Buffalo Jim found dead in hotel room

By Jeff German · April 7, 2008· 12 PM

Buffalo Jim Barrier

Photo by Richard Brian
Buffalo Jim Barrier, a colorful wrestling promoter and auto mechanic who had a running feud with former Crazy Horse Too owner Rick Rizzolo, has died. Clark County Coroner Mike Murphy says the body of the 55-year-old Barrier was found Sunday afternoon at a Motel 6 on Boulder Highway and positively identified by a family member. Barrier was pronounced dead at 2:30 p.m.

Buffalo Jim Barrier, a colorful wrestling promoter and auto mechanic who had a running feud with former Crazy Horse Too owner Rick Rizzolo, has died. Clark County Coroner Mike Murphy says the body of the 55-year-old Barrier was found Sunday afternoon at a Motel 6 on Boulder Highway and positively identified by a family member. Barrier was pronounced dead at 2:30 p.m.
Clark County Coroner Mike Murphy says the body of the 55-year-old Barrier was found Sunday afternoon at a Motel 6 on Boulder Highway and positively identified by a family member. Barrier was pronounced dead at 2:30 p.m.
“Foul play is not suspected at this point,” Murphy says. “But we still have a lot of work to do.”
Murphy says a medical examination of the body was planned for today, and the coroner’s office would wait for the results of toxicology tests and an analysis of tissue samples before ruling on the cause of death.
To Barrier’s longtime lawyer and friend, Robert Lueck, his death appears suspicious.
“Nothing is adding up here,” he says. “It makes no sense.” Read the rest of this entry »

Popularity: 3% [?]

Tags: Add new tag, auto mechanic, auto repair shop, boulder highway, business mall, chaotic life, clark county coroner, crazy horse, Family Member, federal racketeering, foul play, friend robert, jeff german, M Clark, media interest, medical examination, motel 6, reality television, rick rizzolo, road barrier, tax evasion, Television Series, tissue samples, toxicology tests
Posted in Entertainment, Hurts My Brain | 7 Comments »