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