https://blabbermouth.net/news/layne-staley-officially-declared-dead-following-autopsy
April 20, 2002. ALICE IN CHAINS frontman Layne Staley has been officially declared dead after The King County Medical Examiner positively identified Staley 's body following an autopsy earlier

https://www.grunge.com/220507/what-the-final-12-months-of-layne-staleys-life-was-like/
Layne Staley's official date of death was declared April 5, 2002. However, his body wasn't discovered until April 20, two weeks after the singer had passed away from an overdose. According to Seattle Weekly, police were forced to break down Staley's door after his mother had called them to his University District apartment. The scene they found

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Layne_Staley
Layne Thomas Staley (born Layne Rutherford Staley; August 22, 1967 - April 5, 2002) was an American singer and songwriter who was the original lead vocalist of Alice in Chains, which rose to international fame in the early 1990s as part of Seattle's grunge movement. He was known for his distinctive vocal style as well as his harmonizing with bandmate Jerry Cantrell.

https://allthatsinteresting.com/layne-staley-death
Published February 26, 2024. Updated February 28, 2024. After a long struggle with drug addiction, Alice in Chains singer Layne Staley died of a speedball overdose on April 5, 2002 — but his body wasn't discovered for two weeks. Layne Staley's death did not come in a single moment. Rather, the Alice in Chains singer's tragic demise at the

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/layne-staley-found-dead-178694/
Former Alice in Chains singer Layne Staley was found dead in his Seattle home Friday; he was thirty-four. The King County Medical Examiner has not yet released an official cause or time of death

https://www.grunge.com/238445/the-tragic-death-of-alice-in-chains-layne-staley/
When the band exploded in the scene in 1990 with their promotional EP We Die Young and the ensuing debut album Facelift, the public immediately loved their sound, and the haunted heaviness of singer Layne Staley's voice soon helped them achieve international stardom.Unfortunately, Staley wouldn't be long for this world. In 2002, the acclaimed frontman died at the young age of 34, shocking the

https://www.cnn.com/2002/US/04/20/staley.dead/
April 20, 2002 Posted: 5:23 PM EDT (2123 GMT) Layne Staley. SEATTLE, Washington (CNN) -- King County authorities said a body found in a Seattle residence has been identified as that of Layne

https://www.guitarworld.com/magazine/alice-chains-untold-story-layne-staleys-final-gloomy-days-frontman-seattles-grunge-legends
Layne Staley performs with Alice in Chains on MTV Unplugged in 1996 (Image credit: Frank Micelotta/Getty Images) ... attributes the change to the fact the second version was recorded more than a year after the death of Demri Parrott, Layne's longtime girlfriend. Buttino also said Jesse Holt - who declined to be interviewed for this book - had

https://www.mtv.com/news/cboh1r/layne-staley-died-from-mix-of-heroin-cocaine-report-says
May 7, 2002. /. 2:19 PM. Alice in Chains' Layne Staley died from a mixture of heroin and cocaine, an autopsy and toxicology report revealed Monday. Laboratory results determined the singer died

https://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/22/arts/layne-staley-34-singer-for-grunge-band-is-dead.html
Layne Staley, the lead singer of the pioneering grunge band Alice in Chains, was found dead on Friday at his home in Seattle. ... ''We Die Young,'' the group sang bleak visions of death, addiction

https://www.loudersound.com/features/alice-in-chains-black-gives-way-to-blue-album-interview
One of the most iconic figures of the grunge era, Alice In Chains singer Layne Staley had stepped back from the limelight long before his drug-related death in 2002. Seven years later, in 2009, the band returned with new singer William Duvall, and as Metal Hammer found out, an album that turned tragedy into triumph.

https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20020421&slug=laynemusic21m
Struggle with addiction infused Staley's music. Though news of Layne Staley's death doesn't come as a surprise to anyone who knew the singer for Alice In Chains and his history with drugs, his death nonetheless represents a significant loss to the Northwest music scene. Though Staley's struggles had essentially derailed Alice In Chains by 1995

https://blabbermouth.net/news/layne-staley-seattle-police-dept-incident-report-viewable-online
April 24, 2002. A brief Seattle Police Department incident report describing Friday's (April 19th) discovery of the body of Layne Staley, former lead singer of ALICE IN CHAINS, can be viewed at

https://www.grunge.com/895318/the-tragic-real-life-story-of-layne-staley/
On April 5, 2002, Layne Staley took a speedball — a combination of cocaine and heroin — and passed away (via Diffuser). Even sadder, Seattle Weekly says Staley's death contributed to the reversal of an encouraging decline in drug overdoses in the Seattle area. It cites reports of 76 crack cocaine-related deaths in 2002, up sharply from 46

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/layne-staley-alice-in-chains-dies/
Throughout his career, Layne Staley of Alice in Chains struggled with drug addiction. He lost that battle on April 5, 2002, when he died at the age of 34 from a combination of heroin and cocaine

https://www.guitarworld.com/features/we-die-young-tribute-layne-staley
The following tribute to Layne appeared in the pages of Guitar World shortly after his death. Layne Staley, the haggard, howling frontman of the hit Nineties metal-and-grunge amalgam Alice in Chains, was found dead in his Seattle condominium on Friday, April 19. He was 34. Police arrived at the singer's longtime residence late in the

https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/alice-in-chains-layne-staley-found-dead-76037/#!
The cause of death had not been determined, a representative of the King County Medical Examiner's office said. ... Layne Staley, lead singer and guitarist for the grunge band Alice In Chains, was

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/final-days-alice-in-chains-layne-staley/
Here is the sad story of singer Layne Staley's final days. ... The autopsy revealed that Staley had died of a speedball overdose - a mixture of heroin and cocaine. It remains to be seen whether any of Staley's friends made a genuine effort to save their friend from his impending doom. They had clearly been concerned enough, though it is

https://wegotthiscovered.com/music/the-tragic-story-of-alice-in-chains-singer-layne-staleys-death-explained/
Layne Staley's last photos. Staley's last show as Alice in Chains frontman was during the four-night engagement with KISS in 1996. The musician overdosed, leading the band to go on hiatus

https://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/21/nyregion/layne-staley-34-alice-in-chains-singer-dies.html
TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Layne Staley, the lead singer of the pioneering grunge band Alice in Chains, was found dead on Friday at his home in

https://entertainment.inquirer.net/196426/my-thoughts-on-the-tragic-and-haunting-death-of-layne-staley
A. Lipin, June 21, 2016. Layne Staley's drug-related death is the most tragic and haunting of any other artist who suffered the same fate. It took over two weeks before anyone knew he had died

https://thelittlefacts.com/layne-staley-last-photo/
Sadly, Alice In Chains frontman Layne Staley passed away on April 5, 2002, at 34 years of age. Seattle police reportedly found Staley on his couch, weighing 86 pounds. Moreover, his body's autopsy and toxicology report revealed that Layne was laying two weeks before the police found him in his Seattle condo. Layne is said to have overdosed

https://www.gosanangelo.com/story/news/2024/06/25/san-angelo-man-stabbed-to-death-man-charged-with-manslaughter/74204084007/
A 23-year-old San Angelo man is dead after an alleged stabbing on Sunday. The Tom Green County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of Layne Lubke, who was killed in the 1200 block of Vines