Shocking death of former E!
reality star Lyric McHenry.
They are horrifying to
read.
McHenry, as you may recall,
was found dead in mid-August at the age of 26.
Her body was discovered in
the very early morning on the street in New York City, with sources saying she
was only wearing underwear and a pajama top.
She was also discovered
with a zip lock bag of cocaine in her possession.
McHenry was known to
television viewers for her appearances on EJNYC, a spinoff of Rich Kids of
Beverly Hills that centered on Magic Johnson's son, EJ.
There was even talk that
McHenry was pregnant at the time of her death.
Now, nearly three months
after this tragedy, an affidavit obtained by E! News confirms that Lyric dies
from an overdose of cocaine, heroin and alcohol.
This same reliable outlet
also reports that a 29-year-old man named Alexis Meija-Ramirez has been
arrested and charged with concealment of a human corpse and tampering with
physical evidence.
Meija-Ramirez and “two
other male individuals” allegedly transported McHenry’s body above the Major
Deegan Expressway in the Bronx neighborhood, this document states.
Police arrived at this
conclusion with the assistance of surveillance footage and witness interviews.
On October 26,
Mejia-Ramirez was released from jail on a $1,500 bond, an official at the Bronx
District Attorney’s Office has also confirmed.
McHenry’s passing took
place just hours after she celebrated her 26th birthday during a night out with
friends.
In videos shared on her
Instagram Story, the 26-year old was at The Frederick Hotel, the Soho Grand
Hotel and the Dream Hotel, smiling at various points in the footage and
seemingly having a great time.
In the wake of her death,
family members and friends spoke out in total shock and sadness.
They said McHenry had no
history of drug use or abuse and fought back against the assumptions many had
been making about the kind of person McHenry had to have been, based on the way
she was found.
Said her family in a
statement:
"What is factual and
known is that Lyric who just turned 26 last week on August 6, was a brilliant,
creative, and lovely young woman...
"She was a Christian
who grew up in Los Angeles and attended the Center for Early Education...
"Lyric graduated from
Stanford University in 2014. Where she studied in Paris, France for a year. And
spoke fluent French...
"Lyric’s warmth,
compassion, and energy will be missed by many. And the family would appreciate
that all speculation surrounding the circumstances of death cease."
EJ Johnson, who was close
friends with McHenry, also issued a brief statement on Lyric. It read:
"I’m going to make
this clear to everyone there will be no mourning post because I’m not going to
reduce a 25yr friendship to 1 Instagram post.
"Please respect my
privacy and my process."
McHenry was laid to rest in
early September.
May she rest in peace.
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