Slipknot Member Found Dead In Hotel Room

A man police identified as 38-year-old Slipknot bassist Paul Dedrick Gray was found dead this morning in an Urbandale, Iowa, hotel room.

In a band where members hide their faces behind masks, Gray was known as “No. 2” or “The Pig.”

Photo: AP Photo

Arriving for the 47th Annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Details are sketchy, but police said there was no evidence of foul play, according to Des Moines TV station KCCI. A complete investigation will be completed by Urbandale police detectives and an autopsy, including toxicology testing, will be conducted Tuesday by the Polk County Medical Examiner’s office.

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