The Disturbingly Similar Fates of Whitney Houston and Her Daughter

The Apple Didn’t Fall Far from the Tree

On a cold February day back in 2012, Whitney Houston was found face down in a bathtub in her room at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, mere hours before she was scheduled to perform at the pre-Grammy party. Cause of death: accidental drowning. The culprits: heart disease and far too many white lines.

Whitney Houston and her daughter are posing at an event.

Bobbi Kristina Brown. Photo by Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic/Getty Images

On a cold January day back in 2015, Bobbi Kristina Brown was found unconscious in a bathtub at her home in Georgia. She was rushed to the hospital, still breathing, but was never able to recover. She was in a coma for half a year until she finally passed away on July 26th. Cause of death: accidental drowning. The culprit: a toxic cocktail, allegedly given to her by her husband.

The eerily similar fates of Whitney and her daughter, Bobbi Kristina, haunt us to this day. How did things get to this point?