Longtime radio host, Art Bell, died of an accidental drug overdose, according to investigators.
Bell was best known for the paranormal-themed nightly show “Coast to Coast AM” which was syndicated on hundreds of stations radio in the 1990’s.
He passed away in April at his home in Pahrump at the age of 72.
Coroner investigators released Bell’s cause of death on Wednesday as multiple drug intoxication which included oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam, and carisoprodol. His death was determined to be an accident.
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Bell also suffered from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and hypertension which the coroner listed as signification conditions.
Bell hosted “Coast to Coast AM” before he left the airwaves in 2002. He broadcasted the show from his radio station in Pahrump.
Bell was heard on some 500 radio stations nationwide.