Thomas Kinkade autopsy: alcohol, Valium and smudges of green paint
MERCURY NEWS
CALIFORNIA- After a drunken night popping Valium, Thomas Kinkade, the "Painter of Light," died in his bed. Smudges of green paint still stuck to his fingernails. An eight-page autopsy report released Tuesday by the Santa Clara County Coroner's Office, plus police documents obtained by this newspaper detailing a domestic disturbance at his home last summer, added more troubling details to the final months and hours of the world-famous artist known for his peaceful, pastoral images. [link]
CALIFORNIA- After a drunken night popping Valium, Thomas Kinkade, the "Painter of Light," died in his bed. Smudges of green paint still stuck to his fingernails. An eight-page autopsy report released Tuesday by the Santa Clara County Coroner's Office, plus police documents obtained by this newspaper detailing a domestic disturbance at his home last summer, added more troubling details to the final months and hours of the world-famous artist known for his peaceful, pastoral images. [link]