July 3, 1971: Jim Morrison of The Doors is found dead in a bathtub at age 27. On the morning of Saturday, July 3, 1971, Morrison died of a heart attack, brought on by drugs. So, the simple answer to how he died is a heart attack from using heroin. (sign up to follow by email) However, no one is really sure what happened, as Pam's (his girlfriend, Pamela Courson) account of the events changed several times, and her story is unreliable because of her drug use and emotional state. Read more…
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David Joubert