There's no new evidence suggesting foul play Thompson's death, but the Pitkin County Sheriff's Office requested the review at the behest of Thompson's widow, Anita Thompson, the sheriff's office and Colorado Bureau of Investigation said in a news release Tuesday. Investigators are committed to answering any “lingering questions” surrounding his death, Sheriff Michael Buglione said. “We understand the profound impact Hunter S. Thompson had on this community and beyond,” he said. No one answered a call to a number listed as Anita Thompson or responded to an email sent to a nonprofit she founded. Besides the 1972 classic about his trip to Las Vegas, Hunter S. Thompson also wrote “Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail ’72.” The central character in those wild, sprawling satires was `"Dr. Thompson," a snarling, drug- and alcohol-crazed observer and participant.