Klitschko requests police probe into pawned jewelry of late ex-partner Hayden Panettiere
Former boxer Wladimir Klitschko has filed a court request in Los Angeles seeking a law-enforcement investigation into alleged pawned jewelry belonging to his deceased ex-fiancée, Hayden Panettiere, and to be appointed temporary guardian of their daughter’s estate.
Wladimir Klitschko, the former heavyweight champion, filed paperwork in Los Angeles on Sept. 24 asking a court to grant him authority to request a police investigation into jewelry he says was pawned after actress Hayden Panettiere’s death. The filing alleges that a non-family individual previously connected to Panettiere pawned some of her belongings and that a pawn shop would not release details without law-enforcement involvement, raising concerns the items could be sold to third parties.
Klitschko also sought to be named temporary guardian of the estate of his and Panettiere’s 11-year-old daughter, Kaya, who lives with him in Ukraine. He wrote that the daughter is entitled to the entirety of Panettiere’s assets and that appointing a guardian is “urgent and essential” for managing those assets.
The court documents state that federal agents entered Panettiere’s Los Angeles home after her death and removed property belonging to her estate. A security service had been hired before her death due to concerns about unauthorized access, and locks were changed and storage units containing designer clothing and accessories were relocated as a precaution. Klitschko claims that several personal items, including jewelry, have disappeared or remain unaccounted for.
Panettiere’s parents have expressed differing views on the disposition of the earrings removed during the autopsy; one parent wants them mailed to North Carolina, the other to California. The coroner’s report indicated the earrings would not be released until the family reaches an agreement.
Hayden Panettiere died on Aug. 16 at age 36 in Greenville, South Carolina. The coroner ruled the cause of death accidental, citing toxic levels of fentanyl, 4-ANPP, alprazolam, methocarbamol and quetiapine.
"Wlad is a great father, and we are grateful," a source close to the family said, supporting the filing.
"Both parties were informed that until they could reach an agreement regarding the decedent’s personal effects that they would not be released," the coroner’s report stated.