Overview
- In a New York Post interview, Simmons said a pattern of lifestyle "bad decisions" contributed to Frehley’s fatal fall and suggested substance use may have been involved.
- The Morris County medical examiner found skull fractures, a subdural hematoma, hemorrhages and a stroke, and ruled the death an accident pending a separate toxicology report.
- Frehley, 74, died on Oct. 16 in Morristown, New Jersey, days after a fall at his home studio and subsequent life support following a reported brain bleed.
- Simmons, Paul Stanley and Peter Criss attended a private funeral on Oct. 22; Frehley was laid to rest at Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx after a memorial in Yonkers.
- During the Kennedy Center Honors weekend, KISS acknowledged Frehley’s absence with plans for an empty seat in his name as tributes from fans and fellow musicians continued.