Bradley Stone, the main suspect for the brutal Pennsylvania killing who was found dead last week, died of overdose according to the Montgomery County Examiner's autopsy report. Stone was found dead about half a mile from his home in a woodland area.
The autopsy report revealed that Stone did not die of self-inflicted wounds, but of suicide due to combined drug intoxication. He has ingested multiple drugs including mCPP, Trazodone, and Risperidone. Blood samples taken from stone revealed, according to Dr. Isadore Mihalikas, the forensic pathologist who conducted Stone's autopsy.
Trazodone is a drug prescribed to patients suffering from depression and is used mainly to treat patients with major depressive order. Common side effects of the drug include confusion, blurred vision, lightheadedness, and weakness, while some less common side effects include shortness of breath, confusion on place, time, and identity, fast or slow heartbeat, and lack of coordination.
Trazodone is often prescribed to patients who are suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), while mCPP or meta-Chlorophenylpiperazine is a recreational drug used to test anti-migraine medications. The compound is sometimes used as an alternative to ecstasy. Although it is illegal in some countries, it is legal to prescribe, sell, and use mCPP in the United States.
Stone and his ex-wife filed for divorce nearly five years ago and were in a custody battle prior to the killing. The court has declined Stone's appeal for emergency custody.
Prior to his death, there were unconfirmed reports that Stone has been suffering from PTSD. Stone has served the US Marines from 2002 to 2008. In 2008, he was assigned to Iraq for a few months. The Department of Veterans Affairs confirmed that he was suffering from PTSD.
Investigators found a machete, a double-bladed ax, and knives covered in blood next to Stone's body in Upper Hanover Township where he was discovered. An energy drink bottle, together with two medicine containers were also found at the scene, medical examiners say.
A nationwide manhunt was launched shortly after Stone went on a killing spree that ended the life of his ex-wife Nicole Hill-Stone and five other members of her family.
