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Chef Anne Burrell Left Suicide Note Morning of Her Death, Police Say
Anne Burrell’s death was confirmed as suicide by acute intoxication involving multiple substances, with a note and journal entries indicating intent discovered at her Brooklyn home.
- In July 2025, the New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled Burrell's death a suicide, citing acute intoxication from diphenhydramine, ethanol, cetirizine, and amphetamine.
- Stuart Claxton, husband, discovered Burrell unresponsive at their Brooklyn home, tried to wake her, then called 911; emergency services arrived around 7:50 a.m. and pronounced her dead at the scene.
- An investigator later found a `suicidal note` dated the morning of her death in the primary bedroom and police reports show she was discovered unconscious in the shower surrounded by approximately 100 assorted pills.
- Food Network issued a tribute and In Memoriam, and Worst Cooks in America included an In Memoriam during its season 2 premiere, as fans and colleagues mourned her at age 55.
- Her husband told police she had `never attempted suicide`, and her final public posts showed her happy five days earlier, with her improv debut hours before her death.
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Police Report: Anne Burrell Left a Suicidal Note
Police records are shedding light on the final hours of celebrity chef Anne Burrell , whose death at 55 last summer was ruled a suicide. An NYPD report newly obtained by People says investigators found a note described as "suicidal" in the primary bedroom of her Brooklyn home, along with similar...
Chef Anne Burrell left 'suicidal' note in home before death, police say
New details from the NYPD have emerged following the celebrity chef's death on June 17, 2025.Anne Burrell on 'Worst Cooks In America' Food NetworkA police report has revealed new details about celebrity chef Anne Burrell's death.The Food Network star died at the age of 55 in June 2025, and her cause of death was ruled a suicide five weeks later. On Wednesday, PEOPLE obtained a new report from the New York Police Department that stated a "suicida…
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