Colorado investigators confirm Hunter S. Thompson death was suicide following independent review Fox News Digital spoke with forensic scientist and defense attorney Rory Safir about Colorado investigators reaffirming that Hunter S. Thompson died by suicide. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! The Colorado Bureau of Investigation has reaffirmed that the 2005 death of legendary "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" writer Hunter S. Thompson more than 20 years after it was ruled a suicide. The