Will Hayden Panettiere's death uncover a supplier like Matthew Perry's 'Ketamine queen'?

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Set us as preferred Federal authorities probing the death of actress Hayden Panettiere are focusing on where the drugs and medications that played a role in her death came from, echoing similar probes that resulted in charges for suppliers in the deaths of Matthew Perry and Mac Miller.Drug Enforcement Administration agents and local investigators have questioned several people about the circumstances of her Aug.16 death, focusing on potential controlled substances and medications tied to her demise inside a Greenville, S.C., apartment, according to sources familiar with the probe.

Paramedics and police found Panettiere in cardiac arrest, according to the Greenville County Coroner’s Office.Dispatch audio recordings from Broadcastify.com reference a possible overdose and CPR in progress.

Narcan was reportedly administered by paramedics who arrived, and after efforts to resuscitate her, she was declared dead at 2:31 p.m.Her death echoes that of actor Matthew Perry and rapper Mac Miller, both of whom succumbed to overdoses as well.In their respective cases, prosecutors secured convictions for the people who supplied Perry with ketamine and Miller with cocaine and oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl.

Perry’s demise in his hot tub led to his assistant, two doctors, a producer and a woman dubbed the “Ketamine Queen” pleading guilty.The Greenville County coroner, in the wake of the death, conducted an autopsy but has not made a formal finding on the cause of death and toxicology results are pending.Panettiere lived in Los Angeles, but her boyfriend, Brian Hickerson, is a Greenville native, according to authorities.

A police report outlined the initial response from police who arrived at the scene.The report states that Hickerson and his brother Zach Hickerson were with Panettiere inside an apartment when the 36-year-old ac...