This Day in <br />History: Jim <br />Morrison Dies July 3, 1971 The lead singer of The Doors <br />was found dead in the bathtub <br />of a Paris apartment he shared <br />with girlfriend, Pamela Courson. The charismatic icon, <br />known as "the Lizard <br />King," was 27-years-old. No autopsy was conducted <br />by French officials, and his <br />death was attributed to heart failure. Morrison had a history of <br />substance abuse. Biographers <br />assert he died from an <br />accidental heroin overdose. Morrison is credited <br />with creating a mold of <br />a rock and roll star that <br />continues to be emulated. Rumors that his <br />death was faked <br />circulated for decades.
