Ah, that makes sense. I was half expecting an article on how they haven't recovered his body and there were plane tickets to Guatemala purchased in his name...
How about changing it to "didn't only die" or "didn't merely die"?
I first thought it was about someone who hadn't died. Then I started reading the article and thought it was about someone with the same name. THEN I realized what I was reading.
@iNate2000 good suggestions, I had considered a similar edit but then found the edit link was no longer available due to HN's time limit for making edits.