<body><div><h2> 'We won't know the cause of death until the autopsy is complete. Thank you the prayers for our family,' the DJ's sister shared after his death </h2><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=46VWBi_0qz4sAph00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=46VWBi_0qz4sAph00" width="2000" height="1120" ><figcaption>Memphis DJ Slick Rick GoFundMe </figcaption></figure><p> After popular Memphis DJ Slick Rick was <a href="https://themessenger.com/news/memphis-dj-slick-rick-buchanan-found-with-head-cut-off" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> found decapitated in his home on Wednesday </a> , his loved ones are left without many answers. </p><p> Ashley Buchanan, the sister of Slick Rick (real name Rick Buchanan), started <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/slick-ricks-last-call?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&amp;utm_content=facebook_cta_variant_v2&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=facebook" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> a GoFundMe page </a> in her brother's honor on Thursday to help pay for funeral costs. </p><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate><p> Furthermore, Ashley highlighted the "still many unanswered questions" surrounding her brother's death. At press time, the GoFundMe had raised $1,400 of its $10,000 goal. </p><p> "If you knew Rick, you know he gave to anyone he could, friends, strangers, and charities," the GoFundMe page notes. "He used his voice and personality to raise unthinkable amounts of money for others. He was also a champion of Memphis music and took pride in presenting, playing, and promoting local music at The Stage Stop." </p><p> The late DJ's sister Nina Makris also posted about his death <a href="https://www.facebook.com/people/Nina-Makris/pfbid0P163hfuvvhM3d2BzfCyfRVZAbja18cPPRe32TG5iUHiYqmEZJCpWqxyDJRGyFCmFl/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> on Facebook </a> . </p><p> "As some of you may know, my brother, Ricky, passed away," she wrote. "He was found in his home today, but we won’t know the cause of death until the autopsy is complete. Thank you the prayers for our family. He is now at peace and no longer has to fight his demons." </p><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate><p> The decapitated body was found by his brother John Buchanan on Wednesday in the Berclair neighborhood of Memphis. </p><p> John found his deceased brother with a coat "up over his head like it was cold or something. A lot of things were weird," he <a href="https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/popular-memphis-dj-decapitated-in-berclair-brother-says/article_10218646-bbd3-11ee-b5cc-13d523c1d11a.html?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=user-share" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> told WTVT </a> . "He had his keys still in his hand. His pants were pulled down to his feet and the back door was wide open, so that's the weird stuff." </p><p> An investigation into Slick Rick's death is ongoing. </p></div></body>

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‘We won’t know the cause of death until the autopsy is complete. Thank you the prayers for our family,’ the DJ’s sister shared after his death