Police: Leslie Carter Died from Drug Overdose

Leslie Carter with brother, Aaron Carter

A police report filed this afternoon concludes that Leslie Carter died from a drug overdose.

The occasional singer and sister of pop singers Aaron and Nick Carter was found dead in her home in upstate New York on Tuesday. Though initial autopsy reports proved inconclusive, today's report noted that the prescription drugs Olanzapine, Cyclobenzaprine and Alprazolam – which are used to treat schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and anxiety – were found near the 25-year-old's body.

A full autopsy of the "Like Wow!" singer's death is underway. She is survived by four siblings, her husband, and their young daughter.

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Police: Leslie Carter Died from Drug Overdose

Leslie Carter with brother, Aaron Carter

A police report filed this afternoon concludes that Leslie Carter died from a drug overdose.

The occasional singer and sister of pop singers Aaron and Nick Carter was found dead in her home in upstate New York on Tuesday. Though initial autopsy reports proved inconclusive, today's report noted that the prescription drugs Olanzapine, Cyclobenzaprine and Alprazolam – which are used to treat schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and anxiety – were found near the 25-year-old's body.

A full autopsy of the "Like Wow!" singer's death is underway. She is survived by four siblings, her husband, and their young daughter.

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Leslie Carter Autopsy Inconclusive

Leslie Carter and Aaron Carter

An initial autopsy report on the death of Leslie Carter, the sister of singers Aaron Carter and former Backstreet Boy Nick Carter, was inconclusive, the Chautauqua County Coroner's Office announced today. The 25-year-old mother and occasional singer was found dead yesterday in her home in upstate New York, where she reportedly moved from Canada recently to live with family members while sturggling with a prescription drug dependency. 

Coroner Richard Mackowiak said the results of a toxicology report are pending and that it is the family's decision whether to make the results public. 

Leslie Carter recorded an unreleased album for DreamWorks in 1999, at the height of Backstreet mania. Her song "Like Wow!" appeared on the Shrek soundtrack. She was perhaps best known, however, for appearing on the E! network reality show House of Carters, which ran in 2006.    

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