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DEA probes Panettiere's years-long drug texts as fentanyl death investigation deepens

Years of text messages between Hayden Panettiere and an alleged drug dealer are now central to the DEA's investigation into the actress's August death.

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What to know

  • Text messages spanning years between Panettiere and an alleged drug dealer—including specific references to black-market pills—are now the focal point of the DEA's investigation into her August 16 death.
  • Panettiere is believed to have died from consuming a single oxycodone pill laced with fentanyl; she had reportedly consumed multiple drugs purchased from the dealer during her flight to South Carolina the day before.
  • The DEA searched her West Hollywood home on August 25 and is pursuing the dealer with the aim of prosecution, following precedent from cases involving Matthew Perry and Mac Miller.
  • A full toxicology report remains pending; neighbors reported observing suspected drug deliveries to her home over years, including a visit the week before her death.

“The investigation is still ongoing. Law enforcement has not disclosed who they are targeting, but I am told the case is complex. We hope to have more answers soon.”

Panettiere's representative, Spokesperson · NY Post ↗

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DEA probes Panettiere's years-long drug texts as fentanyl death investigation deepens
NY Post

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    Witnesses report seeing suspected drug deliveries to Panettiere's home

    Neighbors told TMZ they had observed three 'shady' people—two women and one man—delivering small bags they believed contained drugs to Panettiere's home over the years. The man reportedly visited her home the week before her death.

    “There are a slew of messages about drugs…”
    — DEA investigation source, Federal law enforcement source · source
    1. 3 outlets Hayden Panettiere’s ‘slew of’ incriminating texts with drug dealer under DEA investigation

      first by NY Post, 8d ago · also Daily Wire, Page Six

      1 more headline
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    DEA investigation centers on drug dealer text messages

    TMZ reported that the DEA's investigation into Panettiere's death is focusing on years-long text conversations between the actress and an alleged drug dealer. The messages, which continued up until the week of her death, included specific references to obtaining black-market pills.

    1. 1 outlet Hayden Panettiere's Drug Dealer's Incriminating Texts Focus of DEA Investigation

      first by TMZ, 9d ago

  3. background

    DEA agents search Panettiere's West Hollywood home — DEA agents arrived at Panettiere's West Hollywood condo armed with a search warrant, nine days after her death. They searched for evidence of black-market drugs, drug paraphernalia, and anything linking drugs to a specific dealer.

  4. background

    Hayden Panettiere found unresponsive in South Carolina Airbnb — The 36-year-old actress was discovered unresponsive in a Greenville, South Carolina Airbnb by her boyfriend Brian Hickerson's brother, Zach Hickerson. Early indications suggested she had consumed an oxycodone pill laced with fentanyl.