{
  "id": 16995233,
  "title": "Police close investigation into Hayden Panettiere's death after coroner's ruling",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/police-close-investigation-into-hayden-panettieres-death-after",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T02:21:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
    "slug": "channel-news-asia",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/entertainment/police-close-investigation-hayden-panettieres-death-after-coroners-ruling-6501991"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Police in South Carolina have concluded their investigation into the death of actress Hayden Panettiere following a coroner's ruling that the overdose was accidental. The 36-year-old, known for her roles in Heroes and Nashville, was found unresponsive in an apartment in Greenville on August 16 and pronounced dead. A coroner's report revealed she had been in rehab just weeks before her death, and had taken several drugs including fentanyl. Her on-and-off boyfriend, Brian Hickerson, and his brother Zach Hickerson were present at the time. It remains uncertain if federal authorities will continue to examine the case. In a California court petition, Panettiere's ex-fiance, Wladimir Klitschko, alleged that some of her property was seized by federal agents and another individual seeking to sell it. Klitschko, who has custody of Panettiere's 11-year-old daughter, was granted legal status to protect her property. Panettiere had previously acknowledged her struggle with alcohol addiction and postpartum depression in her memoir.",
  "summary": "The Heroes and Nashville actress died in August at age 36.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "South Carolina Police Close Hayden Panettiere Death Investigation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/south-carolina-police-close-hayden-panettiere-death-investigation",
        "published": "2026-10-29T03:28:48.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}