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Coroner releases Wayne Static cause of death findings

13 March 2015 | 10:22 am | Staff Writer
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An official coroner's report has outlined the cause of Wayne Static's death.

An official coroner's report has outlined the cause of Wayne Static's death.

The Static-X frontman passed away in his home last November.

Now, according to a report obtained by Blabbermouth.net, medical findings have found the musician died as as result of, "mixing a cocktail of Xanax and other powerful prescription drugs with alcohol."

An extract of the report reads: "On November 1, at approximately 0700 hours, [Wayne] and his wife went to bed. His wife stated that just prior to going to bed, he crushed one-half of a 30 mg oxycodone pill and consumed it. The oxycodone had been prescribed to his wife. He also drank an unknown amount of alcohol. His wife awoke at around 1530 hours. She found the decedent dead in the bed and called 911 at 1547 hours. Paramedics arrived and confirmed death at 1600 hours, noting rigor mortis and lividity There was no evidence of foul play or any indication a struggle had taken place."

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