Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington’s cause of death has been ruled suicide by hanging — details. Chester Bennington poses in the press room at the iHeartRadio Music Awards held at the.
FILE – In this Dec. 13, 2014 file photo, Chester Bennington poses in the press room at the 25th annual KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas in Inglewood, Calif.
The Los Angeles County coroner says Bennington, who sold millions of albums with a unique mix of rock, hip-hop and rap, has died in his home near Los Angeles. Coroner spokesman Brian Elias says they are investigating Bennington’s death as an apparent suicide but no additional details are available.
(Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP, File). ( if you are having trouble viewing the video on your mobile device.) Autopsy and toxicology results released Tuesday show that Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington had a trace amount of alcohol in his system when he died by suicide in July, Related Articles • • • TMZ earlier reported that the results showed the presence of MDMA, or ecstasy, in Bennington’s blood. But an updated report from the website said that the singer’s blood only tested “presumptive positive” for ecstasy. But that result was based on one test and subsequent tests didn’t detect the drug, TMZ said. The ultimate conclusion is that Bennington was not under the influence of drugs when he died.