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Keith Emerson

Case from Santa-monica, CA dated Mar 10, 2016

Victim Details

Keith Emerson

Male

White / Caucasian

Santa-monica

CA

2016-03-10

71

Keith

Emerson

07/17/2026

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Keith Emerson, the renowned keyboardist and founding member of the progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer, passed away on March 10, 2016, at the age of 71 in his Santa Monica, California home. Emerson was found dead by his longtime girlfriend, Mari Kawaguchi, with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. The Santa Monica Police Department confirmed that a firearm was recovered at the scene, and the death was ruled a suicide by the medical examiner. Emerson had been struggling with depre ...
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  • YouTube: Keith Emerson's Flying Piano
  • Santa Monica, CA Patch: Emerson, Lake and Palmer Founder, Keith Emerson, Dies of Apparent Suicide
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