“Hunter S. Thompson, author of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and the inventor of “gonzo” journalism, killed himself on February 20, 2005.

According to news reports, Thompson shot himself while on the phone with his wife. A glass of Chivas Regal was found on the counter next to the phone. He was 67 and in declining health and had talked “repeatedly” about killing himself in recent weeks, his wife told The Denver Post…”

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