The cause of death for American Idol contestant Doug Kiker, better known as "The Singing Garbage Man," has been revealed. According to TMZ, Kiker died from an opioid overdose. Citing the City and ...

Doug Kiker’s cause of death has been disclosed one month after his shocking passing. The “American Idol” died from an accidental opioid overdose, the Denver Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed to The ...

American Idol alum Doug Kiker’s ex-fiancée Valerie Cook is speaking out one month after his sudden death. After the City and County of Denver Medical Examiner confirmed the singer died from an opioid ...

The official cause of death was the combined toxic effects of fentanyl, methadone and amphetamines, along with recent cocaine use, People reports. (TMZ broke the news.) Kiker died last month at age 32 ...

Doug Kiker’s friends and family now know how the popular American Idolsinger died. “The singing garbage man” — as the show tabbed him — was hospitalized in early March and died several days later.

Weeks after American Idol contestant Doug Kiker's "completely unexpected" death at the age of 32, a cause of death has been confirmed. According to a report from the City and County of Denver Medical ...