Overview

• Jurors reached a verdict to be read at 1:30 p.m. in Los Angeles in the case accusing Adame of murder and practicing medicine without certification.
• Authorities determined Santangelo, 59, died on March 24 from a silicone embolism after a buttocks injection at her Malibu home.
• Prosecutors highlighted messages arranging an appointment and argued Adame knew the dangers after a 2024 involuntary manslaughter conviction in a similar death.
• The defense said Adame acted only as a consultant, argued the procedure occurred before she arrived, and pointed to timeline gaps.
• Santangelo’s husband testified she struggled to breathe with bleeding from injection sites as Adame allegedly remarked, “This has never happened to a client of mine before,” and the FDA warns such injections are unapproved and can be fatal.