{"slug": "child-star-daveigh-chases-cause-of-death-revealed", "title": "Child star Daveigh Chase’s cause of death revealed", "summary": "The Los Angeles Medical Examiner's office determined that child star Daveigh Chase, 35, died from AIDS with mixed drug use as a contributing factor. The actress, known for 'The Ring' and voicing Lilo in 'Lilo & Stitch,' died June 16 after being taken to a hospital from an RV near skid row. Her boyfriend initially reported meningitis as the cause.", "body_md": "**Getting your**\n\n[Trinity Audio](//trinityaudio.ai)player ready...The death of “The Ring” actor [Daveigh Chase](https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/06/18/daveigh-chase-dead-meningitis/) was [the result](https://me.lacounty.gov/case-detail/?caseNumber=2026-09597) of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) with [mixed drug use](https://www.cdc.gov/stop-overdose/caring/polysubstance-use.html) as a contributing factor.\n\n[The 35-year-old child star](https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/06/19/daveigh-chase-homeless-final-days/) who also voiced a title character in the animated series “Lilo & Stitch” died June 16. Chase’s boyfriend Roy Hernandez initially told TMZ that she’d died from complications related to meningitis and sepsis.\n\nShe was believed to have been living in an RV near Los Angeles’ skid row when she was taken to a Los Angeles hospital where she died. Friends who tried locating Chase were said to have[ been concerned](https://www.tmz.com/2026/06/29/daveigh-chase-cause-of-death/) about her living situation in recent years.\n\nLos Angeles Medical Examiner’s office determined she’d [died from AIDS](https://www.hiv.gov/hiv-basics/overview/about-hiv-and-aids/what-are-hiv-and-aids#:~:text=HIV%20is%20a%20virus%20that,badly%20damaged%20by%20the%20virus.), as [first reported](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/daveigh-chases-cause-of-death-revealed-after-health-battle/) by US Weekly.\n\nAIDS is a late stage of infection associated with HIV that occurs when the body can no longer defend against illness.\n\nChase’s mother said her daughter struggled to recover from a painkiller problem associated with a 2016 motorcycle crash, according to TMZ.\n\nThat’s also the year of her [last IMDb credit](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3254930/?ref_=nm_flmg_job_1_accord_1_cdt_t_2), a film called “American Romance.”\n\nHernandez raised more than $4,000 with [a GoFundMe page](https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-daveigh-chase-find-comfort-peace?attribution_id=9ca22526-58c3-41d9-80f6-f0bf4dd001fe) collecting donations to address Chase’s illness. Her former manager told Deadline that Chase’s estate has the resources to provide for [her final expenses](https://deadline.com/2026/06/daveigh-chase-gofundme-dispute-1236959148/?).\n\nHer friend Shawn Rosenthal told People that he lost touch with Chase after getting clean from drugs in 2023.\n\n“She was surrounding herself with the worst of the worst people,” [he said.](https://people.com/daveigh-chase-cause-of-death-revealed-12008866) “It’s such a tragedy because no one cared for her best interests at all.”", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/child-star-daveigh-chases-cause-of-death-revealed", "canonical_source": "https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/06/30/daveigh-chase-aids-cause-of-death/", "published_at": "2026-06-30 12:42:15+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-30 12:51:46.630426+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-ethics"], "entities": ["Daveigh Chase", "Roy Hernandez", "Los Angeles Medical Examiner", "TMZ", "US Weekly", "People", "Deadline", "GoFundMe"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/child-star-daveigh-chases-cause-of-death-revealed", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/child-star-daveigh-chases-cause-of-death-revealed.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/child-star-daveigh-chases-cause-of-death-revealed.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/child-star-daveigh-chases-cause-of-death-revealed.jsonld"}}