(Photo: Wikipedia)LOS ANGELES — A comprehensive case review into the 2005 death of author-journalist ‌Hunter S. Thompson, including autopsy records, has affirmed authorities' original ​conclusion that he took his own life, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CIB) said on Friday. The review, conducted after the writer's widow, Anita Thompson, raised questions about the official suicide ruling, found no "new physical evidence, facts, or circumstances to support a conclusion different from the 2005 investigation," the CBI said. Those close to him also had said that Thompson, a longtime gun enthusiast, had contemplated taking his own life for years. "While we have always believed the original investigation was conducted properly, we recognised the importance of an independent review for the Thompson family," Buglione wrote in the statement. But state investigators reviewed autopsy and other ‌law enforcement ​records from the case, re-examined the scene, and interviewed a number of people, including Anita Thompson, her late husband's son, Juan Thompson, and his ex-daughter-in-law, Jennifer Thompson.

Source: Bangkok Post January 24, 2026 04:23 UTC