Davig ChaseThe actress, acclaimed for her roles in ‘Lilo and Stitch’ and ‘The Ring’, died at the age of 35 of bacterial meningitis and a blood infection. As fans mourned the tragic death, the late actress’ mother Kathy Chase also opened up about the final moments and her reaction upon hearing it for the first time.Here’s a closer look at Davig Chase’s death and the reaction from his mother.
Davig Chase’s mother revealed she was horrified after seeing the news
Davig Chase’s mother, Kathy, claims she initially thought the headlines were fake. However, when he saw the news of his daughter’s death on a legitimate site, he realized the grim truth. “I actually thought it was fake news, the first time I saw it, and then, but then suddenly, all these different legitimate sites had her name and I realized it wasn’t fake,” she said in an interview with the Daily Mail, adding that she last saw her daughter in 2019.
Kathy Chase shares her reaction to hearing about the loss
Additionally, Cathy scrolled through social media and the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s website to look for updates and traces of her daughter. “I was devastated,” he said, before adding, “It felt like something inside of me was squeezing all the air out of me, and at the same time, it felt like I was going to explode on the outside.”Cathy ran out into the yard as the painful realization hit her. “I let out this gasping scream, and I was just running. And these weird sounds were coming out of me, like these kind of, primal sounds,” she said. “And I went into the backyard, and I was screaming, ‘No, no, no, no!’ I am in a lot of pain, but I hope her soul hears me,” revealed the late actress’ mother.
Kathy Chase revealed that Davig Chase had one drug addiction
During the interview, Cathy shared that Davig suffered from an addiction to painkillers after a serious motorcycle accident in 2016, which started a downward spiral. “I honestly thought there was something wrong with her. My daughter has never had a mental health diagnosis other than PTSD. But the drugs took over,” she said, adding that her daughter was looking for drugs and partying with the wrong people. By 2019, Davig was ‘completely gone’ when she visited him in prison after being charged with two burglaries. Meanwhile, Daveigh’s boyfriend revealed on GoFundMe that the actress had a serious blood condition, which eventually turned serious.Kathy shared that her daughter struggles with homelessness. “As a mother, you don’t give up on your child. I was hoping she would still come home,” she voiced, adding that she didn’t throw her daughter out and tried desperately to help her. However, he added that you can’t legally force someone to help you if you don’t want them.Cathy Chase identified the remains on June 18, 2026.
