Melanie Martin, Aaron Carter’s former fiancée, questions accidental drowning autopsy findings

After Aaron Carter's death on November 5, 2022, his ex-fiancée Melanie Martin is speaking for the first time about its official ruling as accidental drowning due to the effects of difluoroethane and alprazolam from the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office on April 18, confirmed by ​In Touch. Melanie has been quoted saying, "I am not getting the closure I need because I don't buy it, he was found with clothing on, the coroner told me, how would he have drowned with clothing on? I still have a lot more questions I would like answered regarding the police investigation."

Aaron and Melanie's relationship began in 2020, and they got engaged in June of the same year, welcoming their son, Prince, in November 2021. They broke up a week after Prince's birth but reconciled the following month. However, by February 2022, the couple split again but continued to have an on-again, off-again relationship.

The coroner's report states that Aaron utilized difluoroethane, commonly found in air spray cleaners, and alprazolam, which causes drowsiness and sedation, prior to getting in the bathtub, rendering him incapacitated and eventually submerging him underwater. Aaron was discovered unresponsive in the bathtub by his housekeeper and was pronounced dead when attended by paramedics, as reported by TMZ on November 6. Aaron had struggled with addiction and mental health problems for several years before his death, completing five rehabilitation programs previously, yet claimed his September 2022 work with a recovery center was to "fight triggers" after being sober for five years.

In September 2022, "Aaron's Party" singer admitted to The Sun that he was taking alprazolam, commonly known under the brand name Xanax. He reported it to be part of a "regimented medication" plan that helped him stay away from "huffing dust." Aaron enrolled in the outpatient program primarily to stop using marijuana, stating, "I don't want to smoke weed anymore. I don't really need to," though he did have a medicinal marijuana license and had discarded all of his plants during the interview.