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Robin Williams killed himself by wrapping a belt around his neck, and he also may have tried cutting his wrist with a pocket knife, according to a preliminary investigation by the Marin County Sheriff's Department.

Speaking to a bank of reporters on Tuesday, Lt. Keith Boyd said Williams' personal assistant found his body a day earlier seated in a chair near the closet door with a belt around his neck in his Tiburon home about 11:45 a.m.

 

Williams' left wrist also had several lacerations, Boyd said. A pocketknife was found in a bedroom nearby. There was what appeared to be blood on the knife, but Boyd said they haven't positively identified who it belonged to.

Boyd stressed the findings were preliminary, and he would not discuss whether the 63-year-old actor who battled depression had left behind a message for anyone.

 

"We are not discussing the note, or a note, at this time," Boyd said.

He also did not know if Williams had taken any drugs or alcohol before he committed "suicide by asphyxia." That information won't be known until a toxicology report is returned.

Boyd recounted a brief timeline of events that led to the shocking discovery.

Williams' wife, Susan Schneider, last saw her husband Sunday about 10:30 p.m. She retired to one room to go to sleep, and he went into another, Boyd said. That was the last time anyone saw him alive.

It wasn't until the next morning at 11:45 a.m., that Williams' personal assistant tried knocking on a bedroom door. There was no response, Boyd said. When the assistant went in, Williams' body was "cold to the touch."  The assistant called 911 at 11:55 a.m. and was "distraught," Boyd said.

Boyd said it's unknown at this point exactly what time Williams killed himself, but the actor was pronounced dead on Monday at 12:02 p.m.
 

Williams' publicist issued a statement Monday saying her client had been battling depression lately. It was well known that he had persistent battles with drug addiction, as he often made light of his cocaine use during his 1980s standup routines.

Williams returned to rehab last month, not because he relapsed. But because, he said, he wanted to make sure his recovery stuck.


Source: http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Robin-Williams-Suicide-Asphyxia-Marin-County-Sheriff-270933671.html#ixzz3ACoG7Bxo 
 

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The Pagliacci part of Watchmen also says it very eloquently.

"Heard joke once: Man goes to doctor. Says he's depressed. Says life seems harsh and cruel. Says he feels all alone in a threatening world where what lies ahead is vague and uncertain. Doctor says, "Treatment is simple. Great clown Pagliacci is in town tonight. Go and see him. That should pick you up." Man bursts into tears. Says, "But doctor...I am Pagliacci." - Alan Moore

(Coincidence that my avatar is from Watchmen)

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Did anyone not see that coming? That's just what they do for attention. If they could they'd picket Jesus's funeral.

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