"A Riverside County woman who for years administered risky and potentially dangerous silicone butt injections was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years to life after an actor died following the procedure, prosecutors said. Libby Adame was convicted in October of second-degree murder in the death of Cindyana Santangelo, whose credited television appearances included "Married ... With Children," "ER" and "CSI: Miami." Adame was also convicted of practicing medicine without a certification after prosecutors said she injected silicone into Santangelo's buttocks, resulting in a fatal embolism."
"Prosecutors argued that Adame performed the dangerous procedure despite being convicted of involuntary manslaughter just last year for giving an ultimately fatal silicone butt injection to 26-year-old Karissa Rajpaul in 2019. At that time, L.A. Superior Court Judge George Lomeli warned Adame that "she was on notice of the dangers that could result" from the procedure. Adame was sentenced to three years in state prison in that case, according to court records, but was released for time served."
"Prosecutors said that Adame administered the injection to Santangelo on March 24 at her Malibu home and Santangelo began to go into medical distress. Her husband, Frank Santangelo, told police the name of the "nurse" who performed the injection was "Libby," according to court filings. Court records show Frank Santangelo called 911 after Adame said Cindyana was having trouble breathing."
A Riverside County woman was sentenced to 15 years to life after an actor died following a silicone butt injection. Libby Adame was convicted of second-degree murder and practicing medicine without certification after injecting silicone into Cindyana Santangelo's buttocks, which resulted in a fatal embolism. Adame had previously been convicted of involuntary manslaughter for a 2019 fatal injection of Karissa Rajpaul and had been warned by a judge about the dangers. She served three years in that case but continued performing injections. Adame administered the injection at Santangelo's Malibu home, where Santangelo went into medical distress and emergency services were called.
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