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Hayden Panettiere's Death Ruled Accidental After Greenville Investigation
Greenville city police said on the 28th that Hayden Panettiere's death was accidental, closing an investigation opened after an August 16 emergency call from a residence in Greenville, South Carolina.
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Why it matters
The ruling gives the case a documented cause, naming five drugs, after a memoir published in May had already described her addiction and recovery in her own account.
Key Facts
- Greenville city police announced on the 28th that Hayden Panettiere's death was accidental.
- Panettiere, 36, was found in cardiac arrest at a Greenville, South Carolina residence on August 16 and pronounced dead at 2:32 p.m.
- The finding cites the toxic effects of fentanyl, 4-ANPP, alprazolam, meprobamate and quetiapine.
- Panettiere played Claire in HEROES from 2006 to 2010 and later appeared in Nashville and the Scream films.
- Panettiere published a memoir, This Is Me: A Reckoning, in May.
Panettiere, 36, was found in cardiac arrest and pronounced dead at 2:32 p.m. that day. The finding cites the toxic effects of fentanyl, 4-ANPP, alprazolam, meprobamate and quetiapine. She played Claire in HEROES and later appeared in Nashville and the Scream films.
Brian Hickerson, Panettiere's on-and-off boyfriend, and his brother Zack were at the Greenville residence when paramedics arrived on August 16 and found her in cardiac arrest. Advanced CPR did not revive her, and she was pronounced dead at 2:32 p.m. that day.
The announcement on the 28th lists the drugs involved: fentanyl, 4-ANPP, alprazolam, meprobamate and quetiapine. Panettiere was 36. She played Claire in HEROES from 2006 to 2010, then appeared in Nashville and the Scream films. In May she published a memoir, This Is Me: A Reckoning, about addiction, postpartum depression and recovery. Her 11-year-old daughter lives with former fiance Wladimir Klitschko.
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- Cinema Today 36歳「HEROES/ヒーローズ」女優の死、不慮の事故と認定