Photos of the tragic death scene of Anne Burrell, star chef of the U.S. cooking show "Worst Cooks in America", have been released, shocking the public.
On the 1st (local time), the Daily Mail reported that the New York Police Department (NYPD) released photos showing the scene when Anne Burrell, who died last June at the age of 55, was found. The released photos show dozens of pills scattered on the bathroom floor of the Brooklyn home where the deceased spent her final moments, and empty pill bottles rolling around.
The New York medical examiner concluded in July that the cause of death was suicide by acute intoxication. At the time, amphetamines, ethanol, and the antihistamines diphenhydramine and cetirizine were reported to have been detected in her blood.
The newly released photos showed common over-the-counter medication bottles such as Advil and Zyrtec scattered around, along with pills in a bowl near the toilet. A discarded cigarette butt and a lighter were also on the floor.
Investigators said they found a handwritten note and a diary expressing the deceased's anguish at the scene, adding to the sorrow.
Police also released CCTV footage showing Anne Burrell returning home the night before her death with her husband, Stuart Clackson.
In the footage, the two enter their Brooklyn apartment, and the mood inside the elevator was noticeably cold. Anne Burrell turned her head away from her husband while he spoke, or stared at the elevator wall with a dark expression. She was also seen as if she started to say something but stopped.
The next morning, on June 17 at about 7:40 a.m., noticing the unusually made bed, husband Clackson found his wife collapsed in the bathroom shower. He tried to wake her by shaking her body, but she was already unresponsive. Paramedics attempted cardiopulmonary resuscitation but she did not regain consciousness.
In police questioning, husband Clackson said, "My wife had never attempted suicide before and had never shown any signs of it," adding to the shock. She was reported to have maintained a normal life, even performing an improv show at a Brooklyn comedy club the night before her death.
In a statement, the bereaved family said, "Her smile lit up every room she entered, and her light reached millions of people around the world," mourning the deceased.
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