{"id":381796,"date":"2026-07-01T05:56:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T05:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/381796\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T05:56:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T05:56:22","slug":"daveigh-chase-died-of-aids-medical-examiner-confirms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/381796\/","title":{"rendered":"Daveigh Chase Died of AIDS, Medical Examiner Confirms"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following the Medical Examiner\u2019s ruling that the former child star died of AIDS, Pratt blasted Los Angeles, asking why \u201cnobody dragged her to rehab.\u201d<\/p>\n

The official cause of death for former child star Daveigh Chase has been revealed, nearly two weeks after the actress died at age 35.<\/p>\n

According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner, Chase\u2019s primary cause of death was AIDS or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. The report also listed chronic polysubstance use as another significant condition contributing to her death. The medical examiner\u2019s website also indicates she died in a hospital. Los Angeles has requested a full autopsy report.<\/p>\n

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Chase, who voiced Lilo in Disney\u2019s Lilo & Stitch and terrified audiences as Samara Morgan in The Ring, died June 16 after being hospitalized with meningitis, severe blood infections and sepsis. These are conditions that can occur in people whose immune systems have been severely compromised. Chase was reportedly seen on Skid Row months before her death, appearing to be on drugs.<\/p>\n

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The Medical Examiner\u2019s findings came as reality television personality and former Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt weighed in on Chase\u2019s death, expressing frustration over the city\u2019s handling of addiction and homelessness.<\/p>\n

In a post on X, Pratt questioned why Chase was allowed to deteriorate on the streets instead of being forced into treatment. \u201cThis poor beautiful girl is dead because nobody was willing to drag her to rehab against her will,\u201d he wrote. Pratt has been known to harshly criticize Los Angeles\u2019 response to homelessness and substance abuse, calling out Mayor Karen Bass, during and after his mayoral campaign<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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According to her boyfriend, Roy Hernandez, Chase had battled addiction for years and had recently experienced homelessness in downtown Los Angeles. Hernandez previously said she was initially hospitalized for severe malnutrition before developing meningitis and multiple bloodstream infections that ultimately became septic.<\/p>\n

Her mother has argued against claims that the family abandoned Chase, telling media outlets they repeatedly tried to help her but that addiction made treatment extraordinarily difficult. She said her daughter\u2019s struggles began after a 2016 motorcycle accident that resulted in prescriptions for pain medication and spiraled into substance dependence.<\/p>\n

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Before her life unraveled, Chase was considered one of Hollywood\u2019s most successful child actors.<\/p>\n

She voiced Lilo Pelekai in Disney\u2019s 2002 animated hit Lilo & Stitch, provided the English voice of Chihiro in the Academy Award-winning Spirited Away, portrayed the unforgettable Samara in The Ring, and appeared in Donnie Darko, HBO\u2019s Big Love, ER, CSI, and numerous other television series and films. Her final acting credits came in 2016 with the independent films Jack Goes Home and American Romance.<\/p>\n

Her official cause of death created an outpouring of grief from fans who remember Chase as one of the defining child stars of the early 2000s.<\/p>\n