Hayden Panettiere case: US Drug Enforcement Agency investigates death of actress, says TV

Remember the life and trajectory of actress Hayden Panettiere, who died at age 36 The United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) is investigating the death of actress Hayden Panettiere. The information comes from the North American TV channel "ABC News". Hayden Panettiere died at the age of 36 after a cardiac arrest this Sunday (16). According to "ABC News", the investigations are led by the Police Department of the city of Greenville, South Carolina. On Wednesday morning (19), the police were at the family home of Brian Hickerson, the actress' boyfriend. According to the police report, he and his brother, Zach, were present in the apartment when Hayden suffered cardiac arrest. According to the website TMZ, there is a parallel investigation in partnership with the coroner to determine the nature of the death. The autopsy has been completed, but toxicological results remain pending. READ ALSO: Medication used to reverse overdose is found at the scene of death Initial autopsy finds no signs of trauma after actress is found in cardiac arrest Addiction to drugs and alcohol Hayden Panettiere arrives at the 61st edition of the Primetime Emmy Awards on September 20, 2009, in Los Angeles AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File The actress says she did not drink during pregnancy, but says: "I never had the feeling of wanting to harm my daughter, but I didn't want to spend any time with her." Panettiere says she worked hard to be honest with herself to face hospitalization and trauma treatment last year. "I think I've hit rock bottom, but there's that trapdoor that opens." In the interview, the actress, who began her career at the age of 11, acting in soap operas and films such as "Duel of the Titans", also revealed that, when she was 15 years old, a member of her team started offering "happy pills" so that she could walk on red carpets. "It was supposed to keep me excited during the interviews. And I had no idea that that wasn't appropriate, or that it was the opening door to my addiction," he says. Who is Hayden Panettiere Hayden Panettiere died this Sunday (16), aged 36 REUTERS A former child actress, Panettiere gained widespread recognition when she voiced Dot, the young ant princess in Pixar's 1998 animated hit, "A Bug's Life". His work on the film's co-reading album earned him a Grammy nomination for Best Spoken Word Album for Children. She rose to fame playing Claire Bennet, a high school cheerleader with superpowers, on the hit NBC series "Heroes," which premiered in 2006. She also appeared in the 2000 football drama "Remember the Titans," starring Denzel Washington. Panettiere received two Golden Globe nominations, in 2013 and 2014, in the category of Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series, Miniseries or Television Film for her role as Juliette Barnes in the musical drama "Nashville." She was also part of the horror franchise "Scream". Panettiere's most recent appearance was in the psychological thriller "Sleepwalker," released in the U.S. in January 2026, in which she played a grieving mother tormented by episodes of sleepwalking, according to IMDb. His brother, actor Jansen Panettiere, died in 2023, at age 28, due to complications related to an enlarged heart and an aortic valve problem, according to a family statement released to the American press later that year. *With information from Reuters.