The original gonzo journalist, Hunter S. Thompson, 67, suicide
Posted: Sunday, February 20th, 2005 10:17 pm
DENVER Feb 21, 2005 — Hunter S. Thompson, the acerbic counterculture writer who popularized a new form of fictional journalism in books like “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas,” fatally shot himself Sunday night at his Aspen-area home, his son said. He was 67. … Read full obituary