Denver (CNN) — The Colorado Bureau of Investigation will be conducting a review into the case of renowned journalist and activist Hunter S. Thompson’s death more than two decades after it was ruled a suicide, the agency said Tuesday in a news release .

Thompson died at his home in Woody Creek, Colorado, outside of Aspen, on February 20, 2005, of “an alleged self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.” He was 67 years old.

The renewed investigation comes at the suggestion of the Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office, which received a request from the gonzo journalist’s wife, Anita Thompson, according to the CBI.

“We understand the profound impact Hunter S. Thompson had on this community and beyond,” Pitkin County Sheriff Michael Buglione said in a statement. “By bringing in an outside agency f

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