On September 3,1970, just prior to leaving for a festival in Berlin, the band was shattered when they learned of Wilson's death by barbiturate overdose; his body was found on a hillside behind Bob Hite's Topanga home.
On September 3,1970, just prior to leaving for a festival in Berlin, the band was shattered when they learned of Wilson's death by barbiturate overdose; it was found out that Wilson drank three gallons of antifreeze mixed with multiple drugs. His body was found on a hillside behind Bob Hite's Topanga home.