Alk regularly used heroin.[9] On January 1 or 3, 1982,[nb 1] he was found dead at Rundown Studios, Dylan's studio in Santa Monica, California.[10][11] Although the coroner ruled his death an accidental heroin overdose,[11] other sources report his death as a suicide.[4][9][10] Alk's first wife, Jones, and his second wife Joan, both expressed their belief that he had intentionally killed himself. But no evidence either way has ever been found.[11]