Infamous ‘Club Kids’ Killer Michael Alig Dies At 54

Notorious “club kid” killer Michael Alig died of an alleged drug overdose.

Alig served 17 years in prison for killing his roommate over a drug debt in a case that was turned into a book and movie.

He died of a suspected drug overdose six years after his release, police said.

He was 54 years old.

Alig’s death on Thursday night or early Friday (US time) is being investigated as a possible drug overdose, police said.

The investigation into his death is still ongoing.

No official cause has been determined, Aja Worthy-Davis, a spokesman for the New York City medical examiner’s office, said Saturday.

Alig was part of a decadent party scene from the 90s characterized by wild costumes and rampant drug use. He pleaded guilty to manslaughter in 1997 for killing Andre “Angel” Meléndez.

Alig admitted that he and Robert “Freeze” Riggs killed Melendez, cut up the body, and dumped the parts into the Hudson River.

Riggs also pleaded guilty to manslaughter. It was released in 2010.

At the time of his release, the promoter told The Guardian that his sentence helped him confront what he had done to his friend.

“You need to go to prison for 17 years and go through extensive therapy, then have to face who you are and how you behaved,” Alig explained to The Guardian.

“Because while you’re high, you’re not facing anything,” he said.

Despite being high, Alig told The Guardian that he took full responsibility for his actions.

“I was responsible because I made the decision to use drugs,” he said.

“And when I made that decision, I was not high.”

The story became the 2003 movie “Party Monster,” in which Macaulay Culkin played Alig.

Alig maintained a social media presence while behind bars, although he did not have access to a computer and was dictating tweets to a friend over the prison phone.

ME! The news confirmed Alig’s death today.

-AP