Just a day after hundreds walked in his honor, the L.A. County Coroner officially announced that Dr. Marc Abrams' death was a suicide, according to the LA Times. The news confirms speculation heard throughout the weekend. Abrams, also known as Silver Lake's "Walking Man," was reportedly under investigation following an overdose death of a patient. Abrams was found dead on Wednesday evening, shocking the community because he was a daily fixture in the neighborhood. “He was found in the Jacuzzi with the Jacuzzi lid pulled over the Jacuzzi itself,” said Ed Winter, assistant chief of the Department of Coroner Investigations, to the times. “There was no suicide note found.” Some still remain wary of the news. more ›

If there's one thing that can be said about Silver Lake is that it's truly a community. One where neighbors band together, through good times and bad times, to make it home. When Dr. Marc Abrams, known as Silver Lake's "Walking Man," died last week (Update: now confirmed as a suicide), it struck the neighborhood in a big way. Big enough that four days after his death, around 500 people gathered to walk five miles of his lengthy daily route. more ›

A memorial walk organized shortly after the death of Silver Lake's Marc Abrams is following a portion of the local icon's daily route, and has drawn an estimated 1,000 people so far to take part. more ›

Many knew Marc Abrams by sight, or by his "Walking Man" nickname, but to many he was Dr. Abrams, a general practitioner. Following his sudden death on Wednesday night, there has been an outpouring of grief from his many admirers in and around the Silver Lake community he called home for 30 years. However, a darker tale has come to light about the doctor, as reported by the LA Times. more ›

Hundreds of people plan to honor Dr. Marc Abrams this Sunday by walking a portion his daily 15-mile route. Known as the Silver Lake "Walking Man," Abrams was a neighborhood fixture and his death on Wednesday shocked many, causing an grief and heartbreak throughout the community. more ›

The sudden death of Dr. Marc Abrams, better known as Silver Lake's "Walking Man," has inspired an outpouring of heartbreak and emotion from those in and around the community that he called home for 30 years. more ›

Marc Abrams, known as Silver Lake's beloved "Walking Man" has died, according to NBC. He was 58. more ›

A mural depicting Dr. Marc Abrams, otherwise known as the Silver Lake Walking Man, has been spotted by Mark Lisanti. The mural, found on Sunset Blvd. abut Local, a restaurant, is by Nicky Gagliarducci and focuses on the local scene. Back in 2004, Abrams told a local reporter about his route (.pdf): "I usually loop around the lake, and then go down West Silverlake to Rowena, and then Hyperion, and then Griffith Park Blvd. down Sunset, back down Silverlake to the reservoir, and then back and loop around the lake again. So it’s about 15 miles altogether." Back in 2007, LAist interviewed the Silver Lake Five Dollar Guy. (via Curbed LA) more ›