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Autopsy report details Daveigh Chase’s final days
An autopsy report describes actress Daveigh Chase’s final days before she died at 35.
She was found in the back seat of a vehicle on June 4, feeling weak and confused and reporting pain in her head and right thumb.
Doctors admitted her to a Los Angeles hospital with advanced HIV/AIDS and several infections.
The report lists positive tests for methamphetamine and fentanyl, as well as a history of drug use and untreated HIV/AIDS.
Her health declined in hospital, and she died on June 16; the stated cause was AIDS and polysubstance use.
Chase was known for playing Samara in *The Ring* and voicing Lilo in *Lilo & Stitch*.
Daveigh Chase was found in a vehicle on June 4 and died in a Los Angeles hospital on June 16, aged 35.
An autopsy report says she had advanced, untreated HIV/AIDS, multiple infections and a right thumb infection.
She reported headache, weakness, confusion and right thumb pain when a bystander called 911.
The report says toxicology tests found methamphetamine and fentanyl in her system.
Her death was attributed to AIDS, with chronic polysubstance use listed as a contributing factor.
- Who
- Daveigh Chase, an actress known for roles in The Ring and Lilo & Stitch.
- What
- She was found unwell in a vehicle, hospitalized and died on June 16. The autopsy report describes advanced HIV/AIDS, infections and drug use.
- When
- She was found on June 4 and died on June 16; the year is not stated in the articles.
- Where
- She was found in a vehicle in Los Angeles and died in a hospital there.
- Why
- Her cause of death was reported as AIDS, with chronic polysubstance use as a contributing factor.
Roy Hernandez
John Ryan
Aspect
Roy Hernandez
Hernandez described himself as Chase’s boyfriend and said the fundraiser was intended to help her find comfort and peace.
John Ryan
Ryan said friends and family had not heard of the man claiming to be her boyfriend.
Aspect
Roy Hernandez
Hernandez said Chase had faced hardship and struggled to find safety and happiness in downtown Los Angeles.
John Ryan
Ryan discouraged donations to the fundraiser and said Chase had a SAG trust account to cover costs.
Chase was found in the back seat of a vehicle near a meth pipe, and a bystander called 911.
Paramedics took her to a hospital, where she was diagnosed with advanced HIV/AIDS and multiple infections.
Chase died in a Los Angeles hospital at age 35.
- Age at death
- 35
- Found
- Back seat of a vehicle, June 4
- Death
- June 16, in a Los Angeles hospital
- Toxicology
- Methamphetamine and fentanyl detected
- Cause of death
- AIDS; chronic polysubstance use listed as a contributing factor
- Reported personal property
- $400,000
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