Summary

The body of comedian Chris Farley was returned to his hometown of Madison, Wisconsin today. His funeral has been planned for Tuesday. Farley was found dead inside his apartment at the John Hancock building. New information is coming out about the last moments of Farley's life. The star of Saturday Night Live was reportedly drinking heavily at area bars in Chicago just nights before his death. One of those bars, was The Hunt Club an upscale Chicago sports bar, it's reported he was drinking with his brother John. One waitress here is quoted as saying he looked really bad. A doorman is quoted as saying he looked really red, big, heavy, sweating. And a stripper who identified herself only as Autumn told the syndicated TV show Inside Edition that she was called to Farley's apartment... when she arrived he was drinking vodka and rolling a marijuana cigarette, she also says in the interview, which airs Monday, that Farley asked her for cocaine. The autopsy on Farley is complete, but the medical examiners office says it will be weeks for toxicology tests to be returned and an official cause of death released. END

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 2126
Story Slug Farley’s Last Bar (12/20/1997)
Location Chicago, Illinois
Format Vo*
Date 12/20/1997
Archive Time 10:52
TRT 1:15
Supers Chicago, Illinois
Video Description Exterior of The Hunt Club, another sign, street, bar exteriors, sidewalk, windows
Description The body of comedian Chris Farley was returned to his hometown of Madison, Wisconsin today. His funeral has been planned for Tuesday. Farley was found dead inside his apartment at the John Hancock building. New information is coming out about the last moments of Farley's life. The star of Saturday Night Live was reportedly drinking heavily at area bars in Chicago just nights before his death. One of those bars, was The Hunt Club an upscale Chicago sports bar, it's reported he was drinking with his brother John. One waitress here is quoted as saying he looked really bad. A doorman is quoted as saying he looked really red, big, heavy, sweating. And a stripper who identified herself only as Autumn told the syndicated TV show Inside Edition that she was called to Farley's apartment... when she arrived he was drinking vodka and rolling a marijuana cigarette, she also says in the interview, which airs Monday, that Farley asked her for cocaine. The autopsy on Farley is complete, but the medical examiners office says it will be weeks for toxicology tests to be returned and an official cause of death released. END
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