Legendary actor/ comedian/ activist Robin Williams died due to asphyxia from hanging, law enforcement sources are confirming based on forensic evidence.
“Preliminary results of the forensic examination revealed supporting physical signs that Mr. Williams’ life ended from asphyxia due to hanging,” said Keith Boyd, chief deputy coroner for Marin County Sheriff’s Office.
The 63-year-old Academy Award-winning actor – a Hollywood icon for decades – was found dead in his Tiburon, California home on Monday.
According to police, Williams was last seen alive on Sunday evening at around 10:30 p.m. by his wife, Susan Schneider.
“Mr. Williams’ wife retired prior to Mr. Williams into a room in the home,” Boyd said. “It is not known exactly at this time when Mr. Williams retired for the evening but he went to a different room of the home.”
Schneider left the house the following morning, believing Williams to be asleep. Hours later, though, his assistant found him in the room “suspended from the belt which was wedged between the door and the door frame in a seated position slightly suspended off the ground.”
According to his publicist, Williams had battled depression for some time – as well as alcoholism and drug addiction.
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A native of Chicago, Illinois, Williams starred in dozens of films and television programs beginning in the late 1970s – rising to prominence as Mork, the goofy alien in the hit NBC sit-com Mork and Mindy .
Some of his notable movies included Good Morning Vietnam (1987), Dead Poets Society (1989), The Fisher King (1991), Aladdin (1992), Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) and of course Good Will Hunting , the 1997 instant classic that earned him an Academy Award for best supporting actor.
Williams also led the Comic Relief effort on behalf of the homeless, and would frequently travel to entertain American servicemen and women.
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So how does one exactly get into a seated position slightly suspended off the ground? Is it like doing a stomach crunch while hanging from your neck and holding it?
Close enough to the ground that your legs splay out in front of you but not close enough to sit down. Upward pressure from the belt keeps you up right and leaning against the wall / door behind you.
Easterndumbfuck normally does this while masturbating and reading Fitsnews.
Nope, just been around too many people that have dealt with the aftermath of this stuff before. You learn a lot from people that have to clean up the bodies.
Ever find any wearing fishnet body stockings?
Yeah, I heard CSI re-runs can be pretty educational. Just like Fitsnews.
Try again, other than the occasional Star Trek rerun and some WWII documentaries I rarely watch any TV. CSI, and all it’s ilk are off my list.
Hank angry. Uhg Uhg. Don’t make Hank angry!
Hank angry. Uhg Uhg. Don’t make Hank angry!
good one :-) now I’m laughing!
Nobody masturbates while reading Fitsnews since they cleaned the site up and quit sharing porn with us.
Did they remove the hot pages?
Glad the coroners office didn’t keep us hanging.
If I was friends with him, I’d have told him to hang in there.
I hear he was upset because he was too short.
There seems to be a lot of dancing around the bush. Whatever it is there is something they wish not be made public. Probably just protecting the man from something embarassing but when they start splitting hairs and qualifying their statements and hedging it makes people wonder.
Are you asking if he too was buck naked except for a fishnet body stocking like David Carradine?
Yes, that is the elephant in the room that a lot of us were wondering about. One news report from the Sheriff’s press conference mentioned that he was “partially clothed”. On the other hand, there was mention of superficial cuts to his wrists and a nearby pocket knife, which might tend to quash the more scandalous theory.
Keith Carradine. David is still alive.
Whatever you are smoking drop by BOB’s on Friday and share
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Carradine
No, it’s the other way around Grasshopper.
No, not really but with phrases like “examination revealed supporting physical signs” and a very unusual manner in which to hang himself brings the first “hmmmm”. Then saying the “wife retired prior to Mr. Williams into a room in the home”, not dining-room, living-room, bedroom, just “room”. Then saying “he went to a different room” all just makes one say “hmmm” a couple more times. I don’t care to know but someone is being very careful how they state information so they don’t say something but can’t be accused of lying or falsifying. Hmmmm.
He was having financial problems. Two divorces and a dearth of acting jobs was taking its toll.
Not that his pattern of cheating on previous wives wasn’t his own doing, but just sayin.
We enter this life w/ nothing, and we all leave the same way: What does a man profit. Much deeper handling of this subject on SCPD.
I bet! We can only imagine the barely understandable ramblings you typed up for this story. Wait, wasn’t he a libtard? Oh boy….
You sure seem obsessed w/ everything I say. It may be a sign the clichéd, pop culture jockeys, like FITS, are failing you and those ol’ boys you stand around guffawing with.
How could one not be? You’re like a malfunctioning spamware designed by the same geniuses that brought us Sarah Palin or that Santorum goofball. I know it’s an act, but I still find it funny.
Some are born with a silver spoon up their ass, just look at T-Rav.
EDIT: made that a silver coke spoon
What’s brown, leather and not used anymore?
Robin Williams’ belt.
Too soon?
…for money. He was worth more dead than alive.
The man is dead. You folks have no hint of humanity. The posts are vile and uncalled for. STFU already.
If you didn’t like it you wouldn’t be here. FitsNews isn’t exactly a classy joint there little Ms. Priss, it’s like walking into a whorehouse and feeling offended.
King of no common decency.
I’m #1, I’m #1!!!
“If you didn’t like it you wouldn’t be here”
You are repulsive.
As repulsive as you are with your clothes off?
“As repulsive as you are with your clothes off?”
What a sad and disgusting person you are – vile racist, perverted, and as low class as they come.
I’m guessing with that mental image that it would be disgusting.
Squishy is right. By now you know what it’s like here. You know that whenever you show up you will get bashed unceasingly. Yet….you keep coming back. And now you choose to complain about what people say here? I think you’re upset that none of this negativity is aimed at you. You’re jealous and upset that you’re not the center of attention of these disparagingly comments.so you’re trying to redirect the negative attention you crave back to yourself.
If you don’t like what you read here then don’t come here. Go somewhere else where you’ll fit in better. If you keep complaining about what others post then no one here will ever take you seriously. You’re just marginalizing yourself.
“Go somewhere else where you’ll fit in better.”
http://www.lifeout.com/
So your saying that she’ll fit in better with a bunch of gay guys because she’s fat and ugly. Good point!
” Good point!”
I’d love to see you in person. You sound like a real prize.
“If you don’t like what you read here then don’t come here.”
You go somewhere else. You and Squishy are a couple of pieces of putrid excrement.
As usual the liberal misses the point about what someone said and instead applies her own ignorant view and treats it as if it is the one and only true one and if you disagree with her then you are a racist.
Me telling you to go somewhere you wouldn’t get made fun of and bashed for your ignorance was just friendly advice because only a sadomasochistic fool would hangout where they take a lot of abuse. You are the one that does not truly understand the principles this country was founded on since your response is to threaten me and and tell me to leave the country. You’re an ignorant mean intolerable person as proven by your above response.
LOL I threatened you? Where? You come on here and dish out your insults and try to use your little dime store pop psychology to belittle others and then when someone responds in kind then you play the victim. Typical WEENIE conservative asshole. Loves to dish it out but can’t take it – starts squealing and claiming victimhood. You’re pitiful.
Are you gonna cry?
From personal experiences I can say that behavior changes in someone you know who is experiencing problems can be very subtle and intermittent. Being close to someone (family, friends, church members or business associates) can cloud our perception. Casual encounters cannot reveal the pattern of their suffering. REST NOW IN PEACE…….
Here is a news link that contains interesting comments regarding
his changes in demeanor noted by neighbors and friends—
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2723126/EXCLUSIVE-He-shell-Robin-Williams-drawn-just-one-day-hanged-California-mansion-no-note.html