Posted on 09/20/2022 6:16:44 AM PDT by Red Badger
Wyoming-raised country singer and songwriter Luke Bell died of an accidental fentanyl poisoning, according to a Tucson, Arizona, forensic pathologist.
Bell, 32, died last month after going missing in the Tucson area. He went missing Aug. 20 and his body was found six days later.
Bell was found in Tucson by passersby, unresponsive in a shaded parking structure, according to an autopsy report from the Pima County Medical Examiner’s office.
There were attempts to resuscitate him, the report says, citing markings on Bell’s body from defibrillators, endotracheal tubes and chest compressions.
Other than those markings, Bell showed no signs of internal or external injury.
Bell’s toxicology measured a blood-alcohol concentration of .076, according to the autopsy report. His blood contained 21 nanograms of fentanyl per milliliter.
Investigation Open
Sgt. Richard Gradillas, of the Tucson Police Department, told Cowboy State Daily on Monday that the investigation into Bell’s death – and the six days before it – is still open.
Gradillas said police are trying to discover where he was during his six days missing. He said he was uncertain how long Bell was deceased before he was found, but said officers deployed the life-saving measures observed in bodily markings by the medical examiner.
Bell was found by himself.
Gradillas said he wasn’t sure how much fentanyl Bell would have had to consume to achieve his toxicity level, but it doesn’t take much to seriously harm or kill someone.
“With fentanyl, something as small as a pen tip can kill you,” he said. “It is a deadly drug.”
Wyoming Voice
Bell’s sudden death came as a surprise to country music fans across the nation, but especially in Wyoming, where he’s known by many.
After the news of his death broke, Bell was remembered as a charismatic young man who “lit up a room” whenever he entered.
Bell began playing bars in college, according to fellow Cody musician Kalyn Beasley, who grew up just down the street from Bell.
“Probably like a lot of us musicians, Luke wasn’t super interested in going to class,” Beasley previously told Cowboy State Daily. “So, he kind of took up gigging and playing in bars.”
Beasley said Bell also took up train-hopping while in Laramie, riding the rails to the next town, the next gig, the next adventure.
“There’s people that do that, you know,” Beasley said. “They ride trains and they write songs about it and sing old folk songs and live in an off-the-grid sort of way. And Luke was doing that.”
Bell spent the early part of his music career in Austin, Texas, before moving to Nashville, Tennessee, in the early 2010s.
“I didn’t know that he was musically gifted until he came back from living in Austin,” said high school friend Mike Vanata. “And he just came back with a plethora of songs that spoke to his storytelling. And I was just blown away.”
Bell released his first Nashville album “Don’t Mind If I Do” in 2014. In 2016, he was signed to the Thirty Tigers label, releasing his second self-titled album “Luke Bell.” He retreated from the music scene for a few years before his latest release, “Jealous Guy,” came out in 2021.
It’s happening in huge numbers and we aren’t doing anything about it. China is actively killing our population and we just sit there, blaming vaccines and other BS, while Fentanyl ravages our youth.
Sad
Drugs are bad, mkay?
Sorry but it is a poor choice to worship a celebrity no matter how melodious his voice may be.
“Bell was found by himself.” I thought he was deceased. Oh, today’s journalists. Never mind. Two key words, here. Austin/Nashville. Surely no one gets involved in drugs there. Right......🤔🤑☠️💊💉 RIP young man.
Fentanyl, Fake Covid-19, Fake Covid Vaccines, criminal violence out of control, suicides at an all-time high, teh economy in the dumpster and BIDEN steals an election...................yeah, we’re doing fine...............🤦♀️🤦♂️🤷♀️🤷♂️
Think of it as evolution in action ...
Think of it as evolution in action ...
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Yep that ‘evolution’ has been an ongoing thing
since the world began. Heck just look at the
changes in the USA since 1492.
Nothing accidental when you have made the choice to imbibe.
Mexico and its border are the main culprits these days. These guys make this shit in little labs by the thousands of pills. One guy can crank out tons in week. And...with no actual border security its no surprise folks are dropping like flies.
I would expect no less from the chinks. I blame the corrupt, criminal members of Kongress for enabling and encouraging the slaughter and mayhem. RINOs are the worst of the lot. Yet we keep re-electing these scumbags election after election.
I am no saint or virgin when it comes to trying drugs (back in the 70s and 80s) but if I knew there was a chance you are going to overdose, I would probably stay away. What are these people thinking, even to try it the first time.
“Accidental”? Hmmm. Color me dubious.
If a lethal dose of fentanyl killed him it was murder. Not an accident. He and countless others have been murdered by the Chinese Communist Party, the Mexican Cartels, and the American Democrats and Republicans who are all profiting from the drug trade and the criminally open Southern border.
Call it what it is.
They may be ignorant of what they are taking. The drug cartels are putting fentanyl in everything, marijuana, meth, opium, heroin, to give it an extra ‘kick’, but their method of measurement may not be very accurate..................
I spent 10 years in Tucson as an undergraduate and graduate student and I never totally figured the place out as far as culture. It’s kind of dark cross between cowboy, hipster, Mexican, and goth culture.
And we wonder why they are fighting Trump tooth and nail to keep him out of the Whitehouse again.
They are fighting for their very lives. Because they know if the truth were to come out about their dealings they would be dragged thru the streets like Mussolini and his girlfriend.......................................
Just a short trip up the road from Nogales Mexico where enough fentynal comes across to kill everyone in Tucson.
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