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Medical Examiner: Ace Frehley Died From Accidental Blunt Head Trauma After Fall

The newly released report details severe head injuries from a studio fall that left the Kiss guitarist on life support.

Overview

  • The Morris County, New Jersey medical examiner’s report made public Monday rules the manner of death accidental and cites blunt trauma to the head from a fall.
  • Imaging documented multiple contusions, fractures at the back/base of the skull, hemorrhages, and a subdural hematoma, with the report noting a stroke.
  • Doctors attempted a hemicraniectomy to address the brain bleed, but the procedure did not restore Frehley’s condition.
  • Frehley, 74, was placed on a ventilator after his September fall and died on Oct. 16 in Morristown, New Jersey after his family chose to withdraw life support.
  • Private services were held in Yonkers with burial at Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, attended by original Kiss members, and a potential fan tribute is being explored by a family-approved organizer.