Unearthed video of late child star on LA’s Skid Row

Daveigh Chase, the former child star acknowledged for her performances in Lilo and Stitch, Spirited Away, and Donnie Darko, was reportedly homeless on the streets of Downtown Los Angeles in the months before her dying, based on just lately emerged video footage.

In the troubling clip circulating on-line, the former Hollywood star seems mendacity on the floor inside what appears to be a tent or trailer in the metropolis‘s notorious Skid Row. She seems emaciated and barely responsive.

Chase’s longtime supervisor, John Ryan, revealed he had been searching for the Hollywood actress for months along with her stepsister, Gaia Brown, going as far as to rent a non-public investigator of their efforts to search out her. PIs are often utilized by/for celebrities to assist preserve additional shut tabs on somebody.

Their search shifted path once they found the video in late 2025. Ryan informed the outlet he managed to contact Chase by cellphone soon after viewing the footage and was arranging to deliver her in for treatment.

However, she had disappeared as soon as more by the time he reached Skid Row, an space that has been the focus of important coverage debates.

He explained the strategy was to get her secure in Los Angeles before transferring her to a rehab heart in Costa Rica run by a good friend. “We were so close to finding her,” Ryan said. “Daveigh was the sweetest and brightest light in Hollywood. I can’t believe this is real. Her legacy and work will live on forever.”

In the days previous her dying, a GoFundMe fundraiser appeared claiming to gather funds to assist Chase “find comfort and peace” in her final days. The fundraising web page was established by a person figuring out himself as Roy Hernandez, who claimed to be her boyfriend.

“Daveigh Chase, my girlfriend, has always been a light in my life. Many people know her as a talented childhood actor from ‘Lilo and Stitch,’ ‘Spirited Away,’ and ‘Donnie Darko.’ But behind the scenes, she’s faced more than her share of hardship,” the campaign reads.

“After a difficult childhood and a painful falling out with her family, Daveigh was bullied and struggled to find safety and happiness in downtown LA. When we met, I promised to protect her and give her the love and comfort she deserved. Together, we found moments of happiness and hope.”

Nevertheless, Ryan disputed these assertions, contending the fundraiser lacked legitimacy. “Apparently, a man claiming to be her ‘boyfriend’ that none of us friends or her family has heard of has set up a GoFundMe on ‘her and her family’s behalf’ that he set her up as the organizer. I can confirm Daveigh has a trust account set up at SAG to cover all costs,” he said.

Ryan additional alleged that Chase had amassed “millions” in residual funds throughout her early appearing profession, though the funds remained untouched as she battled substance abuse.

According to his account, her heroin and fentanyl dependancy had progressed to a point the place she was “too far gone” to entry those assets. Following her passing, the funds are anticipated to switch to her next of kin, believed to be her father.

Chase handed away on June 16 following a diagnosis of meningitis and a blood infection that turned septic, ultimately resulting in organ failure. She was 35.

The actress had been admitted to a Los Angeles hospital earlier this month affected by malnutrition.