Betty Pino Autopsy Results: Famous Radio Personality Died From Complications After Butt Surgery

After two months of her passing, it is finally known what caused Betty Pino's death. The beloved radio personality known for being the voice of Amor 107.5 FM in Florida and the "godmother" to many Latin artists' careers, died of complications as doctors tried to remove silicone from her body, an autopsy report reveals. Back in June, the radio personality had undergone a surgery to remove silicone from her butt, which she had injected four years ago. A month later, she was diagnosed with sepsis. Her body began to decompose, and the doctors had to amputate her hands and feet. But she was already in a coma.

Pino was a host of a weekly show on the Miami radio station where she played the latest hit songs and the latest celebrity gossip. When she first arrived to the U.S. she was a maid for an upscale hotel and made her way to a receptionist position at the station where she would have the opportunity to become a DJ. In 1974, she started her career as a radio DJ on the now defunct FM-92 where she became the first woman disc-jockey in the south of Florida.

According to the Miami Herald, the autopsy report indicated Pino received "hard" implants about 20 years ago to raise her buttocks. A decade later, she changed them to saline implants. But those ended up causing her problems and pain when she sat down. About four years ago, Pino decided to instead inject silicone into her buttocks. The plastic surgeon who performed the operation on Pino in June denies that the surgery is related to her death. Miami-Dade detectives say her death remains under investigation.

"Over time the tissue in the buttocks hardened and deformed, causing pain," states the 17-page autopsy report obtained by el Nuevo Herald. "She was admitted to the hospital with sepsis due to infection of her surgical wounds, and after a period of hospitalization with multiple medical and surgical complications, she died," according to the report, which does not address negligence.

Pino experienced vomiting and diarrhea on July 16. She called an ambulance and was transported to Doctors Hospital. At the time her publicist said that she had not been feeling well for a while and she was doing a lot better after being admitted. However, a day later, she was in a coma. She had developed septic shock and a massive infection. On July 31, she was transferred to Jackson Memorial Hospital, where her health continued to decline. On Aug. 6, the doctors amputated her hands and feet. She died the next morning, after the family decided to take her off life support, following her instructions.