Hunter S. Thompson Dead, Suicide

[The Mad Monk]

Details as they come in.

Drudge Report Website:

SON: AUTHOR HUNTER S. THOMPSON KILLS SELF

Troy Hooper, of the ASPEN DAILY NEWS, confirms that 'Gonzo' journalist Hunter S. Thompson shot himself to death Sunday at his Aspen, CO home... Developing...

http://www.drudgereport.com/

[Asher]

Who?

Hunting.

[The Mad Monk]

Think "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas".

[Ramo]

****

He was a great journalist and writer.

[Winston]

Developing...

If he shot himself to death, I'd say it can't develop much further...

[Kuciwalker]

Who?

[Ramo]

[Drake Tungsten]

This guy did drugs or something, right?

[The Mad Monk]

Hunter Thompson commits suicide

"Fear and Loathing" author dead at 67

By Troy Hooper
Special to The Denver Post

Post file
Hunter S. Thompson in his Woody Creek home, February 1997

Woody Creek - Hunter S. Thompson died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his home in Woody Creek on Sunday night. He was 67.

Regarded as one of the most legendary writers of the 20th century, Thompson is best known for the 1972 classic "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas." He is also credited with pioneering gonzo journalism - a style of writing that breaks tradition rules of news reporting and is purposefully slanted.

Pitkin County Sheriff Bob Braudis, who is a close personal friend of Thompson, confirmed the death. His son, Juan, found him Sunday evening.

"On Feb. 20, Dr. Hunter S. Thompson took his life with a gunshot to the head at his fortified compound in Woody Creek, Colorado. The family will shortly provide more information about memorial service and media contacts. Hunter prized his privacy and we ask that his friends and admirers respect that privacy as well as that of his family," Juan Thompson said in a statement released to the Aspen Daily News.

"Details and interviews may be forthcoming when the family has had the time to recover from the trauma of the tragedy," Braudis said in an interview from Owl Farm, the rural Woody Creek home he moved into in the 1960s.

Thompson grew up in Kentucky. He is married to Anita Thompson, who grew up in Fort Collins. His son Juan lives and works in Denver. His grandson is William Thompson.

Thompson's books include "Hell's Angels," "The Proud Highway" and his most recent effort, "Hey Rube: Blood Sport, the Bush Doctrine, and The Downward Spiral of Dumbness."

http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~53~2723492,00.html

[Ramo]

I think I'll have to reread "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" tonight. The first chapter is some of the best writing, ever...

[Berzerker]

Never read the book but the movie was hilarious, Depp and Del Toro were great.

[Agathon]

Terrible.

Does anyone know if he was sick. He wasn't the kind of man to go quietly if that was the case.

His Nixon obituary was the best obituary ever written.

He will be missed.

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker
Who?

Yeah right. Already pulled that one on you...

[DaShi]

[Stefu]

(Have to admit that only Hunter S. Thompson book I read was 'Fear and Loathing in Campaign Trail 72', but I enjoyed that greatly.)