Prince's potential heirs cut down to six

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The Minnesota judge presiding over Prince’s estate has narrowed down the pool of potential heirs to six.

On Friday, Carver County Judge Kevin Eide threw out individual claims for nearly 30 others who claimed to be heirs. He also ordered genetic testing to be conducted on six others: four of Prince’s siblings — Tyka Nelson, Sharon Nelson, Norrine Nelson and John Nelson — will be vetted along with two of his potential nieces — Brianna Nelson and Victoria Nelson.

Prince died of a prescription drug overdose on April 21, and his estate will be distributed by the courts because the artist has no known will.

Judge Eide decided in may that he would use DNA testing as a deciding factor to exclude false heirs from the estate. The testing has already denied one prison inmate in Colorado who claimed to be his son, the Star Tribune in Minnesota reports.