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Former Stones Guitarist Brian Jones' Death Being Re-Examined

  • Posted on Aug 31st 2009 12:30PM by John D. Luerssen
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British police plan to re-examine the July 1969 death of Rolling Stones co-founder Brian Jones. According to BBC News and CNN reports, detectives received new evidence connected to the guitarist's death from an investigative journalist who has spent four years studying the case.

Long ruled as a death by misadventure, the 27-year-old Jones was found at dead at the bottom of a swimming pool at his farmhouse in Hartfield, East Sussex after a party. Postmortem reports showed that the musician -- a heavy drug user who became alienated from the band and announced his split from the group June 9, 1969 -- had not taken illegal drugs and had only consumed the alcoholic equivalent of three and a half pints of beer.

In the 40 years since his death, many fans have speculated he was murdered. In a November 2008 article published in the Daily Mail, Scott Jones -- a journalist who is of no relation -- wrote, "I'm convinced Brian Jones' death was not fully investigated. The only question that remains is why?" In an interview with Janet Lawson, the girlfriend of Stones tour manager Tom Keylock, for the article before her death, she contradicted her original statement and called her original statement, "a pack of lies ... total rubbish."

A popular conspiracy theory suggests that the musician was murdered by his builder, Frank Thorogood, who allegedly confessed to the killing before his own death in 1993. That storyline later formed the basis of the 2005 film, 'Stoned.' A police spokesman confirmed they were in receipt of documents connected with Jones' death, but a full investigation is not imminent. "These papers will be examined by Sussex Police, but it is too early to comment at this time as to what the outcome will be," he said.

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BestMufDvr

I'd rather hear how close we are in the hunt for Bin Laden. How's that coming along anyway?

September 16 2009 at 4:29 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
gregg

pure. originial. best ever THE GRATEFUL DEAD!! oh yea.
ALL-AMERICAN TOO!!!!

September 02 2009 at 10:42 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Xanna Vinson

A couple weeks before it happened I had a vision of him being pulled from a "cement-lined lake" (the pool, in retrospect) by two men. There was also a statue of a stmbling horse near the pool and I interpreted it then to sybolize that the death was caused by a heroin over-dose because "horse" was another name for the drug at that time. Today I am dumb-struck to see the name "Thorogood" in this report and now feel that the horse was a symbol of a "thorobred" and was a clue in the death....thorobred...Thorogood... I used to be pretty accurate in my visions, so....

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MiKe

it seens like every time a star dies they want to call it a homeice if there more people there i think since a star dies they must misses someone life up

September 01 2009 at 8:13 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
tam

My, my what a pretty man. I think it's very important that the truth be told and go on record for the deceased, his family, friends and fans.

September 01 2009 at 7:56 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Bob

I think Mick had a hand in it...either that or Obama's dad.

September 01 2009 at 7:54 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
jimi

I believe their is Jimbo....

September 01 2009 at 7:49 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
clinchman

if one has been around since the stones first arrival on the scene, then yes one would know that brian jones was the creative juice in the original line-up. I say creative in that it was the other two hooligans that steered the group towards that satanic crap, nothing original about that Crowleyites have been around in England a long time. Two other notes-the only one to leave the stones and live to tell about it-and i've talked to him is Mick Taylor who taught Richards how to play. that and if you listen closley you with recognise Jagger imitating his favorite singer Van Morrison alot.

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John

July 1969, Jones was the first victim of the Manson family.

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cooter

I bet his fans [that actually lived during his time] don't know how to use a computer yet alone the net.

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