Jim Morrison Died Of A Heroin Overdose

A new book alleges that Jim Morrison died of a heroin overdose in a Paris nightclub, seemingly dispelling the theory that he was killed by heart failure.

The Doors frontman was found dead in the bathtub in his Paris apartment in March 1971 – a death that’s always been shrouded in mystery.  Coroners did not carry out an autopsy as they believed there were no suspicious circumstances.

Writing in his book, bar owner Sam Bernett claims in his book ‘Life, Death, Legend’ that Morrison died from a heroin overdose in a toilet cubicle in his Rock and Roll Circus nightclub.

Bernett alleges that two drug dealers tried to revive the singer but failed, so they hauled his body back to the apartment where Morrison’s girlfriend Pamela Courson apparently discovered the body.

Bernett writes: “When we found him dead, he had a little foam on his nose, and some blood too, and the doctor said, 'That must be an overdose of heroin.'"

The story directly contrasts to that  of Courson who claims she went out to a movie that evening. She says that when they came home, Morrison began to feel ill and took a bath, where he died.