Investigators have been asked to look into the death of Hunter S. Thompson.

The death by suicide of the late, great Hunter S. Thompson in 2005, at the age of 67, is to be reexamined by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation after a request from his widow, Anita. According to NBC:

The Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office recently referred the case to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation after his widow, Anita Thompson, requested a review into the agency’s original investigation. There is no evidence that suggests foul play in the writer’s death, Pitkin County Sheriff Michael Buglione said in a news release this week.

There’s no indication yet of why Anita Thompson has made the request but obviously there are some questions to be answered. Sheriff Buglione went on to say:

By bringing in an outside agency for a fresh look, we hope to provide a definitive and transparent review that may offer peace of mind to his family and the public.

(In the meantime, you can read about the time Thompson himself ran for sheriff.)

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