Following the Journeys of 16 and Pregnant Stars
Over the past few years, fans of 16 and Pregnant have tragically said goodbye to several of the shows’ stars.
Recently, viewers learned that 16 and Pregnant season five alum Autumn Crittendon—who was also known as Autumn Oxley—died at the age of 27.
Virginia’s Henrico County Police Division confirmed to E! News officers responded to a report of a medical emergency on July 20.
“Once on scene, officers and fire personnel located an adult female unresponsive within the residence,” police continued. “Members from Henrico Fire attempted life-saving measures however they were not effective.”
The police said Autumn was pronounced dead at the scene and that they’re classifying the incident as a death investigation—adding that “detectives are working with the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner on this case to determine the exact cause and manner of death.”
In 2014, Autumn was featured on the MTV reality series, which followed her journey to welcoming son Drake with then-boyfriend Dustin Franklin. According to her Facebook, she described herself as a “mother of two little boys Drake and Luke and a beautiful little girl Abigail."
Following news of her death, her sister paid tribute to her “dearest baby sister.”
"You were robbed of your life at such a tender age," she wrote in her July 21 post. "You left before anyone could tell you goodbye. How much we love you. How amazing you are and how proud we are of you for staying sober through some of the toughest parts of your life, how far you’ve came from where you were, how thankful we are to have had all these years with you, how proud of you we are as a mother, how grateful we are for the 3 tiny parts of your heart that are still walking this earth."
Autumn's death comes nearly five months after fellow 16 and Pregnant alum Sean Garinger died at age 20 in an ATV accidet.
"He pulled [in] front of me to park the ATV and the ground gave way from all the rain and mud," his mom Mary Hobbs told The Sun about his February passing, adding the vehicle flipped and "crushed" his skull.
In 2022, fans also mourned the loss of 16 and Pregnant’s Jordan Cashmyer at age 26 and, six years prior, season two alum Valerie Fairman died.
While these stars’ journeys heartbreakingly came to an end at an early age, fans have continued to follow the lives of many others from the shows.
To learn about more 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom cast members, keep reading.
Now Maci Bookout McKinney, the Chatanooga, Tenn., native started her 16 and Pregnant journey on the MTV series' first season, which premiered in 2009.
In real life, Maci gave birth to son Bentley on Oct. 8, 2008, and joined the cast of Teen Mom.
Fast-forward into her adulthood and she co-parents the teenager with his dad, her former boyfriend Ryan Edwards, and shares daughter Jayde Carter (born May 29, 2015) and son Maverick Reed (May 31, 2016) with husband Ryan McKinney.
While every cast member's MTV-chronicled story was fraught, Farrah Abraham from season one had the saddest: her boyfriend Derek Underwood dying in a car crash before the birth of their daughter, Sophia Laurent Abraham, on Feb. 23, 2009.
Farrah later dabbled in adult entertainment, as well as wrote a best-selling memoir and tried he hand at singing. In addition to Teen Mom, she's appeared on a number of other series, including Couples Therapy and Celebrity Big Brother.
Amber Portwood and eventual fiancé Gary Shirley welcomed daughter Leah Leann Shirley on Nov. 12, 2008, with the birth being featured on season one. After they split up in 2011, Gary was granted custody of Leah.
Amber was engaged to DJ Matt Baier for several years before moving on and having another child with then-boyfriend Andrew Glennon in 2017.
Their son James Andrew Glennon was born May 8, 2018, and Andrew was awarded custody in 2022.
Amber got engaged to Gary Wayt, introduced as her boyfriend on Teen Mom: The Next Chapter, days before he went missing on June 9, 2024. He turned up less than a week later, with North Carolina police saying the case was closed.
Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierra placed daughter Carly, born May 18, 2009, for adoption, with them sharing their journey on the first season of 16 and Pregnant.
The Teen Mom stars went on to welcome daughters Novalee "Nova" Reign on Jan. 1, 2015, Vaeda Luma on Feb. 21, 2019, and Rya Rose on Aug. 28, 2021.
Along the way, Catelynn and Tyler tied the knot on Aug. 22, 2015.
16 and Pregnant's second season began with the travails of Jenelle Evans, who broke up with her baby's father, Andrew Lewis, before the child was born.
Son Jace Vahn Evans arrived Aug. 2, 2009, and Jenelle's mom, Barbara Evans, stepped in to help, with the show following their rocky mother-daughter relationship.
Jennelle—who was fired from Teen Mom 2 in 2019 but returned for Teen Mom: The Next Chapter five years later—also shares son Kaiser Orion "Kai" Griffith (born June 30, 2014) with onetime fiancé Nathan Griffith and daughter Ensley Jolie Eason (Jan. 24, 2017) with estranged husband David Eason.
Valerie Fairman gave birth to daughter Nevaeh Lynn Fairman on Sept. 14, 2009. Her parents were eventually granted custody, with visitation rights for the child's father, Matt Pryce.
After various struggles, Valerie died in December 2016.
Chelsea Houska from season two gave birth to daughter Aubree Skye Lind five weeks early, on Sept. 7, 2009.
She and Aubree's father Adam Lind stayed together initially, but their on-and-off relationship finally ended in 2012.
A couple years later The Teen Mom star met Cole DeBoer, and he proved to be the guy. They married on Oct. 1, 2016, and now share son Watson Cole (born Jan. 25, 2017) and daughters Layne Ettie (Aug. 29, 2018) and Walker June (Jan. 25, 2021).
Season two's Leah Messer and boyfriend Cory Simms had only been dating a month when she got pregnant with twins.
Their daughters Aliannah Hope and Aleeah Grace Simms were delivered prematurely Dec. 16, 2009, via emergency C-section. Aliannah was later diagnosed with Titin muscular dystrophy.
The Teen Mom duo tried to make a go of it, marrying in 2010, but they divorced the following year.
In addition to the twins, realtor Leah shares daughter Adalynn Faith (born Feb. 4, 2013) with ex-husband Jeremy Calvert.
Lizzie Mortensen from season two gave birth to her and then-boyfriend (now ex-husband) Skylar Sickles' daughter Summer Jayde Sickles on Jan. 30, 2010.
Lizzie is now stepmom to husband Dave Mortensen's three kids and they share a son who was born June 6, 2018.
Kailyn Lowry and then-boyfriend Jo Rivera welcomed son Isaac Elliott Rivera on Jan. 18, 2010, with the birth featured on season two. Jo's family was there for her in the wake of Kailyn's estrangement from her own, but the young couple broke up not long after their child was born.
The Teen Mom star gave birth to son Lincoln Marshall on Nov. 16, 2013, not long after she married his father, Javi Marroquin, who was in the Air Force. They divorced in 2016.
She also shares sons Lux Russell Lowry, born Aug. 5, 2017, and Creed Romello Lopez, born July 30, 2020, with ex Chris Lopez, as well as three children—son Rio, who was in the world by July 2023, and twins Valley and Verse—with boyfriend Elijah Scott.
After her seventh child was born, Kailyn said she "got a tubal," sharing on her Barely Famous podcast that she was done having kids.
Markai Durham from season two gave birth to daughter Za'Karia Sanari Worsham with boyfriend James Worsham on Oct. 12, 2009. When she became pregnant again, she decided to have an abortion—as seen on the MTV special No Easy Decision.
She married Christopher Anderson in September 2015, but they separated and she has since reportedly had two more daughters.
Season two alum Aubrey Wolters shares son Austin Carter Akerill, born Feb. 6, 2010, with now-ex-husband Brandon Akerill.
After their divorce, she went on to have two more sons with a boyfriend.
Autumn Crittendon gave birth to son Drake LeSeuer Franklin with then-boyfriend Dusty Franklin on Dec. 17, 2013, as chronicled on the fifth season of 16 and Pregnant.
In 2015, Autumn married Bradley Oxley after a whirlwind courtship, but she shared on social media that they were separating later that summer.
She had son Luke in August 2019 and, with Dusty, daughter Abigail Ivy Rose, born Nov. 20, 2022.
Sadly, Autumn died on July 20, 2024, at the age of 27, police in Henrico County, Va., confirming the details to E! News.
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