Colorado Authorities Confirm Suicide by Hunter S. Thompson
The New York Times • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Colorado authorities concluded after a months-long review that Hunter S. Thompson's 2005 death was a suicide, with no evidence suggesting otherwise.
- The investigation was reopened in September following suspicions raised by Thompson's widow, Anita, who questioned the official ruling and speculated about possible involvement by Thompson's son Juan and his then-wife Jennifer Winkel.
- Initial 2005 findings by Pitkin County investigators had determined Thompson, who was in poor health, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
- Juan Thompson and Jennifer Winkel have consistently denied any involvement in Hunter S. Thompson's death.
- The Colorado Bureau of Investigation stated that all alternative theories regarding the death could not be substantiated.
