The singer, and brother of Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter, passed away in November 2002.
The death of Aaron Carter it was caused by drowning and the effects of alprazolam, a generic form of Xanax, and the inhalation of difluoroethane, according to a copy of her autopsy report released by Variety on Tuesday.
The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner ruled the manner of death an accident, with the first cause of death cited as drowning and the second as difluoroethane, an ingredient used in compressed air canisters, along with Xanax. .
On Nov. 5, 2022, officers responded to a call about a suspicious death at the Carter residence, according to Alejandra Parra, Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff. According to TMZit was his housekeeper who discovered that Carter was unresponsive at his house and called the authorities.
After his death, the brother and member of Backstreet Boys, Nick Carter, uploaded a tribute post to Instagram, along with a series of photos of the two as children. “Sometimes we want to blame someone or something for a loss,” she wrote in the caption, “but the truth is addiction and mental illness are the real villains here.”
Carter had become a controversial figure in recent years. In 2019, he revealed that he had been diagnosed with multiple mental health issues in an Entertainment Tonight interview about a DUI arrest. Weeks later, his brother, Nick, obtained a restraining order against him.
In September, the Florida native checked into rehab for the fifth time in hopes of regaining custody of their 10-month-old son, Prince. Him and his ex-fiancée Melanie Martinthey lost custody due to domestic violence and drug problems.
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