Hayden Panettiere was allegedly taken away on gurney twice during her time with Brian Hickerson
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Hayden Panettiere’s death has led to new claims about her troubled relationship with Brian Hickerson. A former neighbor has now recalled two occasions when the late actress was allegedly taken out of her Los Angeles apartment on a gurney.
According to Page Six, the neighbor said she saw Panettiere being taken away by firefighters on two separate occasions while she was living at the West Hollywood complex with Hickerson. The incidents reportedly took place on July 29, 2023, and January 16, 2024.
Hayden Panettiere was allegedly taken out on a gurney twice
Mia Terrazas, a former neighbor who still lives at the same West Hollywood complex, spoke to Page Six about the two gurney incidents involving the actress. The incidents reportedly took place on July 29, 2023, and January 16, 2024.
According to Terrazas, she observed "bright red spots" on Panettiere. “It appeared that she had been beaten up. It wasn’t apparent to me that it could have been anything else,” Terrazas said, adding that Panettiere allegedly often looked “battered.”
Even Terrazas’ daughter, Vileena Koneru, who lived with her mother at the time, said she observed the same. Recalling the 2023 incident, Terrazas said she asked Panettiere, while she was on the gurney, whether she was okay, and the Nashville actress allegedly replied, "yes."
Speaking about the 2024 incident, the neighbor said she and her daughter tried to raise their "concerns" with the responding firefighters. In addition to the gurney incidents, Terrazas claimed to the publication that she often heard “muffled arguments” coming from Panettiere’s nearby unit.
She added, “You can tell somebody’s arguing just by the tonality... It was very hostile.” The neighbor also shared that she heard the Heroes star "screaming" at Hickerson in an elevator. “Just leave me alone! Just stop!”
“She was just so lovely… and just seeing her and passing frequently and, you know, the little chats that I had with her - she made such an impression, and she was such a bright light,” Terrazas shared as she started to cry.
“Just as a human being. Never mind the talent; she was a human being, you know? And she deserved so much better. I felt everybody just used her up, and she just deserved better... I just wish I could have done more. I just can’t believe I’ll never see her again.”
Brian Hickerson was with Hayden Panettiere when she became unresponsive
Hickerson was with Panettiere when she became unresponsive at an Airbnb in Greenville. He has claimed that he performed CPR after the actress stopped responding on August 16.
Panettiere died at age 36 from a suspected "overdose ", according to Greenville Police Department dispatch.
First responders "initiated cardiac life support measures " but their "resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful." Panettiere was pronounced dead within 45 minutes, according to the Greenville County Coroner’s Office.
According to the autopsy report, "no signs of trauma were discovered that would have contributed to the death." The investigation initially found "any signs of play or suspicious circumstances" were not present.
“While an investigation is ongoing and further developments are coming to light we are confident that justice will soon be served " Panettiere’s representative told Page Six.
