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DEA Traces Suspected Fentanyl-Laced Pill in Panettiere Death

By Drooid · Sep 14, 2026, 11:49 PM UTC · How we work

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Hayden Panettiere Dies

Hayden Panettiere died after ingesting a suspected fentanyl-laced oxycodone pill in Greenville, South Carolina.
Boyfriend Brian Hickerson gave her Narcan before emergency responders arrived.
First responders arrived at 1:51 p.m., performed CPR, then pronounced her dead at 2:32 p.m.
Investigators, aided by the DEA, are tracing the pill to a longtime Los Angeles dealer of black-market prescriptions.

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Panettiere Reveals Custody

SAG-AFTRA issued a statement mourning actress Hayden Panettiere and offering support to her daughter, family, and fans.
Her May memoir “This Is Me: A Reckoning” disclosed a custody dispute with ex-partner Wladimir Klitschko over daughter Kaya.
The book also detailed her struggles with alcohol addiction, depression, and postpartum mental-health issues.
Mother Lesley Vogel told Good Morning America she felt “numb” and could not accept her daughter’s death.

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Hayden Panettiere Dies

Hayden Panettiere died after ingesting a suspected fentanyl-laced oxycodone pill in Greenville, South Carolina.
Boyfriend Brian Hickerson gave her Narcan before emergency responders arrived.
First responders arrived at 1:51 p.m., performed CPR, then pronounced her dead at 2:32 p.m.
Investigators, aided by the DEA, are tracing the pill to a longtime Los Angeles dealer of black-market prescriptions.

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