Overview
- A jury in October convicted Adame of second-degree murder and practicing medicine without certification for Santangelo’s March 24 death at her Malibu home.
- Authorities determined Santangelo died from a silicone embolism following injections to her buttocks.
- Prosecutors emphasized Adame’s 2024 involuntary manslaughter conviction in the 2019 death of Karissa Rajpaul and a prior judicial warning that a repeat death could bring a murder charge.
- Adame maintained she did not administer the injections, claiming she was only consulting for doctors in Tijuana and arguing the timeline made the procedure impossible.
- Her defense says it will appeal as she remains in custody, and the FDA warns silicone injections into the buttocks are unapproved and can be fatal.