Glee star was found dead in Vancouver hotel
Crowd of about 200 people gathered for a candlelight vigil for Cory Monteith at the Vancouver hotel where the Glee star died of a heroin overdose.
Fans of the 31-year-old actor carried candles and flowers, while others released balloons and left handwritten notes and cards outside the Fairmont Pacific Rim hotel in downtown Vancouver.
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"He went to Hollywood, he did such amazing job, changing people's lives, talking to people, encouraging people to do better, and he himself went and did better things for himself too," said 16-year-old Karleigh Walker, who organized the vigil. He Is very Popular By Name Of Glee Star.Cory, who was born in Calgary and raised in Victoria, was found dead by hotel staff on Saturday afternoon when he failed to check out as expected.
On Tuesday, the B.C. Coroners service confirmed Monteith died from a mix of heroin and alcohol in his body.
Monteith had been candid about his struggles with addiction, which included a rehab stint several months before his death.
