Daveigh Chase autopsy report reveals new details about “The Ring” actress’ final days
Daveigh Chase autopsy report reveals new details about “The Ring” actress’ final days
Wesley StenzelTue, November 10, 2026 at 11:15 PM UTC
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Daveigh Chase in Los Angeles on Jan. 12, 2011Credit: Michael Caulfield/WireImageKey points -
Authorities released the official autopsy report for Daveigh Chase.
The Lilo & Stitch star was found in a vehicle with several health issues on June 4.
The former child actress was admitted to a hospital with “advanced HIV/AIDS with wasting, cryptococcus without meningitis, MRSA and right thumb infection.”
Authorities have shared new information about Daveigh Chase‘s final days.
The Los Angeles Medical Examiner’s Office released the official autopsy report for the Lilo & Stitch actress, who died June 16 at age 35. The report, which has been reviewed by Entertainment Weekly, included troubling details about the last two weeks of Chase’s life.
According to the report, Chase was found in the back seat of a vehicle on June 4. Upon her discovery, she indicated that she felt weak and confused, and felt pain in her right thumb as well as her head. The report also said that a meth pipe was near Chase at the time she was found.
Paramedics responded to the scene and transported the former child star to Los Angeles General Medical Center. She was admitted to the hospital with “advanced HIV/AIDS with wasting, cryptococcus without meningitis, MRSA and right thumb infection,” according to the report.
Daveigh Chase in Los Angeles on April 3, 2013Credit: Donato Sardella/WireImage
Wasting refers to the condition in which a person involuntarily loses at least 10 percent of their body weight, according to the National Cancer Institute. It is common among people with advanced HIV/AIDS.
Cryptococcus is a fungal infection that can affect the lungs and brain, which is most common among people with weakened immune systems, including HIV/AIDS patients, according to the Cleveland Clinic. MRSA refers to Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, which is a type of antibiotic-resistant staph infection that typically manifests as abscesses or bumps on the skin, according to the Mayo Clinic.
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The autopsy report also said that Chase tested positive for methamphetamine and fentanyl, and that she “has a history of advanced and untreated HIV/AIDS and drug use.”
The document said that Chase’s “health declined” until she died on June 16. A doctor determined that her cause of death was AIDS with chronic polysubstance abuse as an additional significant condition.
Chase was best known for portraying the haunted young girl in Gore Verbinski’s 2002 remake of The Ring. She also voiced Lilo in Lilo & Stitch as well as Chihiro in the American dub of Spirited Away, and played supporting roles in projects like Big Love and Donnie Darko. Her final screen performances came in the 2016 films American Romance and Jack Goes Home.
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Chase’s former manager and friend, John Ryan Jr., previously told EW that she went missing in 2015 after checking into “a couple rehabs” in the mid-2010s. Her mother, Cathy, said that the actress struggled with addiction after being prescribed painkillers after a 2016 motorcycle accident that injured her back.
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