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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 ...Read More
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Keith Emerson
Male
White / Caucasian
Santa-monica
CA
2016-03-10
71
Keith
Emerson
11/18/2025





