Reports reveal new details on investigation into Hayden Panettiere’s death, including potential cause
Key Points:
- The investigation into Hayden Panettiere's death has expanded into a cross-country probe involving both Los Angeles and South Carolina, focusing on the source and type of drugs involved.
- TMZ reported that Panettiere allegedly obtained several prescription drugs, including oxycodone, from a longtime drug dealer in Los Angeles and may have purchased the fatal dose during a flight to South Carolina.
- The pill taken by Panettiere on the morning of her death could have been laced with fentanyl, according to TMZ sources.
- Panettiere was found unresponsive and in cardiac arrest at her temporary apartment in Greenville, South Carolina, on August 16; resuscitation efforts failed, and she was pronounced dead at the scene.
- The autopsy completed on August 17 showed no signs of trauma contributing to her death, with the investigation ongoing.