> That doesn't seem especially compelling What is compelling is that the 5-star hotel where Cotton and his wife were staying, the hospital where he was treated

> That doesn't seem especially compelling What is compelling is that the 5-star hotel where Cotton and his wife were staying, the hospital where he was treated, 2 members of the police department that reviewed the case, and the mortuary where he was embalmed, all confirm Cotton's death. That would be a pretty elaborate staged death -- not impossible, but still the evidence provided in the article clearly points to Cotton having died suddenly and unexpectedly in India.