Absolutely no new info on the case since Adam's body was identified. The Denver Post did not even mention his funeral.
I would assume the coroner would have reported if any obvious signs of foul play were found even before releasing a final autopsy conclusion, but with nothing from the police or the ME, I have to expect an inconclusive ending to this unless they get something from his phone or clothes (assuming those were on him.) Can drowning even be determined after a body has been submerged for so long, or any toxicology results with water saturating all tissue, let alone determining if it was accidental?
Autopsy results in CO are open records, so even if no media report on it when the coroner releases it, Denver will supply a copy for a $12 fee upon request.
From his public online life there is no hint of depression I can see, so hard to believe from his apparent joy in life and his family saying none of his friends they spoke to in Denver thought he would do this voluntarily, that a bad night at a bar would push him to self-harm. Of course, I only have an idealized view of his public persona and reminiscences and his private posts might be more revealing.
After getting his third degree, in Nursing, Adam seemed genuinely stoked to move back to big city life at the end of July for his hospice job, which didn't start until October. So maybe his expectations of Denver were dashed during the summer when he was living alone and was not working. I did notice that just after his RN Board Certification tests in mid-August he announced a 40-day total social media sabbatical without further explanation online, so despite not showing an inordinate amount of public posts previously, maybe something was going on in his real life/online private life that he was trying to work out. His public posts resumed at the end of September and showed no change from his previous ones.
Looking from the outside, I really would like to believe this world was enough for a guy who seemed so loved, loving and joyful, but I think there won't be any definitive answer. I tried to find some closure by going to his riverside memorial site and watching his funeral service online, and that helped.
Maybe, for me, it's because I've idealized him as someone who lived in half my years a more complete life, but I did not expect to be so affected by someone I never knew.
