Freel died early the following morning at Emergency Hospital in Los Angeles.
[1] According to Henry Fonda, who was best man at Freel's wedding, she took her life after confirming that Alexander had been having affairs with other women and not because of her career troubles.
Friends and relatives of the actress asked Hoffman and Governor Merriam of California for an exhaustive probe.
Freel's father William was quoted as saying that, at the time of his daughter's death, he was not sure she took her life.
[citation needed] Nine months later, Alexander married actress Anne Nagel.