Hayden Panettiere's mom slams actor's on-and-off boyfriend: 'This person in her life that we have been trying to get rid of for quite some time was with her at her death'

Lesley Vogel, mother of Hayden Panettiere, has criticized Brian Hickerson, the actress's on-and-off boyfriend, stating that the family had attempted to remove him from her life before her death. Separately, authorities in Staten Island are investigating a suspected murder-suicide involving Dana Foley. Foley was found dead on August 13. An online fundraiser highlighted that Foley had dedicated her entire life and all her future hopes to her young son before the fatal shooting occurred.