Overview
- The Morris County Medical Examiner ruled Frehley died from blunt-trauma head injuries caused by a fall and classified the manner of death as an accident.
- In new comments to the New York Post, Simmons suggested substance abuse may have contributed to the fatal fall at Frehley’s New Jersey home studio.
- A separate toxicology report on Frehley’s blood is expected, and results have not been released publicly.
- Simmons said he attended Frehley’s private funeral on Oct. 22 with Paul Stanley and Peter Criss and described the service as heartbreaking.
- Frehley, 74, was a founding member of KISS; his family said he died Oct. 16 in Morristown after a recent fall at home.