Michelle Trachtenberg Cause Of Death To Remain Undetermined After Family Declines Autopsy

Michelle Trachtenberg’s cause and manner of death will remain undetermined, following the family’s request to forgo an autopsy. The actress, a former Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Gossip Girl star, was found unresponsive at her home in a luxury residential tower in midtown Manhattan by her mother on Wednesday and pronounced dead at the scene. She was 39 and had recently undergone a liver transplant, potentially leading to complications. The family’s spokesperson has requested privacy as they mourn her passing. A source told People that Trachtenberg had been “really down emotionally” and was open with friends “about how much she was struggling.” (Deadline)