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Actress Daveigh Chase, 35, Dies of Meningitis While Homeless

6/25/2026

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Actress Daveigh Chase died in Los Angeles on June 16, 2026, at age 35 from bacterial meningitis and a blood infection.
She was homeless on Skid Row and hospitalized in June for malnutrition while battling drug addiction.
Mother Cathy Chase said the addiction began after a 2016 motorcycle accident that led to prescribed painkillers.
Friends and manager John Ryan urged not to donate to boyfriend Roy Hernandez’s GoFundMe for cremation.

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Actress Daveigh Chase died in Los Angeles on June 16, 2026, at age 35 from bacterial meningitis and a blood infection.
She was homeless on Skid Row and hospitalized in June for malnutrition while battling drug addiction.
Mother Cathy Chase said the addiction began after a 2016 motorcycle accident that led to prescribed painkillers.
Friends and manager John Ryan urged not to donate to boyfriend Roy Hernandez’s GoFundMe for cremation.