"New details have emerged surrounding chef Anne Burrell 's death last year at age 55. In a new report obtained by PEOPLE, the New York Police Department confirmed that a "suicidal note" left in the in the primary bedroom of Burrell's home in Brooklyn, New York, was found by an investigator following her death on June 17, 2025. The investigator also discovered "suicidal" journal entries on a bed in the same room, according to the police report."
"The NYPD confirmed in the report viewed by PEOPLE that in the early morning hours of June 17, 2025, a redacted individual "married to Anne," an apparent reference to Burrell's husband, Stuart Claxton, "noticed that the bed was made in their room which is not normal." Claxton then reportedly found Burrell on the bathroom floor "with a bunch of over the counter pills on the floor." He attempted to wake her by "shaking her and slapping her face," and immediately called 911 when she was unresponsive."
"Burrell's death was ruled a suicide in July 2025. Her cause of death was specified as "acute intoxication due to the combined effects of diphenhydramine, ethanol, cetirizine, and amphetamine," and was determined by the New York City medical examiner's office."
Chef Anne Burrell died on the morning of June 17, 2025, at her residence in Brooklyn, New York. An investigator found a suicidal note in the primary bedroom and suicidal journal entries on a bed in that room. Burrell's husband, Stuart Claxton, noticed the bed was made unusually early, found her on the bathroom floor with over-the-counter pills nearby, attempted to rouse her by shaking and slapping her face, and called 911 when she was unresponsive. The death was ruled a suicide in July 2025, with acute intoxication from diphenhydramine, ethanol, cetirizine, and amphetamine listed as the cause.
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