Wednesday, August 14, 2024

Rory Storm Coroner Verdict

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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