Ex-boyfriend at scene as Panettiere dies, police report reveals
Greenville police say ex‑boyfriend Brian Hickerson and his brother were at the Judson Mill Lofts when Hayden Panettiere suffered a cardiac arrest; Hickerson reportedly showed officers a bag of Panettiere’s medication as EMS worked. The autopsy is completed with no signs of trauma and the cause of death remains under investigation, with a 911 call placed by an acquaintance.