Hayden Panettiere investigation now cross-country and focused on drugs, sources say
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While toxicology reports are still pending, sources say investigators are focusing on what drugs may have played a role in her death, and where the drugs came from.
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AI GeneratedAuthorities are investigating the death of 36-year-old actress Hayden Panettiere after she flew from Los Angeles to South Carolina. The DEA and local police are focusing on a drug-related inquiry, awaiting toxicology reports to identify the substances involved and trace their origin.
The cross-country investigation into the death of Hayden Panettiere remained active this
morning and is now focusing on drugs.
The Drug Enforcement Administration and South Carolina Police are working to determine how
the 36-year-old actress died after flying in from Los Angeles.
Pending toxicology reports will determine which drugs may have played a role and where
they came from.
Officials say the inquiry could mirror the cases of Mac Miller and Matthew Perry targeting
the dealers who supplied fatal doses in those cases.