In March, Carter’s mother, Jane, shared graphic photos from the scene of his death and expressed doubts about how he passed away. She claimed that the coroner had written it off as an accidental drug overdose and had not investigated it as a possible crime scene due to his addiction past.
Police reportedly found evidence of compressed air canisters and medications in Carter’s primary bedroom and bathroom after his death. Carter, the younger brother of Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter, had opened up about his addiction struggles with huffing years ago.
“It’s something that I’ve kept secret from the whole world until now,” he said on a 2019 episode of The Doctors. “I was huffing because I was really f***ing stupid and sad, but this is really no excuse, really. I was huffing because I’m a drug addict.”
