
Iris Chang, author of bestseller 'Rape of Nanking,' found dead
Iris Chang, an author praised for her books including the bestseller "The Rape of Nanking," has been found dead in her car of a self-inflicted gunshot, local reports said Wednesday.
Chang, 36, had recently been hospitalized for a nervous breakdown. Her body was found Tuesday in her car, which was parked on a side road along a highway just south of Los Gatos, Santa Clara County, the reports said, quoting local authorities.
The authorities said a motorist noticed her car, checked the vehicle and called police, according to the reports.
The official cause of the death has not been released, but investigators concluded that Chang shot herself in the head, the reports said.