Layne thomas staley (born layne rutherford staley; Feb 26, 2024on april 5, 2002, 34-year-old layne thomas staley died of a speedball overdose in his seattle, washington apartment. Feb 21, 2025staley coped with substance abuse issues for most of his adult life, and he died at the age of 34 in his seattle condominium in april 2002.
Oct 3, 2025prior to his untimely death on april 5th, 2002, from an accidental overdose at just 34, the frontman became somewhat of a recluse, rarely leaving his seattle condominium, which he’d. People knew a lot about layne staley when he was young, but it wasn’t until after he died that the real story of the artist and person. Apr 5, 2015layne staley, lead singer of alice in chains, died of a drug overdose on april 5, 2002.
On april 5, 2002, layne staley (1967-2002), singer, guitarist, and frontman for the popular seattle band alice in chains, dies of a drug overdose. Aug 23, 2024learn how layne staley's struggles with addiction and health issues led to his untimely death, and what the investigation and autopsy revealed. Apr 3, 2024of course, we didn't actually know layne died that day.
Staley's body wasn't discovered until april 19, when his mother nancy mccallum called 911 and joined police for a well. Staley died at only 34 years old after overdosing on a speedball.