Daveigh Chase found herself living on the streets of Downtown Los Angeles in the months leading up to her tragic death, new video reveals.
In the gruesome clip obtained exclusively by The Post, the âLilo & Stitchâ actress can be seen looking extremely skinny and barely conscious on the floor of a tent or trailer in LAâs notorious Skid Row.
Chaseâs longtime manager, John Ryan, told the outlet heâd been searching for Chase alongside her stepsister Gaia Brown with the help of a private investigator for months before they were made aware of the video in late 2025.
He said he was able to speak with Chase on the phone so he could rescue her for treatment shortly after he came across the video, but the actress âdisappearedâ once again by the time he made it to Skid Row.
Ryan said he and Brown planned to nurse Chase back to health in LA before getting her to a rehab facility in Costa Rica owned by a friend he knew.
âWe were so close to finding her,â he told The Post. âDaveigh was the sweetest and brightest light in Hollywood. I canât believe this is real. Her legacy and work will live on forever.â
Shortly before her death, a GoFundMe was created by her boyfriend Roy Hernandez to help Chase âfind comfort and peaceâ in her final days.
âDaveigh Chase, my girlfriend, has always been a light in my life. Many people know her as a talented childhood actor from âLilo & Stitch,â âSpirited Away,â and âDonnie Darko.â But behind the scenes, sheâs faced more than her share of hardship,â the campaign reads.
âAfter 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.â
However, according to Ryan, the man behind the account is an imposter allegedly grifting for unnecessary cash.
âApparently, a man claiming to be her âboyfriendâ that none of us friends or her family has heard of has set up a GoFundMe on âher and her families behalfâ that he set her up as the organizer. I can confirm Daveigh has a trust account set up at SAG to cover all costs,â he told The Post.
The âRingâ actress allegedly had received âmillionsâ in residuals from her work as a child star. However, the money went unclaimed as Chase was âtoo far goneâ on heroin and fentanyl to collect, Ryan shared.
With Chase no longer living to collect her money, the funds would then be given to her next of kin â which, in this case, would be her father, Ryan noted.
Chase died June 16 after she was diagnosed with meningitis and a blood infection that caused her body to turn septic and eventually shut down. She was 35 years old.
According to TMZ, the âDonnie Darkoâ actress had been admitted to a Los Angeles hospital earlier this month due to malnutrition.
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