Hunter S. Thompson, the inventor of Gonzo journalism, has been immortalized not only through his writing but also in cinema. Johnny Depp played Thompson's alter ego, Raoul Duke in the 1998 adaptation of Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Investigation into ‘Fear and Loathing’ writer Hunter S. Thompson’s 2005 suicide reopened https://t.co/zcnBsWQhuP pic.twitter.com/KzMbAHaBOn — New York Post (@nypost) October 1, 2025Here's more from the New York Post:Federal investigators will reopen a probe into the death of legendary “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” writer Hunter S. Thompson more than 20 years after it was ruled a suicide. “We understand the profound impact Hunter S. Thompson had on this community and beyond,” said the sheriff, Michael Buglione, in a press release Tuesday. In August, 2005, Thompson's friend -- including actor Johnny Depp - held a funeral for him.