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DEA Joins Investigation Into Hayden Panettiere Overdose

By Drooid · Oct 15, 2026, 11:31 PM UTC · How we work

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DEA Joins Probe

DEA has joined the investigation into Panettiere's overdose, sources say.
Greenville City Police Department continues its probe despite the coroner ruling the death accidental.
Police report states ex-boyfriend Brian Hickerson was on scene and was interviewed.
Law-enforcement sources allege a Los Angeles dealer supplied the black-market prescription pills.
ABC and CBS News secured the seven-minute 911 recording via FOIA, though South Carolina law blocks personal identifiers.

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Hayden Panettiere Overdose

Hayden Panettiere died after her boyfriend’s brother performed CPR in a Greenville, South Carolina apartment on Aug. 16, 2026.
Zach Hickerson called 911, reported Panettiere unresponsive, and began CPR as instructed.
Brian Hickerson gave Narcan while Zach performed chest compressions until paramedics arrived.
Greenville County Coroner ruled the death an accident caused by fentanyl, 4-ANPP, alprazolam, methocarbamol and quetiapine.
Parents issued statements; father praised her, mother blamed Brian Hickerson.

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DEA Joins Probe

DEA has joined the investigation into Panettiere's overdose, sources say.
Greenville City Police Department continues its probe despite the coroner ruling the death accidental.
Police report states ex-boyfriend Brian Hickerson was on scene and was interviewed.
Law-enforcement sources allege a Los Angeles dealer supplied the black-market prescription pills.
ABC and CBS News secured the seven-minute 911 recording via FOIA, though South Carolina law blocks personal identifiers.

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