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Daveigh Chase’s father breaks silence after actress’s AIDS cause of death confirmed
Key takeaways
- The actress’s estranged father, John David Schwallier, has broken his silence for the first time following the news.
- The Official Cause: AIDS and polysubstance use
- The coroner attributed Chase’s cause of death to Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), noting chronic polysubstance use – long-term, multi-drug abuse – as a major contributing condition.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize Daveigh Chase – who voiced Lilo in “Lilo & Stitch” and Samara in “The Ring” – died at 35 of AIDS, as determined by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s report made public on June 29, 2026.
The actress’s estranged father, John David Schwallier, has broken his silence for the first time following the news.
The Official Cause: AIDS and polysubstance use
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