Erin Moran’s Husband Steven Fleischmann Seen For The First Time Since ‘Happy Days’ Star’s Death
Deceased actress Erin Moran’s husband Steven Fleischmann was seen in public for the first time since her death Saturday. Photos posted Thursday by Daily Mail showed Fleischmann returning to the New Salisbury, Indiana trailer park home, where Moran spent her final years with him and his mother Donna Woods.
Wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses, Fleishmann was seen taking out a bag of groceries from his car and heading towards the trailer, according to the pictures shared by Daily Mail. The report said he appeared “tired and a little disheveled.”
Moran was found dead April 22 at her home. On Monday, a joint statement from the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department and the Harrison County Coroner’s office said the former “Happy Days” child star died of stage 4 cancer complications.
“A subsequent autopsy revealed that Mrs. Moran likely succumbed to complications of stage 4 cancer,” the statement read. "Standard toxicology tests were performed and the results are pending however no illegal narcotics were found at the residence.”
After Moran’s cause of death was revealed, Fleischmann broke his silence on his wife’s passing. He wrote a letter detailing his time with Moran in her final months. The letter was posted on Facebook by former "Happy Days" star Scott Baio.
“Norton Cancer Institute never said how bad it [the cancer] was. The coroner told me it was really really bad. It had spread to her spleen, she had a lot of fluid in her lungs and part of her brain was infected. The coroner said even if she was in the hospital being pumped full of antibiotics she still would not of made it. He said it was the best that she was with me and went in her sleep. So that's it,” Fleischmann wrote in the letter.
There was speculation Moran, who was reportedly struggling with alcohol abuse, died of a drug overdose. Even Baio, who played Moran’s lover in “Happy Days,” said the 56-year-old died of a heroin overdose. He made the claim Monday on a radio interview.
His comments drew criticizm from Moran's brother Tony in a Facebook post laced with insults. On Monday, Baio clarified his comments.
“I was asked ONLY about Erin's troubled past due to drug & alcohol abuse. I was still upset and said I felt that living that kind of a lifestyle will catch up with you and nothing good would come of it,” he explained in a Facebook post about the erroneous claim. “THIS WAS BEFORE THE CAUSE OF DEATH WAS ANNOUNCED STATING STAGE 4 CANCER.”
“Please stop assuming the worse in me. I'm a compassionate person. I'm very heartbroken over her passing, especially since it was cancer,” he added. “I don't see people going after or attacking every network that said it was a drug overdose. I've openly stated my truths. I'm done.”
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