More details about Chester Bennington’s suicide have been revealed.
Nearly five months after the Linkin Park frontman killed himself at a private residence in Los Angeles, it’s been confirmed he had consumed alcohol and drugs shortly before. Autopsy and toxicology reports obtained by TMZ conclude Bennington had a small amount of alcohol and MDMA (ecstasy) in his system at the time of his death. Law enforcement also discovered an empty bottle of Stella Artois, a half-empty pint glass of Corona, and a bottle of Zolpidem (generic Ambien) in his bedroom.
Bennington’s wife, Talinda Bennington, told authorities the singer was prescribed anti-depressants at one point, but hadn’t taken any in more than a year. She also revealed he was in an outpatient treatment program at the time of his death.
Bennington opened up about his struggle with depression in his final interview obtained by The Mirror.
“I came to a point in my life where I was like, ‘I can either just give up and fucking die or I can fucking fight for what I want.’ And I chose to fight for what I wanted,” he told reporter Will Lavin. “I wanted to have good relationships. I wanted to love the people in my life. I wanted to enjoy my job. I wanted to enjoy being a dad and having friends and just getting up in the morning. Because that was a struggle for me.”
Bennington’s body was discovered by an employee on July 20, just a day after he had returned home from Phoenix. Authorities said he was home alone at the time of his death.
