Slipknot bassist found dead in Iowa hotel room
By the CNN Wire Staff
May 24, 2010 6:33 p.m. EDT
Des Moines
Iowa
(CNN) -- Paul Gray, the bassist for the metal band Slipknot, was found dead Monday morning in his Des Moines, Iowa, hotel room, according to police. He was 38.
Gray's body was found by staff at the TownePlace Suites, said Sgt. Dave Disney of the Urbandale Police Department.
An autopsy, including toxicology tests, will be performed Tuesday, said Disney, who declined to comment on reports that drug paraphernalia was found in Gray's hotel room.
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