Police hope to expedite autopsy results on Slipknot bassist found dead in Iowa hotel
By APTuesday, May 25, 2010
Autopsy results expected soon on Slipknot bassist
DES MOINES, Iowa — Police say they hope to have autopsy results “fairly quickly” on Paul Gray, the bassist for Grammy-winning metal band Slipknot.
The 38-year-old Gray was found dead Monday in a hotel room in the Des Moines suburb of Urbandale. There was no indication of foul play.
Urbandale police Sgt. Dave Disney says the Polk County medical examiner’s office started the autopsy Tuesday morning.
Disney says because of the interest in Gray’s death, he hopes the results, including toxicology tests, can be expedited and made available later Tuesday.
A hotel employee found Gray dead in a room at the TownePlace Suites.
Disney declined to say where Gray was found or to provide details about what was in the room.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police say they hope to have autopsy results “fairly quickly” on Paul Gray, the bassist for Grammy-winning metal band Slipknot.
The 38-year-old Gray was found dead Monday in a hotel room in the Des Moines suburb of Urbandale. There was no indication of foul play.
Urbandale police Sgt. Dave Disney says the Polk County medical examiner’s office started the autopsy Tuesday morning.
Disney says because of the interest in Gray’s death, he hopes the results, including toxicology tests, can be expedited and made available later Tuesday.
A hotel employee found Gray dead in a room at the TownePlace Suites.
Disney declined to say where Gray was found or to provide details about what was in the room.
