Daveigh Chase, star of ‘The Ring’ and voice of Lilo in ‘Lilo & Stitch,’ died of AIDS
The coroner listed chronic polysubstance use as a secondary condition and ruled the death natural after the former child star died at 35.
- On Monday, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office revealed that Daveigh Chase, the 35-year-old voice of Lilo in 'Lilo & Stitch', died of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome on June 16.
- Medical examiner records also listed chronic polysubstance use as a significant condition contributing to her natural death; her mother attributed the actress's substance abuse to painkillers prescribed after a 2016 motorcycle accident.
- Chase gained early fame voicing Lilo and playing Samara in 'The Ring', though her father, John Schwallier, told The New York Times she struggled with addiction since age 13 and had been homeless near the Los Angeles hospital where she died.
- Prior to the official report, boyfriend Roy Hernandez claimed she battled meningitis and sepsis, launching a GoFundMe campaign that former manager John Ryan questioned, citing available funds in her SAG trust account.
- The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Helpline offers support at 1-800-662-HELP for those struggling with similar crises, as the industry remembers Chase's work in 'Spirited Away' and 'Big Love'.
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Actress Daveigh Chase, known for playing Samara Morgan in El Aro and for giving voice to Lilo in Lilo and Stitch, died at the age of 35 from acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), according to the Los Angeles County Forensics report.The document, which officially confirmed the cause of death on June 16, determines that death was natural cause, plus the use of some substances.What does Daveigh Chase's forensic report say?The Los Angeles Count…
'Lilo & Stitch' actress Daveigh Chase's official cause of death released two weeks after she died at 35
'Lilo & Stitch' voice actress Daveigh Chase's official cause of death was AIDS, with chronic polysubstance use listed as a contributing condition. She was 35.
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Daveigh Chase's medical fundraiser and a memorial GoFundMe set up by a man identifying himself as her boyfriend were publicly questioned by the actress's former manager after she died in Los Angeles on 16 June; officials later recorded her cause of death as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Chase had been hospitalised earlier in June with meningitis and blood infections and died aged 35, with early public statements from the man identif…
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