Federal agents are reportedly now zeroing in on years of text messages exchanged between actress Hayden Panettiere and an alleged drug dealer prior to her death at an apartment in Greenville, South Carolina. As investigators search for evidence following reports that Panettiere may have taken a pill laced with fentanyl, prosecutors are pointing to federal statutes that carry severe penalties—including potential murder or mandatory minimum charges—for dealers whose drugs cause fatal overdoses. Law&Crime's Jesse Weber breaks down the developing investigation with forensic chemist Bethany Pridgen, who explains what is really inside these illicit street pills and why so many are deadly.

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