Original Article on Los Angeles Times

Leslie Carter, the sister of singers Nick and Aaron, likely overdosed on prescription drugs, according to a police report released Thursday. The one-time "House of Carters" reality TV star, whose married name was Leslie Ashton, was found Tuesday at her father's home and later declared dead at Westfield Memorial Hospital in New York, the Buffalo News reported. Estranged from Mike Ashton, her husband of three years, Carter had recently moved in with family in an attempt to kick an addiction to prescription drugs, sources told TMZ. Though an official cause of death won't be decided until toxicology results come through in four to six weeks, authorities found bottles of a muscle relaxant (cyclobenzaprine/Flexeril) and drugs to treat anxiety (al...(read more)