Empire' actress Lindsey Pearlman

Lindsey Pearlman, 43, went missing after she was last seen in February, and her her body was located days later inside of a vehicle.

[Instagram post](https://www.instagram.com/p/CaItXqPP5gD/) at the time, "The police found Lindsey. "I’m deeply sad to report that they have found Lindsey, and it was too late," she wrote. She added donations could be made in Pearlman's name to Santé D'Or, a pet rescue and adoption center in Los Angeles. The LAPD issued a missing person report five days later, and her body was found on Feb. The coroner's office did not release any details on her cause of death at the time. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.

Authorities have released the official cause of death for "Empire" actress Lindsey Pearlman who was found dead in the Hollywood Hills earlier this year near ...

She also performed in Second City Theatrical's national tour of "The Realish Housewives: A Parody." A few days later, her cause of death [remained a mystery](https://www.foxla.com/news/actress-lindsey-pearlmans-cause-of-death-remains-a-mystery) and was "deferred, pending additional investigation." Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at [1-800-273-8255](tel:18002738255). If you or a loved one is feeling distressed, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. [Missing actress, Lindsey Pearlman from General Hospital, found dead in Hollywood](https://www.foxla.com/news/missing-actress-found-dead-in-hollywood) ['General Hospital' actress Lindsey Pearlman's cause of death remains a mystery](https://www.foxla.com/news/actress-lindsey-pearlmans-cause-of-death-remains-a-mystery)

Actress Lindsey Pearlman was found dead inside her car in Hollywood's Runyon Canyon park on February 18. Six months later a coroner has revealed her ...

According to a security guard working on a film in nearby, when police found Pearlman's body, there were pills strewn throughout the inside of the vehicle. Actress Lindsey Pearlman, 43, was found dead inside her car at Runyon Canyon Park on February 18. I'm deeply saddened & stunned to share that she was found deceased.' Her costar from General Hospital, where she played Margaret 'Maggie' McMorris, wrote on Twitter: 'Lindsey Pearlman was terrific on @GeneralHospital and we are saddened to hear of this tragedy. The note told whoever found her to call 911, Smith then contacted the police in an effort to find her.

An actress who was found dead in the Hollywood Hills in February died by suicide, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner announced Tuesday.

Authorities around the world have been struggling to keep sodium nitrite out of the hands of vulnerable people amid an alarming uptick in suicides.

Lawyers for the grieving mother, Ruth Scott, have called sodium nitrite “suicide powder.” Her lawsuit—which claims Amazon is the No. Just how many people have died from sodium nitrite is unknown in the United States, but multiple doctors, like Pires, report it’s a growing method of suicide. But the doctor added that just a small number of hobbyists use the chemical to cure meat, while a growing number of young people are using it to take their own life. Amazon is being sued by a mother who lost her 27-year-old son to sodium nitrite last year. Stateside, seven members of Congress wrote an open letter to Amazon the same month as Pearlman’s death, pleading with the company to restrict the sale of sodium nitrite to individuals. “There’s an argument that it’s a slippery slope to restrict sales of something that is legal just because some people are using it to kill themselves,” Dr. Keay says his company now only sells the chemical after it has been mixed and can no longer be used easily for consumption. He tried to inform other European sellers about its dangers and many agreed to halt sales, too, but Britons are still able to get their hands on the chemical by ordering from abroad. have received a frightening number of reports of people poisoning themselves by consuming nitrites and nitrates. A medical examiner report revealed this week that Empire actress Lindsey Pearlman died by suicide in February from sodium nitrite poisoning—and she’s not alone. Pearlman’s death comes as authorities in the United States, Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom struggle to keep sodium nitrite out of the hands of vulnerable people. 13, authorities said, after a five-day search for the actress, who appeared on TV shows like Chicago Justice and General Hospital.