Overview
- The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner concluded that acquired immunodeficiency syndrome was the primary cause of death and listed chronic polysubstance use as a significant contributing condition.
- Probate filings submitted July 8 estimate Chase left about $400,000 in personal property, state that she died without a will, and show her mother Cathy Chase has petitioned to be appointed administrator and requested a $400,000 bond.
- A probate hearing is scheduled for August 12 in Los Angeles County Superior Court to decide appointment and oversight of the estate.
- Chase was cremated and her ashes were released to her mother, with the death certificate listing the Chatsworth home as the final resting place.
- Public accounts of Chase’s final illness conflict: a man identifying himself as her boyfriend said she had meningitis and sepsis and launched a GoFundMe, while her former manager and family have disputed that account and pointed to SAG trusts and unclaimed residuals as available resources.