Probe into Hunter S. Thompson’s suicide, widow’s claims of foul play spark Gonzo family rift

Bogdan Hofbauer

Hunter S. Thompson’s family and his wife are at odds over a reinvestigation of his 2005 suicide – as claims fly that she wants full control of the Gonzo journalist’s legacy. His widow Anita Thompson suggested HST’s son and daughter-in-law — Juan Thompson and Jennifer Winkel — may have tampered with the scene of his death to make it “look like a suicide,” according to text messages she sent former Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office officials in Colorado, the New York Times reported . Anita Thompson —