JANI LANE - Mystery Note Found At Death Scene
August 23, 2011, 13 years ago
According to TMZ, former WARRANT singer Jani Lane was carrying a note in his pocket on the day he died which read, "I am Jani Lane," but Jani wasn't the person who wrote the note.
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ Jani had no official ID on him when his body was discovered at a Los Angeles motel on August 11. The note contained a phone number for a person close to Jani and police contacted that person after Jani's body was discovered.
Investigators have confirmed the note was written by one of Jani's friends and that person had placed a similar note on Jani in the past. Cops have been in contact with that person.
However, the note has infuriated members of Jani's family -- who tell TMZ whoever had written the note was clearly aware that Jani had a substance abuse problem and should have helped Jani seek treatment instead of simply tucking a piece of paper into his pants.
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Lane was separated from his third wife, the former Kimberly Nash, at the time of his death. He is survived by two daughters, one from each of his first two marriages.
According to E! Online, an autopsy performed Jani Lane proved inconclusive pending the results of toxicology tests, according to the Los Angeles County coroner's office.
Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter says it may take seven or eight weeks to finalize the cause of death.
