Hayden Panettiere's drug-text trail draws DEA scrutiny in death investigation
The DEA is examining years of messages between Hayden Panettiere and an alleged drug dealer as part of its probe into her death, with sources claiming the texts discuss drugs and black-market pills. Investigators reportedly believe she died after consuming an oxycodone pill laced with fentanyl, though toxicology results are pending. Panettiere was found unresponsive in an Airbnb in Greenville, South Carolina, on Aug. 16, and her rep says the investigation is ongoing and the case is complex; her boyfriend Brian Hickerson was briefly detained at a bar but not charged.