Overview
- Her death was announced on June 17 by a man identifying himself as her boyfriend, Roy Hernandez, who told outlets Chase died after meningitis and several serious blood infections that led to sepsis.
- Cathy Chase, who has been estranged from her daughter since 2019, identified Daveigh’s body at a Los Angeles hospital and described emotional scenes and a long search for her daughter.
- Family and reporting tie Chase’s later struggles to a 2016 motorcycle injury after which she was prescribed strong painkillers, and accounts say she battled addiction and reportedly lived near Los Angeles’s Skid Row.
- A GoFundMe set up by Hernandez has been publicly questioned by Chase’s former manager, John Ryan, who says a SAG trust account and residual payments exist that could cover end-of-life costs.
- No official coroner’s report has been cited in coverage so far, so verification of the medical cause and formal details on funeral funding and access to SAG funds remain pending.