Oli Herbert’s death now being treated as “suspicious”

(Image credit: Daniel Boczarski/Redferns - Getty)

The death of All That Remains guitarist Oli Herbert is now being treated as “suspicious” according to local reports.

Herbert died last month, with his widow Elizabeth stating last week – in a now deleted post of Facebook – that the cause of death was drowning. The musician was found to have unprescribed anti-depressants in his system at the time of his death.

But the Hartford Courant (via Alt Press) are reporting that the manner of his death is now classed as “undetermined” with Chief Medical Examiner Dr James Gill saying that the case will remain that way unless new information comes to light.

The paper adds: “State police sources said they are treating Herbert’s death as suspicious at this point. The Eastern District Major Crime Squad is investigating.

“Sources said police are compiling a timeline of Herbert’s last 24 hours, reviewing his medical history and searching for people who may have been in contact with him on or before October 16.”

Herbert’s body was found in a pond close to his home.

All That Remains are asking fans to submit their guitar covers to honour Herbert’s legacy. Find out more.

Scott Munro
Louder e-commerce editor

Scott has spent more than 30 years in newspapers, magazines and online as an editor, production editor, sub-editor, designer, writer and reviewer. Scott joined our news desk in the summer of 2014 before moving to the e-commerce team in 2020. Scott maintains Louder’s buyer’s guides, scouts out the best deals for music fans and reviews headphones, speakers, books and more. He's written more than 11,000 articles across Louder, Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and Prog and has previous written for publications including IGN, the Sunday Mirror, Daily Record and The Herald, covering everything from daily news and weekly features, to video games, travel and whisky. Scott's favourite bands are Fields Of The Nephilim, The Cure, New Model Army, All About Eve, The Mission, Cocteau Twins, Drab Majesty, Marillion and Rush.