Reports: DEA Joins Investigation Into Hayden Panettiere’s Death

The Drug Enforcement Administration has joined the investigation into the death of actress Hayden Panettiere, according to sources familiar with the case. Greenville City Police remain the lead investigative agency, while the DEA is assisting with the inquiry. Panettiere, 36, was found in cardiac arrest at a private residence in Greenville, South Carolina, and was later pronounced dead. A police report said she was with her former boyfriend and his brother. Officials have not determined whether drugs or alcohol were involved, and the coroner’s office said the cause and manner of death remain pending further testing