Overview
- Oliver Tree died in a midair helicopter collision in Rio de Janeiro on June 14 that also killed five other people and prompted a formal Brazilian investigation.
- Investigators from the Brazilian Air Force body CENIPA, regional SERIPA and local police are focused on recovering flight recorders and forensic and video evidence from the wrecked helicopters.
- Bobbi Althoff published one of Tree’s final interviews on June 29, the day he would have turned 33, in which he spoke about living a “high-risk” life while wearing an Elmo costume.
- Althoff says all revenue from the episode will go to Dr. Oliver Tree’s Extremely Epic Grant for Baby Geniuses, and TMZ reports she contacted Tree’s camp and received their blessing before publishing, though that report relies on unnamed sources.
- Tree had previously said his estate would fund a grant to support artists rather than family, a plan that now shapes decisions about his legacy and what to watch next as investigators and estate handlers sort legal, financial and memorial matters.