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Greenville Police Close Hayden Panettiere Death Overdose Case

By Drooid · Oct 28, 2026 · How we work

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American actress Hayden Panettiere's death was ruled accidental by the Greenville Police Department.
The coroner reported she died from an accidental overdose of fentanyl, 4-ANPP, alprazolam, methocarbamol and quetiapine.
Police announced the investigation into her death was officially closed.
EMS pronounced Hayden Panettiere dead at 2:31 p.m. after she was found unresponsive on August 16 at Judson Mill Lofts.

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The Drug Enforcement Administration assisted Greenville authorities in the overdose investigation.
Police kept their independent investigation open while detectives pursued additional leads after the coroner’s ruling.
The DEA declined to comment publicly, citing protection of ongoing investigative integrity.
Panettiere’s May memoir “This Is Me: A Reckoning” recounts her battles with opioids and postpartum depression.
SAMHSA’s national helpline (1-800-662-4357) and The Phoenix Center (864-467-3790) were listed for Greenville residents seeking help.

History

When the FDA approved Purdue Pharma’s OxyContin in December 1995, the company launched a massive 1996 marketing push that claimed a 12-hour, low-addiction profile. Prescriptions surged from about 670 000 in 1997 to 6.2 million by 2002, leading to widespread abuse and a 2007 criminal-misbranding conviction. That regulatory lapse underpins today’s Greenville Police and DEA overdose investigation of actress Hayden Panettiere.

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When the FDA approved Purdue Pharma’s OxyContin in December 1995, the company launched a massive 1996 marketing push that claimed a 12-hour, low-addiction profile. Prescriptions surged from about 670 000 in 1997 to 6.2 million by 2002, leading to widespread abuse and a 2007 criminal-misbranding conviction. That regulatory lapse underpins today’s Greenville Police and DEA overdose investigation of actress Hayden Panettiere.

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