Overview

• On July 24, the New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner officially classified her June 17 death as a suicide
• Investigators responded to a cardiac arrest call at her Brooklyn home and found her unresponsive in the shower surrounded by about 100 pills
• The medical examiner attributed the fatal event to acute intoxication from diphenhydramine, ethanol, cetirizine and amphetamine
• Burrell built her television career with a 2005 debut on Iron Chef America and 27 seasons as co-host of Worst Cooks in America
• Food Network honored her legacy with a special tribute night on June 25 and will release her final season of Worst Cooks in America posthumously