16 and Pregnant’s Autumn Crittendon died connected July 20 astatine her location successful Henrico County, Va. On Oct. 21, the world TV star’s origin of decease was revealed.
By Bentley Maddox Oct 22, 2024 2:17 AMTags
'16 and Pregnant' Alum Autumn Crittendon Dead astatine 27
Autumn Oxley Crittendon’s origin of decease has been determined.
The 16 and Pregnant star—who died July 20 astatine her location successful Henrico County, Va.—died owed to cause toxicity from fentanyl and para-fluorofentanyl, an illicit synthetic opioid, according to the Virginia Department of Health, per TMZ. The wellness section besides classified the quality of Autumn’s decease arsenic accidental.
Many amerciable synthetic opioids—which make pain-relieving effects—are “more potent than morphine and heroin,” according to the Drug Enforcement Administration, and truthful tin effect successful overdoses.
Autumn—who appeared connected the MTV series’ 5th play successful 2014 with her then-boyfriend Dustin Franklin up of the commencement of their lad Drake, present 10—was recovered unresponsive successful her Virginia location successful July.
“Once connected scene, officers and occurrence unit located an big pistillate unresponsive wrong the residence,” the Henrico County Police Division told E! News successful a statement. “Members from Henrico Fire attempted life-saving measures nevertheless they were not effective. Autumn Oxley, 27, of Henrico, was pronounced deceased astatine the scene.”
Days aft her death, Autumn’s sister Misty Crittendon shared a Facebook tribute to Autumn, calling her a “beautiful babe duplicate of mine.”
“I won’t let your representation to fade.. EVER,” she wrote successful the post. “I fought for you your full beingness and I volition proceed to bash truthful until I articulation you. Best judge imma get you for leaving america truthful soon. But I’ve ever got you, and the babies.”
Autumn Crittendon/Facebook
In July, Misty besides launched a GoFundMe fundraiser for Autumn—who described herself connected Facebook arsenic a “mother of 2 small boys Drake and Luke and a beauteous small miss Abigail—and her family, describing the time of her decease arsenic the time “our satellite crashed.”
“She was a beloved mother, daughter, and sister who volition ne'er beryllium forgotten,” Misty wrote connected the page. “To accidental it was unexpected was an understatement. It is and has been excruciatingly painful, to accidental the least.”
On Oct. 21—the aforesaid time Autumn’s origin of decease was revealed—Misty updated her Facebook illustration representation to an representation of the brace holding their littles ones successful the aerial and reminiscing astir their peculiar bond.
“We did it each together, adjacent becoming mothers,” Misty shared. “Then we raised our babies unneurotic and they past did everything together. We miss you truthful much, beautiful. I emotion you much than you’ve ever known.”
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