Michelle Trachtenberg’s cause and manner of death will remain undetermined, following the family’s request to forgo an autopsy. The actress, a former Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Gossip Girl star, was found unresponsive at her home in a luxury residential tower in midtown Manhattan by her mother on Wednesday and pronounced dead at the scene. She was 39 and had recently undergone a liver transplant, potentially leading to complications. The family’s spokesperson has requested privacy as they mourn her passing. A source told People that Trachtenberg had been “really down emotionally” and was open with friends “about how much she was struggling.” (Deadline)
