Robin Williams, Oscar Winner, Dies After Hanging Himself
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Robin Williams, the Oscar-winning comic and actor known for his quick wit, improvisational humor and versatility as a dramatic actor, died yesterday after hanging himself in his home. He was 63.
Firefighters found Williams in a seated position with a belt around his neck at his house in Tiburon, California. His left wrist had been superficially slashed and a pocket knife was found near the body. There were no signs of a struggle. The finding of death by asphyxia is preliminary, Keith Boyd, a lieutenant at the Marin County Sheriff’s Coroner Division, said today in a press conference.