Colorado investigators say a review of the 2005 shooting death of journalist Hunter S. Thompson has confirmed authorities’ original finding that his death was a suicide. The review by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation was announced in September after Thompson’s former wife contacted authorities with “new concerns and potential information regarding the investigation” into Thompson’s death at his Aspen-area home. In a statement included in the announcement, Anita Thompson said the review allows everyone who loved her husband “to move forward with a clean conscience.” Thompson popularized a first-person form of gonzo journalism in articles and books such as “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.”
