(L.A.) Christopher Auten, 58, Died in an RV

Case Number: 2025-14062

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 58-year-old White/Caucasian male that occurred in a recreational vehicle.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Christopher Auten.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Effects of Methamphetamine

RIP CHRISTOPHER AUTEN ( September 4, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Thursday.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on October 18, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back from the lab.

This is considered an accidental, i.e., unintentional, drug overdose.