Overview
- The Morris County Medical Examiner confirmed the KISS co-founder, 74, died of blunt head trauma from a fall and ruled the manner an accident.
- The report details fractures to the back of his skull, multiple contusions, intracranial hemorrhages, a subdural hematoma, and a subsequent stroke.
- Frehley was hospitalized after the fall, placed on life support, and died on Oct. 16 in Morristown, New Jersey after his family chose to remove the ventilator.
- A surgical procedure to evacuate the subdural hematoma was performed but did not reverse the damage.
- Private memorial and burial services in New York were attended by family and fellow original KISS members, marking the first death among the band’s founding four.