Last Photos of Celebrities Before Tragic End

Chester Bennington

The very last photo of Chester Bennington (Linkin Parks lead singer) taken by his wife just one day before he took his own life.

Jimi Hendrix

This photo captures Jimi Hendrix with his beloved guitar, Black Betty just one day before his tragic death. Hendrix passed away due to asphyxia caused by aspirating his own vomit, a consequence of being intoxicated with barbiturates.

Kurt Cobain

One of the final photos of Kurt Cobain. The photo was taken by a fan and it was captured just days before Kurt ended his own life.

Alan Rickman

In one of his final public appearances, Alan Rickman was captured in a photograph looking healthy. Rickman had been diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer in August 2015, a fact he kept private until his death on January 14, 2016.

Carrie Fisher

A fan snapped this photo of Carrie Fisher in London, just one day before she flew to Los Angeles. Tragically, she suffered a heart attack during the flight and passed away four days later, on December 27, 2016, in hospital.

Bill Paxton

This is a photograph of actor Bill Paxton at his final public appearance, the NAACP Awards in 2017. Tragically, just two weeks later on February 25, 2017, Paxton passed away at the age of 61 after suffering a stroke.

Albert Einstein

One of the last known photographs of Albert Einstein taken around one month before his passing in 1955.