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Leonard Brackley, eccentric vocalist of the rock band Puztizo, committed suicide in his Atlanta apartment Tuesday night, EST. Investigators who first arrived at the scene confirmed that the outspoken celebrity shot himself in the head with a .45-calibre pistol. Brackley, 44, made a tour of several county drug treatment centers and, unable to kick substance addiction in these facilities, decided to live in isolation in the forests of Montana to “heal on (his) own terms.” Late last year, he declared himself “clean as a filthy whistle” and went back to the studio to record a solo album. Brackley leaves behind Helen Dorset, his partner for the past 12 years, and their 8-year old son, Mustang.