Paighton Houston died from accidental drug overdose, Alabama coroner reports
01/30/2020 11:58 am PST
via WHNT :
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) -- The Jefferson County Coroner's Office has confirmed the cause of death of missing woman Paighton Houston who disappeared after leaving the Tin Roof Bar and was later found in a shallow grave in Hueytown, Alabama.
The coroner's office reports that Houston's cause of death was morphine and methamphetamine toxicity. The office states that Houston's manner of death was an accident.
A suspect charged with abuse of a corpse in connection to Houston's death investigation was arrested Wednesday night in Ohio. Suspect Fredrick Hampton is accused of disposing of Houston's body behind a home on Chapel Drive in Hueytown.
MORE: Coroner report: Paighton Houston cause of death accidental overdose - WHNT