Hunter S. Thompson’s 2005 suicide death under new review

Colorado investigators take another look at the death of the author and journalist of Pioneer Hunter S. Thompson at the request of his widow.

The Colorado investigation office announced on Tuesday that it was leading the new investigation, during the suggestion of the Pitkin County Sheriff’s Bureau, following a request from the writer of the writer, Anita Thompson. She was married to the author of “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” from 2003 until her death on February 20, 2005.

Thompson, 67, was reportedly killed by a ball injury to the head. Investigators concluded that he had died of suicide at his home in Woody Creek, Colorado, just outside Aspen.

The new review “is underway to provide an independent perspective on the 2005 survey,” the CBI said in a statement.

Although there are no new evidence that suggests an unfair game, the Pitkin’s County Sheriff’s Bureau said he wanted to rest with persistent concerns about the death of Thompson.

“We understand the deep impact that Hunter S. Thompson had on this community and beyond,” said Sheriff Michael Buglione in the Tuesday press release. “By providing an outdoor agency for a new look, we hope to provide a final and transparent examination that could offer peace of mind to his family and the public.”

There is no firm deadline for the completion of the investigation. The officials said they were planning to provide an update once the process has taken its course.

We do not know why Anita Thompson asked for a new examination in the case. In the days following the death of her husband, she told the Associated Press that he had spoken of suicide in the months preceding it.

“”[He would say] He feels at the top of his life right now, has a very successful career, has a network of perfect friends, “said Anita, then 32, at the time.” If he stopped now, he felt that he was champion. »»

But Thompson’s wife told Daily News in 2007 that she was not satisfied with a biography recently published on her husband, who alleged that he had been mentally deteriorated in his last days.

“There are beautiful pieces in [Rolling Stone publisher Jann Wenner’s] Book, but that sensationalizes the hunter unnecessarily, “she said.” It is supposed to portray him as losing his head at the end, but he was not. He was just as kind and decent and brilliant as when he was younger. »»

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