Winnipeg Free Press | Slayer founder Hanneman dies of liver failure at 49 Winnipeg Free Press LOS ANGELES -- Jeff Hanneman, a founding member of Slayer whose career was irrevocably changed after a spider bite, has died. He was 49. Slayer spokeswoman Heidi Robinson-Fitzgerald said the guitarist died Thursday morning of liver failure at a Los ... Spider Bite Didn't Kill Slayer Spider bite may have contributed to death of Slayer's guitarist, Jeff Hanneman Speculation about rocker Hanneman's death spotlights spider- - KCTV5 |