Lynn Krieger, wife of The Doors guitarist Robby Krieger, dies at 79

Lynn Krieger, the wife of The Doors guitarist Robby Krieger, has died at the age of 79. According to reports from TMZ, she passed away in her sleep on Thursday following a long illness.

Emergency services were called to the couple's home in Beverly Hills, California, after reports of a possible cardiac arrest. However, first responders and police confirmed that she had already passed away by the time they arrived. While authorities received a notice regarding a death by natural causes, an official cause of death has not yet been released.

Lynn Krieger, born Lynn Ann Veres, met the members of The Doors in a New York City nightclub in 1967. She and Robby Krieger were married in 1972, maintaining a partnership that lasted over five decades.