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A California The woman known as the Butt Lady was found guilty of murder on Thursday Is And married with Children Actor Cindiana Santangelo after silicone injections went tragically wrong.
Libby Adam, 55, of Riverside County, was convicted los angeles A jury found Santangelo, 58, guilty of second-degree murder and practicing medicine without a license after the actress died from a fatal embolism caused by a silicone injection she gave Adam at her home. Malibu Home on 24 March.
In California, second-degree murder carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years, practicing medicine without a license carries a sentence of up to three years, and the special charge of causing great bodily harm increases Adam’s sentence by three to six years.
Defense lawyer J. Michael Flanagan told jurors that Adam was only consulting for doctors licensed in Tijuana, Mexico, and argued that he did not have time to perform the fatal procedure on Santangelo. LA Times Report. He also criticized investigators for holding him responsible without conducting a thorough investigation.
According to NBC4 Los Angeles, Flanagan argued that when Adam consulted her, Santangelo had already placed bandages on his buttocks, and suggested that someone else performed the fatal procedure. Adam testified in his own defense, denying having administered the injection and saying he did not know who did it.
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At the time of Santangelo’s death, Adam was on probation for a 2019 involuntary manslaughter case that involved the fatal injection of 26-year-old Karissa Rajpaul into the buttocks. LA Times.
Rajpaul’s death was ruled a homicide caused by acute cardiopulmonary dysfunction and silicone injection. Investigators said the women, posing as experts, mixed safe cosmetic ingredients with dangerous chemicals.
Both were sentenced to prison but were released within a year after receiving credit for time served and electronic monitoring.
Flanagan admitted that Adam, also known as “La Tia” (The Auntie), performed a procedure on Rajpaul, but said she knew she was no longer allowed to do “butt work” in California, the outlet said.
Santangelo, best known for her roles married with Children And IsHad a history of substance abuse but had been sober for several years.
Her husband, Frank Santangelo, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Adam, claiming that his wife was “killed in her own home early in her life.”
During the trial, Frank Santangelo testified that his wife was breathing normally before meeting Adam, but later struggled to breathe while on the massage table and was bleeding from both cheeks.
She claimed Adam told her, “This has never happened to any of my clients before,” mentioning that she might have something to help in her car, but then she packed her bags and never returned.