Hayden Panettiere died from accidental overdose involving fentanyl, coroner says
By JEFFREY COLLINS, Associated Press GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Actor Hayden Panettiere died from an accidental overdose of several drugs, including fentanyl, and had been in rehab just weeks before, according to a coroner’s report obtained by The Associated Press. Panettiere, 36, was found unresponsive in an apartment in Greenville, South Carolina, on Aug. Her on-and-off boyfriend Brian Hickerson and his brother Zach Hickerson were at the home . A combination of fentanyl and its chemical byproduct, as well as the anti-anxiety medication alprazolam, a muscle relaxer and a drug used to treat major depression and other serious mental health disorders, was found in Panettiere’s system, according to a statement from the Greenville County Coroner’s Office.
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Her younger brother, Jansen Panettiere, who was also an actor, died of a heart condition in 2023, at age 28. He was charged in 2020 with multiple counts of felony abuse, and he pleaded no contest to two counts of injuring a spouse or partner and served a short time in jail due to the case.
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By JEFFREY COLLINS, Associated Press GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Actor Hayden Panettiere died from an accidental overdose of several drugs, including fentanyl, and had been in rehab just weeks before, according to a coroner’s report obtained by The Associated Press. Panettiere, 36, was found unresponsive in an apartment in Greenville, South Carolina, on Aug. Her on-and-off boyfriend Brian Hickerson and his brother Zach Hickerson were at the home . A combination of fentanyl and its chemical byproduct, as well as the anti-anxiety medication alprazolam, a muscle relaxer and a drug used to treat major depression and other serious mental health disorders, was found in Panettiere’s system, according to a statement from the Greenville County Coroner’s Office.
