Vine Video App Co-Founder Found Dead In His New York Apartment Of Drug Overdose

December 17. 2018

Colin Kroll

Yesterday 34-year-old Vine founder, Colin Kroll, was found unresponsive in his New York apartment. It is believed he died of a cocaine and heroin overdose, as both drugs were founding the property. Police were called to do a welfare check and discovered his dead body in the bedroom with drug paraphernalia close by.

Colin co-founded the popular video app Vine, which allowed social networking users to make and distribute short videos online. The videos became known for being humorous and became the go to app for independent content creators who sought to make and share comedic vids on the internet.

Twitter purchased Vine and Kroll was fired not long after on allegations he behaved inappropriately regarding female co-workers. Vine was also shutdown. Many on social networking still regret the app being discontinued. Kroll then founded the HQ Trivia app which became a popular mobile download.

34-years-old is young to die. He had everything to live for, but is now gone much sooner than should be, thanks to drugs. Kroll had a family (parents/siblings), girlfriend, a luxury apartment, millions of dollars and a thriving career. His early passing is a senseless waste of a promising life. A terrible drug epidemic is sweeping America and Kroll is one of its latest victims.

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Co-founder of Vine and HQ Trivia Colin Kroll is found dead 'of an apparent cocaine and heroin overdose' in his Manhattan apartment aged 34

Published: 11:17 EST, 16 December 2018 | Updated: 00:56 EST, 17 December 2018 - Colin Kroll, the CEO and co-founder of HQ Trivia was found dead in his New York City apartment early Sunday morning in what is believed to be an overdose. He was 34-years-old.

The New York City Police Department tells DailyMail.com they received a call at 12.15am Sunday morning for a welfare check from Kroll's girlfriend who said she couldn't get in touch with him. When police arrived at his apartment on Spring Street they found him unresponsive in his bedroom. A source adds that drugs believed to be cocaine and heroin were also found in the apartment...