Hunter S. Thompson Suicide Story Changes
Associated
Press | March 2 2005
Comment: This account says Thompson killed himself
while sitting in a chair on his typewriter and yet the original
account tells us that Thompson shot himself while talking to
his wife on the phone in the kitchen. Why has the story changed andwhat
is the significance of the word typed on the paper in light of the fact
that Thompson said he would be 'suicided' before being able to release a
major story on explosives bringing down the twin towers?
ASPEN, Colo. -- Hunter S. Thompson's body was found
in a chair in the kitchen in front of his typewriter with the word "counselor"
typed in the center of the page, according to sheriff's reports.
The word was typed on stationery from the Fourth Amendment
Foundation, which was started to defend victims of unwarranted search and
seizure, according to reports released Tuesday.
It was not immediately known what, if any, significance
the word had to the founder of "gonzo" journalism or to his family.
Juan Thompson found his father dead Feb. 20 from a
self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. After reporting the death, Juan
Thompson walked outside the Woody Creek home and fired three shotgun blasts
into the air.
"Juan told me he had shot a shotgun into the air
to mark the passing of his father," Pitkin County Deputy Sheriff John
Armstrong said in his report.
Juan Thompson was allowed to go into the kitchen alone
to drape a golden orange scarf over his father's shoulders, according to
Armstrong. Jennifer Winkel Thompson, Juan Thompson's wife, said the family
had purchased the silk scarf in Florence, Italy, and gave it to Hunter Thompson
the night before.
The couple and their 6-year-old son were in the house
when Thompson, 67, took a handgun, put it to his mouth and fired.
A soft-sided gun case was found at Thompson's feet
along with a spent shell casing, according to reports.
The family has canceled plans
for a public gathering in favor of a private service. A public event will
be held at a later date. Plans also are in the works to blast Thompson's
ashes from a cannon, which was one of the author's wishes.
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