Overview
- The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner lists the manner of death as suicide by hanging, with the date of death recorded as December 19, 2025.
- Official records note he was found in a shed at a Los Angeles residence, and the LAPD reported no foul play following a death investigation.
- Ransone, 46, is survived by his wife, Jamie McPhee, and two children; McPhee posted a public tribute and shared links to a GoFundMe and NAMI.
- Tributes have been shared by Spike Lee, Sean Baker, Wendell Pierce and others, with industry acknowledgments from organizations such as Blumhouse.
- Coverage also references his past openness about heroin addiction and his 2021 allegations of childhood sexual abuse, which were reported to police without charges.