Keith Boyd, assistant chief deputy coroner for Marin County, Calif., said he was cold to the touch and rigor mortis had already set in.
Williams was found by his personal assistant, who broke in to his room Monday morning when he failed to respond to knocks. She was distraught in the 9. Williams' death was a suicide by hanging.
Williams' wife last saw him at about 1. Monday around 1. 0: 3. Neighbor Sandy Kleinman said yesterday that she saw his wife go out with the dog for a walk . It is being tested to determine if residue on the knife is blood and if it is Williams' blood.
. Nor would he discuss medications; toxicology reports won't be available for several weeks, he said.
But he did say Williams had recently sought treatment for depression.
Boyd said today's forensic examination, conducted by the Marin County Sheriff's Office chief forensic pathologist, . So far, the family, including Williams' widow, has pleaded for privacy.
His family has not released any information about a funeral but late Tuesday asked that in lieu of flowers donations be made to these charities: St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Challenged Athletes, Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation,Glide Memorial Church in San Francisco, Muhammad Ali Parkinson Foundation, and the USO.
That's going to be difficult given the worldwide interest in the story. Already, mourners are turning up on the quiet bayside street in Tiburon where Williams lived.
Such as fans Sabrina Hahnlein, 5. Kathryn, 2. 3, of San Diego, who found their way to his home to leave a bouquet of flowers and pay their respects. They loved Williams work so much they named their two dogs after his first big breakthrough: Mork and Mindy.
The star was found dead at his home in Tiburon, Calif. Monday, leaving Hollywood and the comedian's many fans in a state of shock.
Williams, 6. 3, was found unconscious and not breathing at approximately noon local time, and was pronounced dead shortly after.
Williams' daughter, Zelda, 2. Instagram account, tweeted early Tuesday morning, . I'll try to keep looking up. I am utterly heartbroken. Some fans reacted today with touching tributes.
Boston fans chalked tributes and the words that Williams spoke in Good Will Hunting around the bench where he and Matt Damon filmed a scene for the movie, creating a singular memorial.
Furor over graphic details of Robin Williams' death. The picture painted was gruesome. No detail, it seemed, was spared. When Robin Williams went on 'The Tonight Show,' it was comedy magic. We're all reeling from the tragic news that gifted actor and comedian Robin Williams committed. Photograph by Rob Stothard, Getty Images. A year from now, day will turn into night across the United States. Patch Professor of History Ph.D., Princeton University, 1979. Areas of specialization: Latin American history with an emphasis on Mexico and Central America.
Chalk footprints of where Williams sat were drawn on the bench, right above famous quotes from the movie, such as . Today, Secretary of State John Kerrypraised Williams' . Doubtfire co- star Sally Field told.
Entertainment Tonight in a statement. And so very sad for his family. And I'm sad for Robin.
He always lit up when he was able to make people laugh, and he made them laugh his whole life long .. There will not be another. Please God, let him now rest in peace. Geniuses can do things we have to learn to do. You can teach craft, you can teach technique.
You can't teach genius. There are not enough adjectives to describe the light he was, to anyone that ever had the pleasure to meet him. I will miss him every day, but I know the memory of him will live on. And to his family, I thank them for letting us know him and seeing the joy they brought him. Us crazy ones love you. Reeve died in 2. 00.
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