20 Unsolved Music Mysteries from the Golden Age of Rock

Jimi Hendrix died in London in September 1970. The official cause was asphyxiation, but the details of his death have always been unclear. He didn’t die alone, but the people with him during his final hours gave inconsistent statements and conflicting timelines of the night’s events. Key medical details were missing from official reports. Over the years, the lack of clarity has created a never-ending debate and speculation. We know how we lost one of rock’s greatest guitarists, but the full story of exactly what happened is still frustratingly out of reach.