Doug Kiker died March 10. Valerie Cook was informed by an investigator that he died of a drug-induced heart attack, with the ...

Doug Kiker’s cause of death has been disclosed one month after his shocking passing. The “American Idol” died from an ...

The official cause of death was the combined toxic effects of fentanyl, methadone and amphetamines, along with recent cocaine ...

American Idol alum Doug Kiker’s ex-fiancée Valerie Cook is speaking out one month after his sudden death. After the City and ...

American Idol alum Doug Kiker, who earned the nickname “The Singing Garbage Man” and brought Katy Perry to tears on the hit singing competition, died from an opioid overdose. Kiker’s cause of death ...

As American Idol’s 23rd season continues ... Season 18 alum Doug Kiker, better known to fans as the “Singing Garbage Man,” died from an opioid overdose at age 32, and his ex-fiancée Valerie ...

The aspiring musician, nicknamed "The Singing Garbage Man," competed on season 18 of Idol in 2020. By Katie Atkinson Executive Digital Director, West Coast American Idol contestant Doug Kiker died ...

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 ...

Doug Kiker's friends and family now know how the popular American Idol singer died. "The singing garbage man" — as the show tabbed him — was hospitalized in early March and died several days ...