Police Close Hayden Panettiere Death Investigation

The Greenville Police Department has closed its investigation into Hayden Panettiere’s death and said it was accidental, citing the medical examiner’s determination and the investigation’s findings. The 36-year-old actor died on August 16 in Greenville, South Carolina. The Greenville County Coroner’s Office had previously determined that Panettiere died from the toxic effects of fentanyl, 4ANPP, alprazolam, methocarbamol and quetiapine, and classified the manner of death as accidental. The coroner’s office said an autopsy found no trauma that contributed to her death. Police said they had been investigating the circumstances surrounding the case, including whether Panettiere obtained illicit or possibly counterfeit drugs from a dealer in Southern California. The department’s announcement did not publicly explain how she obtained or consumed the drugs. Emergency responders were called to a Greenville residence on August 16 after a report of an unresponsive woman. Panettiere was found in cardiac arrest, according to the coroner’s report, and efforts to resuscitate her were unsuccessful. She was pronounced dead at the scene. A police report reviewed by one publication said Brian...