# DEA search of Panettiere home

True crime · Heat 1.1 / 10 · 2 shows · 25m airtime

Federal agents executed a search warrant at Hayden Panettiere's Los Angeles home on August 25, 2026, nine days after she was found dead in Greenville, South Carolina, on August 16. The DEA sought evidence of potential illicit narcotics; dispatch audio mentioned a possible overdose and cardiac arrest, Narcan was found at the residence, and the coroner reported no physical trauma. Records released in October show Zach Hickerson told investigators he gave two doses of nasal Narcan and started CPR before EMS arrived, with 911 audio capturing a dispatcher walking him through it. Paramedics ran ACLS about 30 minutes; an ultrasound showed no cardiac activity and she was pronounced dead at 14:32. The DEA has joined the investigation and interviewed Brian…

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## Segments

- [Crime Stories with Nancy Grace](https://boilpoints.com/u/crimestorieswithnancygrace), 2026-09-17, 0:00 to 2:01: **Reports the DEA warrant nine days after death**. Reports the DEA search warrant executed at Hayden Panettiere's Los Angeles home on August 25, nine days after her death, citing TMZ; covers the 911 dispatch, the coroner's no-trauma finding, Narcan at the scene, and Brian and Zach Hickerson's presence. New angle: Federal agents executed a search warrant at Hayden Panettiere's Los Angeles home on August 25.
- [Law&Crime Sidebar](https://boilpoints.com/u/lawcrimesidebar), 2026-10-15, 1:18 to 2:41: **Reads Hickerson's account of the final hours**. Reads the case report interview with Brian Hickerson: the airport arrival, the cereal, waking to find Panettiere face down and purple on the sofa bed, two nasal Narcan doses, then CPR until EMS arrived. The first account of the final hours from the report itself. New angle: Hickerson told investigators he gave Panettiere two doses of nasal Narcan and started CPR before EMS arrived.
- [Law&Crime Sidebar](https://boilpoints.com/u/lawcrimesidebar), 2026-10-15, 3:03 to 6:13: **Plays the released 911 CPR audio**. Plays the newly released 911 audio, in which a dispatcher walks Zach Hickerson through ventilations, chest compressions and mouth-to-mouth until first responders arrive. The call itself is a document not previously on the record. New angle: The released 911 audio captures Zach Hickerson being walked through CPR by a dispatcher.
- [Law&Crime Sidebar](https://boilpoints.com/u/lawcrimesidebar), 2026-10-15, 6:13 to 7:03: **Reads the case report's resuscitation section**. Reads the case report's resuscitation section: paramedics placed an airway and intraosseous access and ran ACLS for about 30 minutes before an ultrasound showed no cardiac activity and Panettiere was pronounced dead at 14:32. New angle: Paramedics ran ACLS about 30 minutes; an ultrasound showed no cardiac activity and Panettiere was pronounced dead at 14:32.
- [Law&Crime Sidebar](https://boilpoints.com/u/lawcrimesidebar), 2026-10-15, 7:50 to 12:37: **Reacts to the 911 audio with a former deputy**. Brings on a former Greenville sheriff's deputy to react to the released 911 audio: he hears panic and frustration in the caller's voice, explains how hard civilian CPR is under stress, and says nothing could have saved Panettiere. Reaction and context, no new development.
- [Law&Crime Sidebar](https://boilpoints.com/u/lawcrimesidebar), 2026-10-15, 12:37 to 14:32: **Explains how Narcan blocks opioid receptors**. Former Greenville deputy Chad Ayers explains how Narcan blocks opioid receptors and why chest compressions must follow immediately. General emergency-medicine background on the Panettiere case, not a new development in it.
- [Crime Stories with Nancy Grace](https://boilpoints.com/u/crimestorieswithnancygrace), 2026-10-17, 0:00 to 1:08: **Argues over blame for the fentanyl death**. Opens the episode with an angry monologue on Panettiere's fentanyl death, framing the fake pharmacy pill and spreading blame across pressers, dealers and couriers. Reaction and argument, no new development in the case.
- [Crime Stories with Nancy Grace](https://boilpoints.com/u/crimestorieswithnancygrace), 2026-10-17, 1:36 to 5:35: **Plays the 911 call and names the caller**. Plays the released 911 call in full and identifies the caller as Zach Hickerson, who banged on the apartment door to wake Brian and initially turned to him for help before the dispatcher walked him through ventilations and chest compressions. New angle: Zach Hickerson made the 911 call, banged on the apartment door to wake Brian, and initially turned to Brian for help.
- [Crime Stories with Nancy Grace](https://boilpoints.com/u/crimestorieswithnancygrace), 2026-10-17, 6:24 to 8:23: **Adds the neighbors' delivery account**. Adds a delivery thread to the Panettiere case: neighbors reportedly saw three people making regular bag deliveries to her West Hollywood condo from 2021 until August 2026, including a bag marked Brian days before she died. New angle: Neighbors say three people made regular bag deliveries to Panettiere's West Hollywood condo from 2021 to August 2026, one marked Brian days before she died.
- [Crime Stories with Nancy Grace](https://boilpoints.com/u/crimestorieswithnancygrace), 2026-10-17, 10:16 to 13:48: **Explains how counterfeit pills are pressed**. Toxicologist segment explaining how counterfeit oxycodone is pressed in garages and can be pure fentanyl, plus the DEA's dual mission. It restates the counterfeit-pill fact already on the record and stays inside the case's established framing.
- [Crime Stories with Nancy Grace](https://boilpoints.com/u/crimestorieswithnancygrace), 2026-10-17, 13:48 to 14:27: **Reports the DEA joining the investigation**. Reports that the DEA has joined the death investigation, that Brian Hickerson has met with DEA investigators, and that local and federal authorities are zeroing in on a potential dealer; no arrest and no toxicology confirmation yet. New angle: The DEA has joined the investigation and interviewed Brian Hickerson; investigators are zeroing in on a potential dealer.