{"id":5652,"date":"2026-08-20T06:07:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T06:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=5652"},"modified":"2026-08-20T06:07:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T06:07:13","slug":"dea-joins-investigation-into-hayden-panettieres-death-sources-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=5652","title":{"rendered":"DEA Joins Investigation Into Hayden Panettiere\u2019s Death, Sources Say"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\n\tThe Drug Enforcement Administration has joined the investigation into the death of Hayden Panettiere, sources familiar with the matter told <em>ABC News <\/em>on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=5650\">Hayden Panettiere\u2019s Neighbor Says She Called 911 Multiple Times to Report Disturbances With Star\u2019s Boyfriend<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe actress, who was best known for her roles in <em>Heroes<\/em>, <em>Nashville<\/em> and the <em>Scream<\/em> franchise, died on Sunday at age 36 at an apartment complex in Greenville, South Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe\u00a0Greenville County Coroner\u2019s Office said on Monday that her\u00a0cause and manner of death remain pending\u00a0further investigation, and that there were no obvious signs of trauma. However, officials were\u00a0reportedly\u00a0heard discussing an \u201coverdose\u201d and \u201ccardiac arrest\u201d on a 911 call at the time of her death. A police report also said her on-again, off-again boyfriend Hickerson and his brother were at the South Carolina townhouse when the actress was pronounced dead by authorities. Hickerson was later visited by police, according to a redacted police report.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tPanettiere had been open about her struggles with alcohol and opioid addiction, further detailing her experiences in\u00a0her memoir,\u00a0<em>This Is Me: A Reckoning<\/em>, released earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>\n<em>The Hollywood Reporter <\/em>has reached out to the DEA for more information, but did not hear back at the time of publication.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=5648\">Did Alex Vindman Just Get Burned by the Larry David Curse?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<em>TMZ<\/em> reported that DEA agents will be assisting the parallel investigations currently underway by the Greenville County Coroner\u2019s Office and the Greenville Police Department, according to sources.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tPanettiere\u2019s death investigation isn\u2019t the only high-profile celebrity death that the government agency has gotten involved with in recent years. 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