The news of Ice Princess star Hayden Panettiere’s untimely demise at 36 on August 16 left millions of fans grieving and searching for answers about the circumstances surrounding her final hours.
Her on-and-off boyfriend, Brian Hickerson, quickly became the focus of online speculation after reports placed him beside her.
“He had a history of subjecting her to physical violence. He finally ki**ed her,” one person alleged at the time.
