Coroner’s investigators in Michigan ruled Cornell’s death a suicide by hanging. Tests showed the presence of lorazepam, better known by its brand name Ativan, in Cornell’s. Cornell, a twice-married married father of three, died in the midst of a Soundgarden tour. The singer had been outspoken in the past about suffering from both depression and. Chris Cornell took at least two sleeping pills and was slurring his words before he died, his bodyguard told police.
Chris Cornell took at least two sleeping pills and was slurring his words before he died, his bodyguard told police.