Brautigan’s Death Express September 16, 2019September 15, 2020 · Leave a comment · THIRTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Richard Brautigan shot himself in the head with a .44 Magnum revolver on September 16, 1984, in his house in Bolinas, California. He was 49. His body wasn’t discovered for a month, on October 15, badly decomposed. Share post:SharePocketLike this:Like Loading...