Overview
- Jurors convicted Adame of second-degree murder and practicing medicine without certification in the March death of actress Cindyana Santangelo.
- Investigators determined Santangelo died of a silicone embolism after buttock injections at her Malibu home.
- The jury also found true an allegation that Adame personally inflicted great bodily injury in the case.
- Adame’s lawyers argue she did not administer the injections, say she was only consulting, and plan an appeal while pressing for a new trial.
- In 2024, Adame and her daughter were convicted of involuntary manslaughter in a separate fatal injection; silicone buttock injections are not FDA-approved due to severe safety risks.