Monday, June 21, 2010

SLIPKNOT BASSIST PAUL GRAY OFFICIAL CAUSE OF DEATH: MORPHINE OD


According to the IOWA Des Moines Register and an Iowa county medical examiner, late SLIPKNOT bassist Paul Gray's official cause of death was an accidental overdose of Morphine.
FROM BLABBERMOUTH. NET:
According to DesMoinesRegister.com, SLIPKNOT bass player Paul Gray died of an accidental overdose of morphine and fentanyl, a medical examiner has ruled.

Gray's body was discovered about 10:50 a.m. May 24 by a maintenance worker at TownePlace Suites in Urbandale, Iowa.

A hypodermic needle lay near the bed, and "all kinds of pills" surrounded Gray, who was hunched over in the corner of the room, according to a 911 call.

Polk County Medical Examiner Dr. Gregory Schmunk said today that it was two injected drugs — fentanyl is a synthetic form of morphine — that killed Gray. The pills did not contribute to his death, Schmunk said.

Gray also suffered from significant heart disease, Schmunk said.

Schmunk completed a death certificate on Friday afternoon.

Private funeral services for Gray were held on May 28 in Des Moines, Iowa.
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