Last year, police released new photos of the scene where chef Anne Burrell died, showing numerous pills and pill bottles strewn around the area.
Images shared by the NYPD with People magazine on Tuesday show bottles of allergy-relieving antihistamines from Advil, Zyrtec, Motrin and ValuMed lying on the bathroom floor, as well as pills in a dish near the toilet, the newspaper said.
Additionally, in another photo, a discarded cigarette butt was seen on the floor next to a lighter.
Page Six has reached out to the NYPD for comment.
Burrell passed away on June 17, 2025 at the age of 55. The television personality was found unconscious at his home in Brooklyn, New York, around 7:50 a.m. that morning, an NYPD spokesperson told Page Six.
She was found by her husband Stuart Claxton next to dozens of pills.
A month after her death, the New York City Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed that Ms. Burrell had died by suicide, specifying her death as “acute intoxication due to the combined effects of diphenhydramine, ethanol, cetirizine, and amphetamine.”
A close friend of the Food Network star exclusively told Page Six that Burrell was secretly “struggling” under his “big personality.”
“I know she was having a hard time. She used to be on TV and was on her way to becoming a celebrity chef on TV,” a source told Us.
“She was famous. She worked on the food and wine circuit. She was busy. I felt like she wasn’t completely happy. People with big personalities sometimes overshadow things.”
“She had her demons, just like the rest of us,” they added. “She didn’t really accept me. I have a lot of great moments[as a TV star]. In my private life, I would be disappointed.”
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this article, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255) or text the Crisis Text Line at 741741.
