LA Times: Probe into Hayden Panettiere’s death focuses on whether she got drugs from a Southern California dealer

The investigation into Hayden Panettiere’s death has stretched from coast to coast, with federal authorities now looking into whether the actress obtained illicit — and possibly counterfeit — drugs from a dealer in Southern California, a source familiar with the investigation tells CNN. Medics responding to a 911 call on August 16 found Panettiere in cardiac arrest at an apartment in Greenville, South Carolina, and were unable to resuscitate her. The Greenville County coroner has not released an autopsy report or the 36-year-old’s cause or manner of death, citing pending toxicology tests. Drug Enforcement Administration agents and Los Angeles-area authorities have questioned several people about the circumstances surrounding the California resident’s death, the source familiar with the case said, and are examining the possibility she may have died after taking a counterfeit pill that she believed was another substance.