Rory's cause of death has sometimes been reported, including by his biographer, as an accidental overdose. However, this report makes clear that the coroner concluded that it was a suicide pact with his mother. Rory's biographer* states that "A verdict of accidental death was recorded for Rory" but the report below from the Liverpool Echo dated 7, November, 1972, refutes this:
*Hogan, Anthony. From a Storm to a Hurricane: Rory Storm & The Hurricanes. Amberley Publishing. Kindle Edition, Location 2009.

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