Overview
- Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s report identifies a self-inflicted gunshot wound as the cause of death following her March 5 last conversation with daughter Hayley.
- Toxicology findings reveal benzodiazepines, including clonazepam and its metabolite, present in her bloodstream but ruled out as fatal factors.
- No suicide note or signs of foul play were discovered at her Hollywood Hills villa where her daughter found her unresponsive.
- The 61-year-old actress had struggled with alcohol and drug addiction and voiced suicidal thoughts in the year before her death.
- Ex-husband David Hasselhoff and daughters Hayley and Taylor-Ann continue to grieve and have shared heartfelt tributes online.