Famous people who have overcome alcohol addiction. Famous alcoholics: actors and other famous people suffering from alcoholism

After the New Year, Basharov does not drink. But no one knows how long the artist will last without his favorite glass.

An actor must have a good liver

What Marat Basharov (36) has big problems with alcohol is no secret in the Russian artistic community. After all, it was he who once said: “To become famous artist, you need to have a good liver.” Basharov could go into a “tailspin” before, but now, according to people who know him, if he is at the table, he will “fall”, and not fun, but depressive.

True, Basharov’s lifestyle has not yet greatly affected his work. “He plays beautifully, comes to rehearsals exactly on time, and is never late,” said one of his partners in the play “Uncle’s Dream” at the Ermolova Theater. - Another thing is that from time to time his producer calls us: “Sorry, Marat won’t be there today, he’s busy.” Supposedly he has urgent filming. And then they tell us that they saw him drunk and barely dragged him home... We cannot demand more from him - he is not an employee of the theater, but a guest star.”

Yermolovites noted that Marat began to abuse after breaking up with the famous figure skater Tatyana Navka (35). One of Basharov’s colleagues told reporters: “It seems to me that his drunkenness today is all because of Navka, he cannot forget her. It’s unclear why they didn’t live together - they were such a wonderful couple. But we don’t ask him - why open wounds! We only see how much he worries and wants to get her back.”

An addiction to drinking cost Basharov his relationship with Tatyana Navka. The famous figure skater could not stand the artist's spree

However, some journalists claim that “alcohol” problems began much earlier, and Navka even kicked out her lover precisely because of his addiction. “It looked like this,” said the concierge of the elite house on Yakimanka, where Navka and Basharov lived. “He came home in the morning, and Tanya literally threw him and his suitcase out of the apartment. She was in terrible anger, shouting: “Get out of here!” He then came to her several times, apologized, and sat outside the door. But she didn't forgive him. I don’t know what happened there... In any case, no normal woman will tolerate coming at dawn.”

Marat's ex-wife also remembers his sprees with a shudder. “It’s been a long time with him,” shared Lisa Krutsko (Basharova). “He might not show up at home for several nights in a row, then come with a “smell”, start asking for forgiveness, saying that he needed to relieve stress...”

“They offer him all the time, and Marat is now, apparently, in such emotional state, which is happy to break loose. There are a lot of people around him who want to “sit” with the star,” say Basharov’s colleagues in the theater workshop.

Alcohol abuse seriously affected the actor’s emotional state. On December 9, at the Salekhard airport, where the artist arrived on tour with an ice show, he swore at a policeman, who was too slow, in the opinion of Marat, who was checking the documents of the flight passengers. “You need to know me by sight!” - this is the most censored thing that the actor said to the man in uniform. “He smelled strongly and he could barely stand,” said witnesses to the events. True, the artist got off very lightly - he paid a fine of 500 rubles for “petty hooliganism.” And shortly before this, Basharov together with his colleague in the “Ice and Fire” project Olympic champion Alexei Yagudin started a drunken brawl near a restaurant in the very center of Moscow. So what a very a short time the popular actor became a frequent hero of scandalous chronicles.

True, after the New Year, Basharov decided to quit, probably estimating that, drinking too much at such a rate, he would quickly lose his star status. “But I’m tired of something, there’s no more joy from it,” Marat shared. - And then, it’s so cool to wake up and remember everything that happened last night. Not from the stories of strangers about what you did there, but to remember it yourself!” No one knows how long the artist will last, including himself...

Valeria Gai Germanika (26) and Gleb Samoilov (40) were one of the most shocking couples in Russia last year. However, despite all the passionate feelings, the charismatic characters broke up, and the reason for this was Samoilov’s alcohol addiction.

The musician’s love for alcohol reached the point that Samoilov began going on stage in a completely indecent state. Thus, at a concert in Tula, the leader of the recently formed group “Gleb Samoiloff & The Matrixx” was so “under the weather” that he started talking, lost orientation, and often sat on the floor, almost falling on it. The artist himself denied the fact of addiction: “I’m not a chronic alcoholic, I can go without drinking for months if I’m not in the mood, it’s just that sometimes life can be unbearably boring.”

It all ended with Valeria Gai Germanika taking her lover 80 kilometers from Moscow, to the famous Marshak clinic. Samoilov was unconscious. Since Gleb categorically opposed the hospital, Valeria warned the driver that if the musician came to his senses, he should pretend that they were going home. Germanika paid a little more than 25 thousand dollars for treatment. According to the agreement, she couldn’t even take Gleb from there birth mother- only the director herself. All of The Matrixx's October concerts were cancelled, and the band was on the verge of breaking up. The group had no contact with Samoilov; the phones from which the musician made calls became unavailable. Because of Germanica, the rock musician completely disappeared from the radar of possible drinking buddies.

The scandalous director herself is not distinguished by exemplary behavior. She even ended up in the hospital after taking too many pills and drinking too much alcohol.

As a result, he spent more than a month in the clinic. However, all the girl’s efforts were in vain. Upon leaving the hospital, Samoilov broke up with his girlfriend. And then he started drinking again. “I couldn’t forgive me for putting him in the hospital by force,” Germanika said. Gleb himself admitted that the decision to break up with Lera was given to him with great difficulty. But the love for drinking, apparently, turned out to be stronger than for the young director of the series “School”. Just before the New Year, several concerts of his group were disrupted due to the fact that the leader simply could not get on stage due to severe intoxication.

But Valeria is doing well, after a short break in creative activity, caused by an affair with Samoilov, she is preparing several premieres this year. Moreover, Germanika will stage her debut theatrical performance based on her biography: the plot will be based on the love story of an eccentric girl and a rock musician who has problems with alcohol.

At the same time, Valeria herself is expecting a wedding in the very near future. It’s just not clear with whom. The director said that according to the predictions of her friend, the psychic Mohsen Norouzi, she should soon get married. The winner of the last season of the “Battle of Psychics,” who, according to Germanika, was never wrong, predicted that three months after the New Year the girl would walk down the aisle.

The famous actor Oleg Menshikov (50) has a long-standing relationship with the green serpent, but they say that every year this connection is becoming closer. Even his main addictions to alcohol are known. If, when he was a student at the Shchepkin Theater School, he chose Armenian cognac, then, as he grew up, he fell in love with vodka. Now, the star of “The Barber of Siberia” prefers champagne, which is less strong but no less damaging to health, to all alcoholic drinks. The actor believes that this drink helps to forget about all the accumulated problems, because when Oleg drinks, he becomes indecently cheerful.

Rumor has it that Menshikov's current wife, Anastasia Chernova (28), also became addicted to alcohol from idleness. As an actress, she is now not in demand, and the girl constantly sits at home, practically turning into the shadow of her own husband. Oleg doesn’t like this, and he increasingly disappears to relieve stress and take a break from work and his own wife. Stay creative nature complicated, and sometimes the champagne flows like a river, turning the actor into a carefree, merry fellow.

Last November, Menshikov suffered a hypertensive crisis. Due to health reasons, more than one performance was canceled, but they say that even after such a serious “call” the actor did not give up his craving for champagne.

Actor Andris Berzins admitted that he drank before the performance to cope with physical and emotional overload

How else to end stress?

In mid-December last year, the production of “Mary Stuart” directed by J.J., which was interrupted after the first act, caused a great stir in Latvia. Gilinger. On the sidelines, the reason for this was said to be that one of the leading actors of the Dailes Theater Andris Berzins (58) came on stage in the strongest drunkenness. Although representatives of the theater explained the stoppage of the performance technical problems, most of the spectators were sure that Berzins simply got drunk and after the first act could no longer play.

Spectators from all over Latvia came to see one of the highest-grossing productions of last year. “At first I thought that this was part of his role - to lisp and speak with strange diction, and also interrupt other actors. But when, after the first act, they announced that the production was cancelled, it only made my husband and I laugh,” said one of the spectators.

“I was under a lot of physical and emotional strain and everything came together that day. Therefore, the production was interrupted,” Berzins explained his behavior, but when asked if he drank alcohol before the performance, the respected actor honestly admitted that he drank. “How else to end stress?” - the artist asked the journalists rhetorically.

Drunken embarrassments also happen on television. Thus, a participant in the show “Dziedi ar zvaigzni. Milžu cīņas” Niks Matveevs (52) appeared on the program in a state of severe intoxication. By the way, alcohol consumption is quite common on this show. Singing stars, jury members, and even the audience present drink their “one hundred grams for courage” there. However, until now no one has gone too far.

Alcoholic debauchery ended with the musician Niks Matveevs appearing in live drunk The musician said strange things indistinctly, which the whole country could admire. The host of the show somehow managed to reduce what was happening to a joke, however, when during a commercial break Matveevs wanted to leave the set without permission, he had to make great efforts to prevent this from happening. The director of the show, Karlis Anitens, simply stood in Matveev’s way and did not allow him to leave the premises.

The musician was surprised by the great resonance that his behavior caused. Matveevs himself thought that from the outside he looked quite adequate. The musician admitted that he drank, but, according to him, he only consumed three bottles of cocktail to relieve stress before the live broadcast. “Until you participate in such a show, you cannot imagine what awaits you. Live broadcasting is a huge stress,” Matveevs revealed the reasons for his breakdown.

However, soon the same thing almost happened again. True, this time the musician was already closely monitored, and when intoxication began to become noticeable, the show managers “noticed” that Nicks was constantly going backstage, where he was “refueling” with brandy. The musician's alcohol was confiscated and replaced with a cup of coffee. But Matveevs’ adventures did not end there - he unexpectedly went missing for a week, pretty much fraying the nerves of the show’s organizers. Many saw the reason in alcohol.

From alcohol and alcoholism. Alcohol has ruined the lives of many people, destroyed families, and caused the development of dangerous diseases. Moreover, alcohol abuse often leads to death and development of fatal dangerous diseases. It’s simply impossible to list all the troubles that alcohol causes. Alcohol is especially dangerous for those with addictions. It is contraindicated for such people to drink strong drinks, even in small doses, as this can lead to the most tragic consequences.

Famous actors of the world who died from alcohol

Andrey Ivanovich Krasko (August 10, 1957, Leningrad, USSR - July 4, 2006, Ovidiopol, Ukraine) - Soviet and Russian actor. Andrei Krasko died at the age of 49. The cause was heart failure - a heart attack due to alcohol abuse. IN Lately Krasko suffered from alcohol addiction.

Alexey Leonidovich Fomkin (August 30, 1969, Moscow - February 24, 1996, Vladimir) - actor who became famous leading role in the film “Guest from the Future”, as well as participation in the filming of the film magazine “Yeralash”. After serving in the army, he began to have problems with alcohol and drugs. On the night of February 23 to February 24, 1996, he died during the celebration of the Day Soviet army. Everyone who was in the apartment during the fire was able to escape, except Alexey Fomkin, who was fast asleep and as a result suffocated from smoke. According to one version, all the celebrants were drunk, because of this the actor was unable to wake up.

Viktor Ivanovich Kosykh (January 27, 1950 - December 22, 2011) - Soviet and Russian actor. The Elusive Avengers star has recently been abusing alcohol due to depression. An autopsy showed that the cause of death was a large dose of alcohol, which the body could not cope with.

Vladimir Semyonovich Vysotsky (January 25, 1938, Moscow - July 25, 1980, Moscow) has suffered from alcohol and nicotine addiction in recent years. It is also known that Vladimir Vysotsky used drugs. Died of a heart attack. According to close people, Vladimir Vysotsky was killed by drugs.

Vladislav Borisovich Galkin (December 25, 1971, Moscow - February 25, 2010, Moscow) is a famous Soviet and Russian actor. He died at the age of 39 from cardiac arrest. As a result of the autopsy, doctors came to the conclusion that the artist’s body was severely deteriorated due to nervous exhaustion and alcohol abuse.

Elena Vladimirovna Mayorova (May 30, 1958, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk - August 23, 1997, Moscow). Recently I drank alcohol, which ended in tragedy. On August 23, 1997, she doused herself with fuel and set her dress on fire. She died from her burns at the Sklifosovsky Institute. The exact reason for what happened remains unknown. By official version, There has been an accident. There are also versions that Elena Mayorova intentionally set herself on fire.

Nikolai Nikolaevich Eremenko Jr. (February 14, 1949, Vitebsk, Belarusian SSR, USSR - May 27, 2001, Moscow) - Soviet and Russian actor. He died of a stroke in hospital. Relatives of the actor said that Nikolai Eremenko Jr. drank a lot and died because he could not get out of another binge.

Oleg Ivanovich Dal (May 25, 1941, Lyublino, Moscow region - March 3, 1981, Kyiv) died at the age of 40. Despite poor health and a bad heart, he abused alcohol, although he tried with all his might to overcome his addiction. Died of a heart attack. According to the widespread version, his heart could not stand it after drinking alcohol again, and at that time the actor was “sewn up” with an anti-alcohol capsule.

Pyotr Martynovich Aleinikov (April 12, 1914 - June 9, 1965) - Soviet actor. Due to lack of demand in films, he began to abuse alcohol. IN last years He drank a lot, which caused his health to deteriorate.

Richard Burton (November 10, 1925, Pontrydyfen - August 5, 1984, Celyny) is a Welsh actor, winner of many prestigious awards and honors. He suffered from chronic alcoholism. He died at the age of 58 from a cerebral hemorrhage, which was the result of a severe hangover.

Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American singer, actress, and fashion model. The star abused alcohol and also took drugs. She was found unconscious in the bathroom of a hotel room. They tried to revive Whitney Houston with the help of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, but they could not save her.

Alcoholism is an addiction that affects not only physical health a person, but also on his mental state, which leads to the collapse of life in general, the site reports.

Alcoholism is a harmful habit that takes its toll on any addict, but when it comes to celebrities, the problem reaches a whole different level as their lives are under scrutiny. Previously we wrote about.

We present to you Russian stars who abuse alcohol.

Mikhail Efremov

The actor and director, the son of the famous Oleg Efremov, does not hide the fact that he no longer struggles with addiction to alcohol and does not consider himself an exemplary family man. due to alcoholism.

Marat Basharov

Marat Basharov, drunk, got behind the wheel of a car in which his daughter was.

Philip Kirkorov

The “king of pop”’s addiction to alcohol has been known to everyone for a long time; even Alla Pugacheva has repeatedly complained about her husband to journalists.

Grigory Leps

Surely everyone has already seen the drunk artist. And he openly declares his addiction, and also says that he will continue to drink.

Ivan Okhlobystin

In the summer of 2014 it was delivered to medical Center for treatment. It is unknown whether he passed it completely.

Natalia Andreichenko

During the Soviet years she was a fairly popular artist. After divorcing her husband and moving to Russia, she began to drink a lot of alcohol. She does not hide her addiction. I ended up in a rehabilitation center.

Alexander Domogarov

He underwent treatment in a drug treatment clinic to get rid of addiction. Doctors had to spend a lot of time and effort to rehabilitate his condition.

Sergei Shnurov

The singer himself admits that he likes to drink well. He never went out to perform sober, justifying this by the emergence of talent.

Alexey Panin

At the moment this is the most controversial figure. While drinking, something strange happens to the actor. Journalists have repeatedly recorded his strange drunken antics, which gives him a very dubious reputation.

Larisa Guzeeva

She started drinking alcohol because of her husband, who was suffering drug addiction. Thus, she tried to free him from his addiction. I started using to spite him, and as a result, this drunkenness lasted 7 years. After that, she underwent rehabilitation at a center for alcoholics for 10 years. Was coded, then she managed to win alcohol addiction. criticism towards you.

It's nice to have something strong to drink in a decent campaign once or twice a month. But what about those who are truly addicted to alcohol? It is often said that alcoholics make no real contribution to society. However, the list below can be a great argument to argue against this!

15. Ernest Hemingway


A classic of American literature and the famous author of For Whom the Bell Tolls and The Old Man and the Sea, Uncle Ham was as famous for his drinking as he was for his literary gifts. However, in conversations he stubbornly denied the existence of an addiction. He was able to completely indulge in it while living in Cuba, where he enjoyed a variety of cocktails. They say that it was he who invented “Bloody Mary”! Who knows...

14. Vincent Van Gogh


One of Van Gogh's passions was the strongest alcoholic drink - absinthe. They say he drank it regularly and suffered not only from well-known mental illnesses, but also from alcoholism. His diet consisted mainly of coffee, cigarettes and booze.

13. Stephen King


Stephen King is one of the most prolific authors of his time, with more than 350 million books sold worldwide to date. Many of King's characters, such as Jack Torrance in The Shining, struggle with drinking problems - and in this case, art reflects life. Fortunately, King has not tried to kill his entire family (yet?), but he admits that there is a problem. Most of his most successful books were written while intoxicated, and, according to him, he even fears that he is not capable of creativity when completely sober.

12. Lord Byron

George Gordon Byron represents one of the finest poets this world has ever seen, and one of the leaders of the artistic movement of Romanticism in the 17th and 18th centuries. Lord Byron is known for his sexual adventures (with both women and men), as well as his addiction to alcohol. He especially loved to drink strong drinks from his favorite cup - it may seem terrible, but it was made from... a human skull.

11. Queen Elizabeth I

Lady Elizabeth Angela Margaret Bowes-Lyon, mother of the current Queen of England, Elizabeth II, was the wife of King George VI, shown in the famous film The King's Speech. Britain's beloved Queen Mother has become something of a national icon. However, this does not stop her from being an ordinary person with the usual vices: according to stories, she drank alcohol at least 8 times a day - it could be wine, vodka and even a good old pint of beer. Contrary to all the myths about people suffering from alcohol addiction, Elizabeth I happily lived to be 101 years old.

10. Nero


Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, Roman Emperor from 54 to 68 new era, was a force to be reckoned with in order to survive. Nero is one of the craziest and most frightening figures in ancient Roman history. Many Roman emperors in history wanted to constantly indulge their passions, but Nero succeeded in this more than anyone - and became famous for his drunken orgies.

9. Amy Winehouse


Amy Winehouse was one of the greatest musical talents of the 21st century; We will probably never hear a voice like the one she had. Amy's addiction to alcohol and drugs began in her early youth, and it ultimately destroyed her: at the age of 27, Winehouse died from alcohol intoxication, 5 times exceeding the maximum permissible dose.

8. Billie Holiday


Another singer on this list, owner of one of the golden voices of American jazz, is Billie Holiday. Drugs and alcohol, which she began taking from a young age due to a difficult childhood, seriously interfered with the development of her career. Due to her addictions, her voice began to weaken and she had to stop performing; In the end, her addictions got the better of her - in 1959, she died of cirrhosis of the liver.

7. Boris Yeltsin


Legendary figure of the 1990s, ex-president Russia's Boris Yeltsin also suffered from alcoholism. He is known not only for drunken appearances in public, but also for drunken antics - such as “playing a drum” on the head of Kyrgyz President Askar Akayev.

6. Alexander the Great


The founder of one of the greatest empires in human history, who created it before the age of 30, Alexander the Great is considered one of the best military commanders of all time. There are legends about him - including his love for copious libations. According to chroniclers, he could stab a friend in a drunken brawl after drinking peacefully with him all evening. His death is also linked to alcohol. Perhaps he is the greatest drunkard in the world!

5. Mel Gibson


Gibson is notorious not only for his numerous chauvinist statements, but also for sad episodes related to alcohol and drunk driving. He started drinking when he was 13 years old, and it developed into an addiction, addiction, Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, encounters with the police and rehabilitation clinics.

4. Edgar Allan Poe


Edgar Allan Poe is perhaps one of the darkest figures on the list, American writer, known for his "black" prose. He suffered severe alcoholism and opium addiction. Alcoholism was his main vice and led to his untimely death at the age of 40 - he died from alcohol poisoning under unclear circumstances.

A representative of the Beat Generation literature, writer Jack Kerouac, is known for his novels On the Road and Dharma Bums. Kerouac was always not averse to enjoying a couple of cocktails, and also suffered from drug problems and often wrote about his drunken antics. More and more often, Kerouac appeared drunk in public, including on a television show in 1968. He is famous for the quote "As a Catholic, I can't commit suicide, but I can drink myself to death." When Kerouac's body could no longer bear his abuse, he actually drank himself to death!

2. Dean Martin


Difficult to find photos pop singer Dean Martin without a cigarette in his mouth and alcohol or women in the immediate vicinity; this star has developed a certain reputation in society. He and his friends Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. were a group that was never averse to throwing a drunken party. Martin claimed he drinks because his body "needs alcohol." However, many claimed that even when those around him were already in a stupor, he remained sober because his cocktail contained more juice than alcohol. Now that he has already passed away from lung cancer, we will never know.

1. Betty Ford


Yes, yes, the same Mrs. Ford who was the First Lady of the United States, the wife of President Gerald Ford, from 1974 to 1977. During this period, Betty Ford generally developed a good reputation - especially in connection with her support of feminist values, but also in connection with her painful addictions. In the fight against alcoholism and addiction to stronger substances, Betty Ford founded a clinic to solve similar problems. She died of natural causes in 2011.

The mortality rate from alcohol among men is much higher than among women, but it is known that female alcoholism is incurable. Representatives of creative professions are at particular risk.

History knows many cases when the lives of sought-after musicians or poets ended tragically. Acting is also hard work, which is why Soviet actresses often drank their glass. The editors have compiled a list of actresses who suffered from alcoholism.

Elena Mayorova

Died in August 1997 strange circumstances. It is still unknown whether it was an accident or suicide. While on staircase, Mayorova accidentally or deliberately set the dress on fire. Burning alive, she ran to the service entrance of the Mossovet theater, located in the courtyard of her house, and fell unconscious.

The star later died with burns to 85% of her body. It is believed that this was an accident, but colleagues and acquaintances of the actress are inclined to believe it was suicide. Elena Mayorova was tired of working hard and supporting her family, she drank, and alcohol had a strange effect on her: the actress fell into a state close to depression, and she began to have dark thoughts.

Natalya Kustinskaya

It is believed that alcohol was an indirect cause of the actress's death. In her youth, the beauty of the star won the hearts of the most famous filmmakers. Kustinskaya was bright and unlike other equally beautiful Soviet actresses. However, at the end of her life, the artist remained lonely. Kustinskaya herself called it retribution for the sins of her youth.

Natalia Kustinskaya’s fourth husband, MGIMO professor Gennady Khromushin, has died. Later, her little grandson died, followed by her son. The star became depressed, drank a lot, but did not get drunk. However, the addiction did not pass without a trace. Kustinskaya has changed beyond recognition, her photos horrified her fans. She started serious problems with health, including polyarthritis, radiculitis and pneumonia. An actress in intensive care in 2012.

Valentina Serova

Another beauty from the USSR, a theater and film star, never found the strength to overcome her addiction to alcohol. Serov was pushed to reach for the bottle again eternal problems in the family and with men. The artist started drinking in her early youth. After rehearsals and performances, he and his girlfriends locked themselves in the dressing room and drank.

Due to alcoholism, Serova’s husband, a then popular poet, subsequently left Serova. Her daughter was taken away from her and she was fired from the theater. All this only worsened the addiction. Alcohol also greatly changed the appearance of the actress. The death occurred under unclear circumstances. Valentina Serova was found dead in December 1975 on the floor of a stolen Moscow apartment, where she had lain for more than a day.

Kunna Ignatova is considered one of the most beautiful but forgotten actresses Soviet cinema and theater. Ignatova shone in the films “The Tale of the Newlyweds,” “Lyana,” “Planet of Storms,” “Long Way” and others. The beauty was married to Vladimir Belokurov, who drank heavily and became addicted to this addiction to his husband. Later, Ignatova broke up with Belokurov, but could not give up alcohol amid a creative crisis.

In 1987, a split occurred in the Moscow Art Theater, and Kunna Ignatova joined the troupe. The actress received only episodic roles, she continued to drink alcohol, and colleagues said that Ignatova was dabbling in illegal drugs. Once Kunna Ignatova did not go to work for two whole days. Colleagues decided to find out what happened, broke the door in the actress’s apartment and found her dead. The cause of death still remains a mystery.

Isolda Izvitskaya

Soviet actress also applies to drunken actresses; she was unable to realize herself due to her addiction to alcohol. Her husband Eduard Bredun more than once publicly accused Izvitskaya of alcoholism and humiliated her in the presence of friends and colleagues. Nevertheless, if you believe the memories of people close to the couple, it was Bredun who initiated the drinking and feasting.

In the absence of her husband, Isolda Izvitskaya did not drink and became a different person. According to some reports, the artist begged Bredun not to offer her alcohol anymore. The actress was hiding serious illness kidneys, which was aggravated due to eternal festivities. Later, her husband left her, and on March 1, 1971, Izvitskaya died from starvation, supported by chronic alcoholism. The body was discovered a week after death.