Food Network Star Anne Burrell Reportedly Showed No ‘Signs’ of Wanting to Harm Herself Before Death

Additional information has surfaced in connection with the death of Food Network personality Anne Burrell.

According to a New York Police Department report obtained by People, a redacted individual described as “married to Anne” — seemingly referring to her husband, Stuart Claxton — told authorities that Burrell “has never attempted suicide in the past and has never talked about it.” He also said he had not observed “any signs that she would do something like this that he has witnessed.”

The person, alleged to be Claxton, added that while Burrell had “used cocaine in the past, but that was a few years ago” and said that she had “no medical conditions.”

Investigators stated that a note indicating “suicidal” intent, along with journals described as containing similar content, were discovered in the primary bedroom of her Brooklyn residence after her death on June 17, 2025, per People. The note was reportedly dated the morning she died.

Claxton reportedly discovered Burrell in their bathroom “with a bunch of over the counter pills on the floor” and when she didn’t wake up after “shaking her and slapping her face,” he called 911.

The professional chef’s death was officially ruled a suicide by the New York city medical examiner’s office and they listed her specific cause of death at the age of 55 as “acute intoxication due to the combined effects of diphenhydramine, ethanol, cetirizine, and amphetamine.”