Hayden Panettiere’s ex-fiancé claims her jewelry was sold to pawn shop

According to the new filing, the pawn shop has “declined to disclose specific item information without being contacted by law enforcement” and there’s a risk that Panettiere’s items “will be sold, transferred or otherwise rendered unrecoverable,” causing a “direct financial detriment of Kaya.”

In addition to seeking guardianship of his daughter, Klitschko is asking the court to grant him the ability to “request and authorize law enforcement investigation into the recovery of Hayden’s property believed to have been misappropriated.”

Panettiere died in August after she was found unresponsive at a South Carolina apartment. The Greenville County Coroner’s Office in Greenville, South Carolina, said in a statement the 36-year-old actress died as a result of an accidental overdose of drugs, including fentanyl, 4-ANPP, alprazolam, methocarbamol and quetiapine.

The investigation into Panettiere’s death remains ongoing, with the focus likely shifting to the source of the fentanyl. Sources previously told ABC News the investigation could be honing in on street-level drug dealers who may have provided drugs to the late actress.

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