Overview

• The New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner concluded that Burrell’s death was a suicide caused by acute intoxication from diphenhydramine, ethanol, cetirizine and amphetamine.
• On June 17, FDNY and NYPD responders found the 55-year-old chef unconscious in her Brooklyn shower surrounded by about 100 pills and pronounced her dead at the scene.
• Authorities initially treated the case as a possible overdose while awaiting autopsy and toxicology results from the medical examiner’s office.
• Burrell’s family called her a beloved wife, sister, daughter and stepmother whose warmth and spirit touched millions of viewers.
• Food Network has scheduled tribute programming and colleagues have highlighted her two-decade career hosting Iron Chef America, Secrets of a Restaurant Chef and Worst Cooks in America.