'The Ring' star Daveigh Chase's cause of death revealed
Brendan MorrowDaveigh Chase's official cause of death has been released.
The "Lilo & Stitch" and "The Ring" actress died from AIDS, according to Los Angeles medical examiner online records viewed by USA TODAY.
Chronic polysubstance use was also listed as a significant condition. Chase died in a hospital in Los Angeles, and her manner of death was natural, the medical examiner records also showed. The news was first reported by Us Weekly.
Chase, who voiced Lilo in the classic Disney animated film "Lilo & Stitch" and played the creepy horror villain Samara in 2002's "The Ring," died on June 16 at 35. Her boyfriend, Roy Hernandez, told TMZ at the time that the cause was meningitis and an infection in her blood.

TMZ also previously reported that the actress had been admitted to a Los Angeles hospital for malnutrition earlier in the month.
The former child star's father, John Schwallier, told The New York Times his daughter struggled with drug addiction since she was 13 and that she had been homeless and in "destitute" near the Los Angeles hospital where she died.
Chase's mother also spoke out in an interview with the Daily Mail, sharing that her daughter was prescribed oxycodone and other painkillers after a motorcycle accident in 2016, leading to substance abuse issues.

"She was seeking drugs and was partying with the wrong people," she told the outlet. "I never kicked my daughter out. She wanted freedom and these people got her hooked on some drugs. That was the beginning."
Born in Las Vegas in 1990, Chase achieved her breakthrough starring in the 2001 psychological thriller "Donnie Darko" when she was 10, playing the sister of Jake Gyllenhaal's character.
In addition to "Lilo & Stitch" and "The Ring," which earned her an MTV Movie Award for best villain, Chase also voiced Chihiro in the English dub of the animated classic "Spirited Away," and she appeared on shows like "ER" and "Big Love."
If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, you can call the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).

Contributing: Taijuan Moorman, Patrick Ryan and Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY