How did Gord Lewis fare? A young lead guitarist was discovered dead.
Hamilton’s most recent murder victim has been identified as Gord Lewis, the band Teenage Head’s founding guitarist. This past weekend, the latter’s body was found in an apartment in the city.
He is a musician who wrote the tunes for the hugely entertaining shows and provided the live performance that many people, especially Hamiltonians, focused their lives around (and still do).
Gord Lewis
How did Gord Lewis fare?
According to rumors, Gord Lewis, a founding member of the Canadian punk band Teenage Head, may have been responsible for the third homicide in Hamilton in 2022.
The Hamilton Spectator, which has confirmed the occurrence, claims that the band’s founder, Gord Lewis, was found dead on Sunday night in an apartment in the city’s Catharine Street neighborhood between Forest Avenue and Young Street.
Detectives claim that because they have already arrested one person with ties to the deceased, they are not looking for any further suspects.
Investigators believe the victim and the accused were father and son, according to Hamilton Police Det. Sgt. Sarah Beck, who said this during a press conference on Monday. The identity of the dead is still pending due to an ongoing autopsy.
According to Beck, no particular identification of the deceased has been established due to the degree of decomposition. The resident’s family has been informed of the present investigation when we spoke with them. We are currently helping them, the spokeswoman added.
Death of Gord Lewis: Murder or Suicide?
The Hamilton Spectator is reporting that a founding member of the legendary Canadian punk band Teenage Head has been found dead in Hamilton.
According to the publication, Gord Lewis, the group’s longstanding lead guitarist, was discovered dead on Sunday in an apartment at 175 Catharine Street South.
One suspect is in custody after the death of a man in his 60s.
Investigators are also aware of an email related to this event that was sent to the media.
According to The Spectator, one of its employees dialed 911 to inform authorities about the odd emails Jonathan Lewis, who is thought to be the musician’s son, sent to their newsroom on Saturday and Sunday.
According to the publication, the Spectator staff member called the police after reading emails that seemed to indicate Gord Lewis had passed away, and the police then conducted a welfare check. During that check, a deceased male in his 60s was discovered, according to a Monday update from Hamilton police. However, the victim’s identity has not yet been determined because of the “degree of decomposition” of the body, police added.
How wealthy was Gord Lewis prior to his passing?
Gord Lewis’ estimated net worth is $12 million, according to the website’s section on net worth.
The band’s Canadian label, Attic Records, staged a string of showcase performances in New York City in September 1980 in an effort to land the group a record deal in the US.
Lewis was temporarily replaced by David Bendeth, but he was able to return in time to play on the 1982 album Some Kinda Fun.
Frankie Venom, Steve Mahon, Nick Stipanitz, and Gord Lewis established Teenage Head while they were students at Hamilton’s Westdale High School.
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