Overview
- In a New York Post interview, Simmons said Frehley ignored pleas to change his lifestyle and suggested substance issues contributed to the fatal fall.
- The Morris County Medical Examiner determined Frehley died from blunt-force head trauma after a fall and classified the manner of death as an accident.
- Autopsy and CT findings documented multiple skull fractures, brain hemorrhages, a subdural hematoma, extensive bruising, and a stroke.
- The medical examiner noted a separate toxicology report would be issued, and that analysis has not been released.
- Simmons said he, Paul Stanley and Peter Criss attended an open-casket funeral on Oct. 22 and spoke while in Washington, D.C., for KISS’s Kennedy Center Honors events.