Crime & Safety
Autopsy Complete On Eric Bolling Jr., Son Of Bergen Ex-Fox News Anchor: Report
The cause of death will not be released for another six to eight weeks, according to officials.
An autopsy was completed on Eric Chase Bolling, the son of a former Fox News anchor from Bergen County, but the cause of the 19-year-old's death will not be released for another six to eight weeks, according to a report.
An investigator with the Boulder, Colorado, Coroner's Office said authorities are continuing to investigate the case, the New York Daily News reported.
Eric Bolling Sr., a Demarest resident, had worked for Fox News until he and the network parted ways last month after an investigation into allegations that he sent female colleagues lewd text messages, The Huffington Post originally reported.
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In a tweet Saturday, the elder Bolling said there were no signs of "self harm" regarding his son's death.
Authorities have informed us there is no sign of self harm at this point. Autopsy will be next week. Please respect our grieving period.
— Eric Bolling (@ericbolling) September 9, 2017
The younger Bolling was a second-year student at the University of Colorado, CNN reported. He died in his bed with the covers over him; there was no suicide note and no drug paraphernalia or pill bottles near the body, TMZ.com reported.
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