{"id":2433693,"date":"2026-05-27T02:58:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T02:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2433693"},"modified":"2026-05-27T02:58:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T02:58:53","slug":"martin-shorts-daughter-was-found-after-her-father-asked-friend-to-check-on-her-autopsy-details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/martin-shorts-daughter-was-found-after-her-father-asked-friend-to-check-on-her-autopsy-details\/","title":{"rendered":"Martin Short&#8217;s daughter was found after her father asked friend to check on her, autopsy details"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The autopsy report for Martin Short&#8217;s daughter Katherine has been released, detailing the actor&#8217;s concern when he hadn&#8217;t heard from her in 24 hours.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When police arrived at Katherine&#8217;s Hollywood Hills home on Feb. 23, she was found deceased behind her locked bedroom door.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The autopsy report also notes a previous suicide attempt in 2017, as well as Katherine&#8217;s history of mental illness and depression.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The heartbreaking details of how <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/martin-short\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Martin Short;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Martin Short&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Martin Short<\/a> learned of his daughter&#8217;s tragic death have now been revealed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Katherine Short, 42, was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/katherine-short-dead-martin-short-daughter-42-11913631\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:found dead;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;found dead&quot;}\" class=\"link \">found dead<\/a> on Feb. 23 inside her Hollywood Hills home. According to the autopsy report just released by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner, her father grew worried when he hadn&#8217;t heard from her in 24 hours and asked a friend to go over to his daughter&#8217;s residence to check on her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When the friend arrived, they found a note on Katherine&#8217;s locked bedroom door, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/26\/martin-short-initiated-welfare-check-on-daughter-who-died-by-suicide\/#continued\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:TMZ;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;TMZ&quot;}\" class=\"link \">TMZ<\/a> reports. The friend then called 911. Police arrived and forced entry into Katherine&#8217;s room, where they found her deceased in bed with a Glock 19 9mm pistol under her chest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The medical examiner ultimately <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/me.lacounty.gov\/case-detail\/?caseNumber=2026-03285\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:ruled;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;ruled&quot;}\" class=\"link \">ruled<\/a> Katherine&#8217;s death a suicide, caused by a gunshot would to her head.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Katherine and Martin Short in 2011<br \/>Credit: Gregg DeGuire\/FilmMagic<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A suicide note was also discovered, but its contents have not been made public.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Katherine\u2019s autopsy report notes a previous suicide attempt in 2017 involving pills, as well as her history of mental illness and depression.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Entertainment Weekly<\/em> has reached out to a representative for Martin Short.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Short spoke about his daughter\u2019s struggles in a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/martin-short-connects-late-wife-last-words-to-daughter-suicide-11975994\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:poignant interview;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;poignant interview&quot;}\" class=\"link \">poignant interview<\/a> with <em>The New York Times<\/em>, in which he drew parallels between her loss and the 2010 death of his wife Nancy Dolman from ovarian cancer.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Martin Short and his wife Nancy with their three children, including KatherineCredit: Robin Platzer\/FilmMagic\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Uc7tgxmSrrZS4V1Xiw_fDg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/f6a313cf040738c6c81d09424b7c62c7\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Martin Short and his wife Nancy with their three children, including Katherine<br \/>Credit: Robin Platzer\/FilmMagic<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Recalling the last moments with his wife of 30 years, the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/only-murders-in-the-building\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Only Murders in the Building;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Only Murders in the Building&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Only Murders in the Building<\/em><\/a> star said her final words to him, as paramedics rushed into her bedroom, were &#8220;Martin, let me go.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sixteen years later, he noted, &#8220;Katherine was saying: &#8216;Dad, let me go,'&#8221; Short concluded, &#8220;I don&#8217;t see any difference between mental illness as a disease and cancer as a disease. In some cases, both are terminal. And in some cases, both are survivable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our <\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;EW Dispatch newsletter&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong><em>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But the loss of Katherine was still unimaginable. &#8220;This is your child,&#8221; said Short, who is also father to two sons, Oliver and Henry. &#8220;I am trying to head toward the light.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>If you or someone you know is struggling with substance abuse, please contact the SAMHSA helpline at 1-800-662-HELP.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/autopsy-report-for-martin-short-daughter-katherine-released-11984345\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Entertainment Weekly;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Entertainment Weekly&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points The autopsy report for Martin Short&#8217;s daughter Katherine has been released, detailing the actor&#8217;s concern when he hadn&#8217;t heard from her in 24 hours. When police arrived at Katherine&#8217;s Hollywood Hills home on Feb. 23, she was found deceased behind her locked bedroom door. 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