He heard her walking around for a while and when he went to check on her in the morning he thought she was asleep. He went back a few hours later, that was when he realized she was not breathing and called for help."

Of course, this stand in direct contrast to earlier reports from People that “the singer was seen buying ­narcotics, believed to include cocaine, heroin, ecstasy and the horse ­tranquilliser ketamine, from a dealer shortly after 10:30 p.m. on Friday."

Could Amy have slipped out that night without her family and security detail knowing? Could her “mystery man” have been a drug dealer, or is this all just a salacious goose hunt by another overly-ambitious British gossip rag?

Only the toxicology report can tell the real story. Authorities have said that will take 2-4 weeks to complete. We’ll keep you updated.