24-Year-Old Actress Sophie Nyweide's Death Investigation Confirms Pregnancy

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25-04-2025

It was recently revealed that Sophie Nyweide was pregnant during the time of her death, but details about the stage remain unclear.
Sophie Nyweide, a former child actress known for her roles in Invisible Sign, Noah and Mammoth, passed away at the age of 24 on April 14. Her body was discovered in a wooded area near Park Street in Bennington, Vermont, where she was found unresponsive. While the cause of her death is under investigation, authorities are looking at the possibility of an unintentional overdose, as toxicology and autopsy results are still pending. It was also recently revealed that Nyweide was pregnant during the time of her death, but details about the stage remain unclear. Sources close to the investigation suggest that the actress was in the early stages of pregnancy.
According to TMZ, the late actress' mother, Shelly, said, 'My knowledge is she was using drugs and was a tiny young woman. She was with other people when she died. I didn't know them. There is an investigation ongoing. The autopsy results are not in. They said it would take 6-8 weeks. So I can't say definitively." While police are treating the case as a possible unintentional overdose, they are still looking into the possibility that someone may have played a role in her death. A source revealed that a man was with Sophie when she died and he's cooperating with the investigation. Due to this, police are not treating him as a suspect.
Sophie Nyweide's mother further mentioned that the family is heartbroken and still trying to deal with the loss. Shelly shared that her daughter loved acting and never faced anything bad while working on film sets, unlike some other child actors had claimed in the past. Her father described Sophie as a creative and athletic girl who looked older and wiser than her age. He said she was always determined to become an actress.
In the obituary, Sophie's family shared that she was a kind and trusting person, which sometimes led her into difficult situations. According to them, she often shared her thoughts and painful feelings through her drawings and writings. Even though she had support from loved ones, professionals and others who wanted to help, they couldn't change what happened. Her family believes she tried to deal with her pain by using substances instead of taking help. She often said she could manage everything on her own and refused the treatment that might have helped her.
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