{
  "id": 9382177,
  "title": "Autopsy shows Hayden Panettiere died from a drug overdose",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/autopsy-shows-hayden-panettiere-died-from-a-drug-overdose-9382177",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-23T17:43:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
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    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/autopsy-shows-hayden-panettiere-died-from-a-drug-overdose/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Actress Hayden Panettiere passed away from the toxic effects of fentanyl, Xanax, and various other drugs in her system, according to an autopsy conducted by the Greenville County Coroner's Office in South Carolina. The coroner's office confirmed that the death was an accident, with no signs of trauma found that contributed to her demise. She was found unresponsive at a South Carolina residence last month, at the age of 36. Panettiere had been candid about her substance abuse issues. Her system also contained methocarbamol, a prescription muscle relaxant, and quetiapine, an antipsychotic medication used to treat mental health conditions. Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, has claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans in the past five years. Emergency responders had attempted to resuscitate her with advanced cardiac life support, but their efforts were unsuccessful. The US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has joined the local police investigation into the star's death. Panettiere's ex-boyfriend, Brian Hickerson, and his brother Zack were present when first responders arrived. Panettiere had recently published a memoir detailing her struggles with addiction and postpartum depression. She had been introduced to drugs at age 16 during a red carpet appearance for Heroes when a professional team member gave her a \"happy pill\" for energy, unaware of the potential consequences. Panettiere's brother, Jansen, died at 28 from a heart condition, having also struggled with substance abuse, including heroin and cocaine.",
  "summary": "Actress Hayden Panettiere died from the toxic effects of fentanyl, Xanax and several other drugs in her system, according to an autopsy completed by the Greenville County Coroner’s Office in South Carolina. The coroner’s office said Panettiere’s death was an accident and that no signs of trauma were discovered that would have contributed to her […]",
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        "outlet": "KBC",
        "title": "Autopsy shows Hayden Panettiere died from a drug overdose",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/autopsy-shows-hayden-panettiere-died-from-a-drug-overdose",
        "published": "2026-09-23T04:15:16.000Z"
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  "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."
}