Evelina Heredia
Evelina Heredia, 23, was a mother to a 6-year-old daughter, according to her mother, Carmen Feliciano, who said she was healthy when last seen on Oct. 3, 2013. Heredia died in the Camden County Jail that October. The Camden County Prosecutor's Office spokesman Jason Laughlin and Warden David Owens said toxicology tests showed toxic effects from a combination of prescription drugs, Tramadol, Doxepin and Cyclobenzaprine. Feliciano disputes that explanation, questions why her daughter was not taken to a nearby hospital after an earlier fainting spell, and says she plans to sue the county.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose (disputed; neglect alleged). Authorities say toxicology showed toxic effects from a combination of prescription drugs, which she obtained from another inmate; her mother disputes that explanation, questions why she was not taken to a nearby hospital after an earlier fainting spell, and says she plans to sue the county.
Reported by: Camden County Prosecutor's Office spokesman Jason Laughlin (the agency that held her); Warden David Owens (the agency that held her); her mother.