Matthew Mindler, a former child star, killed himself by taking sodium nitrate from Amazon.com, according to his mother.
Matthew Mindler paid $15 for the item. He died of sodium nitrate poisoning, according to the Lancaster County Medical Examiner’s Office. Sodium nitrate is a preservative that kills by lowering blood pressure and restricting oxygen supply to the body.
Monica Mindler, Matthew Mindler’s mother, said she uncovered the Amazon link following her son’s murder when searching through his online search history. The actor sought up where to get sodium nitrate and how it was used to end life in a painless manner. She claims he ordered enough to murder four individuals.
Monica Mindler stated that she wanted to alert other families who may be ignorant of the substance’s hazards. Amazon has yet to respond.
UPDATED with the cause of death: Former child star Matthew Mindler has been declared dead after going missing from his rural Millersville University campus in Pennsylvania previously.
According to Lancaster Online, the Lancaster County (PA) Coroner’s Office verified that the death was caused by suicide on Monday. A toxicological report is in the works.
With a statement to the student body on Saturday, the university confirmed his death.
“It is with a grieving heart that I let you know of the death of 19-year-old Matthew Mindler from Hellertown, Pennsylvania, a first-year student at Millersville University. A search had been underway for Matthew since Thursday, after he was reported missing. Matthew was found deceased this morning, Saturday, August 28, in Manor Township near campus.”
Matthew Mindler had only started his freshman year when he co-starred with Paul Rudd in 2011’s My Idiot Brother. According to a press statement from the Millersville University Police Department, he was reported missing on Wednesday, Aug. 25.
His family notified police that he had left his dorm room and had not returned the next day to his room or class.
Chad: An American Boy, a 2016 TV movie, was Matthew Mindler’s most recent acting performance.
Matthew Mindler went missing Tuesday evening, according to Millersville University. “He was last seen walking from his residence hall, West Villages toward the Centennial Dr. parking lot area at 8:11 p.m. Tuesday night. He was wearing a white Millersville University hooded sweatshirt with black stripes on the arm, a black backpack, jeans, and white sneakers. Matt attended classes Monday and Tuesday, but did not attend yesterday or this morning,” the campus police noted.
