Last night, I talked to Sai, the Roost’s owner; she is a very busy person, but she was nice enough to find some time on Tuesday night. Elliott used to come to the bar very often, almost every day; he sat quietly on one of the last stools and she said he wanted to be…
VICE TV Examines Elliott Smith’s Mysterious Death
The new (Re)Solved series on VICE TV aired an episode about Elliott Smith’s death on Thursday, June 29. The series claims to re-open some of Hollywood’s most notorious and controversial celebrity deaths using internet sleuths and professional investigators’ opinions and skills. I was not expecting any new evidence, and, indeed, the episode didn’t bring anything…
(Re)Solved, An Episode About Elliott’s Death, This Thursday On VICETV
I haven’t updated this site for a long time, but I wanted to say that VICE TV will air an episode about Elliott ‘s death on Thursday June 29. The series, called (Re)Solved, focuses on “mysterious deaths of famous people” and one of the episodes will examine the circumstances around Elliott’s death. They approached me…
A Question Mark: An upcoming book!
I am finally publishing a book about my research into the mysterious death of Elliott Smith. ‘A Question Mark: An investigation into the mysterious death of Elliott Smith’ will be published by Genius Books and available on October 22nd. You can now leave your email address here if you want to receive information regarding the…
The Investigation Into Elliott Smith’s Death: A Possible Louisville Connection?
A few weeks ago, I had an exchange with a musician who knew Elliott Smith when they were both living in Portland. He told me he hadn’t seen Elliott since his tour bus in 1999. As expected, he first affirmed he didn’t have any first-hand information about his death which occurred 4 years later. He…
An Unsolved Scottish Case Shows Striking Similarities With Elliott Smith’s Case
Elliott Smith’s sad story is not unique, I have read about similar stories that paralleled the succession of events in a very eerie manner, but I had never read about Colin Marr’s case. The case is definitively one of these examples: in 2007, Colin died from a single kitchen knife wound in the heart after a…
Many People In Elliott Smith’s Circle Were Very Suspicious Early On And Still Are
The circumstances surrounding Elliott Smith’s tragic story are still murky, there are still holes in the story, and I never miss an opportunity to talk to people who may bring some parts of the puzzle and connect a few dots. There is still a strong interest in this story as I regularly stumble on discussions…
Mortality Rate Of Stab Wounds: How Many People Survive Penetrating Trauma?
As we know, between the time the 911 call was placed (12:18 pm) and the time of his death (1:36 pm), an unconscious Elliott Smith managed to survive for more than 1 hour. if we don’t know exactly when the stabbing occurred, I have always wondered about data regarding the number of people who survive…
What Does A Database Of Elliott Smith’s Concerts Tell Us?
Someone sent me a giant database of Elliott Smith’s concerts, from the year 1992 to 2003, and the first thing that came to my mind was, ‘what an impressive number of gigs!’ Elliott played 618 concerts, either with Heatmiser, his first band, or in solo, backed up by a band or not. Even though some…
Two Forensic Toxicologists Comment On Elliott Smith’s Toxicology Report
In Elliott Smith’s case, the toxicology report has always been an important part of the autopsy report, and if it has been established, as soon as the report was made published, that Elliott didn’t have any illegal drugs but therapeutic or subtherapeutic doses of different medications, random people have regularly commented on his case, blaming…
An Attempt To Decipher The Elliott Smith Myth
This is a bit different, but it has its place here: Elliott Smith has been in the news quite a lot lately, everyone wants a piece of him, and this is not over. But the Elliott Smith myth suffers from a lot of misinformation, misconceptions, and misinterpretations, I don’t pretend to know better, but this…
Justice for Elliott Smith 