Michelle Trachtenberg Cause Of Death To Remain Undetermined After Family Declines Autopsy
deadline.comThe cause and manner of Michelle Trachtenberg‘s death will remain undetermined, according to the New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
Trachtenberg’s famly requested that no autopsy be conducted, according to multiple media reports. The medical examiner’s office would automatically do an autopsy if foul play or criminality was suspected, but there is none, so the office did not overrule the family’s decision.
Police responded to a 911 call shortly after 8 a.m. Wednesday at a luxury residential tower in midtown Manhattan where Trachtenberg was found unresponsive.
Paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene. She was 39. The former Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Gossip Girl star had recently undergone a liver transplant and may have suffered complications, police sources told ABC News.
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