Martin Short's daughter was found dead after wellness check, report reveals
The medical examiner said she had a history of depression, a prior 2017 suicide attempt and benzodiazepines in her system.
- A Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Department report released May 26 detailed how Emmy-winning actor Martin Short, 76, initiated a wellness check on February 23 after not hearing from his daughter Katherine Hartley Short, 42, in over 24 hours.
- Concerned after 24 hours without contact, Short called a friend to check on Katherine at her California home; the friend found a note on her locked bedroom door and called 911, prompting police to force entry.
- The autopsy revealed Katherine had attempted suicide in 2017 using pills and carried a documented history of depression and other mental illnesses for many years; she tested positive for benzodiazepines at death.
- During a May 10 CBS Sunday Morning interview, Short broke his silence calling recent months "a nightmare for the family" and stating his daughter "fought for a long time with extreme mental health, borderline personality disorder."
- Short emphasized that mental illness and cancer are both potentially terminal diseases, reflecting on childhood losses of his brother, mother, and father by age 20; he shared Katherine with late wife Nancy Dolman Short, who died from ovarian cancer in 2010.
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Martin Short’s Desperate Call To Trigger Wellness Check On Daughter Before Tragic Discovery Revealed In Autopsy
WENN.com Newscom/MEGA A new report has revealed the frantic call Martin Short made that left him worried before his daughter, Katherine Hartley Short, was found dead. Katherine, a licensed clinical social worker, had a history of mental health struggles and was found unresponsive in her Los Angeles home in February at age 42. Her passing has deeply affected the family and prompted Martin Short to reflect publicly on grief, loss, and the importan…
Tragic Details on the Death of Martin Short's Daughter Katherine Have Been Revealed in the Autopsy Report
Getty Images Tragic details about the death of Martin Short‘s daughter Katherine have been made public in her autopsy report. If you don’t know, the 42-year-old passed away at her home in Los Angeles on Monday (February 23), and it was ruled a suicide. In new documents obtained by Us Weekly, more details have come to light. Martin Short requested the welfare check on his daughter Apparently, Martin called one of Katherine‘s friends and asked the…
Martin Short's Daughter Katherine Was Found Dead After He Initiated Wellness Check, Autopsy Reveals
A new report reveals how the 'Only Murders in the Building' actor found out about his daughter's tragic passing.Martin Short and his daughter Katherine at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on February 27, 2011.Credit: Getty ImagesThe GistMartin Short asked a friend to check on his daughter, Katherine, before she was found dead in her home on February 23.A newly-released autopsy report revealed that the actor was concerned about his daughter after not …
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