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Jennifer Himmelspach

died July 21, 2021 · Gallatin County Detention Center, Gallatin County, Montana

Jennifer L. Himmelspach was held at the Gallatin County Detention Center in Bozeman, Montana, and on July 21, 2021, she lost consciousness there. She died at Bozeman Deaconess Hospital. In September 2025, a coroner's inquest jury unanimously found the cause of death was acute methamphetamine intoxication and the manner was accident, a finding the Gallatin County Attorney's Office reported. County Attorney Audrey Cromwell said toxicology reports showed a lethal amount of methamphetamine, and the jury found she did not die by criminal means.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The coroner's inquest jury found acute methamphetamine intoxication caused her death and that it was an accident, and the county attorney said toxicology showed a lethal amount of methamphetamine.

Reported by: Gallatin County Coroner's Inquest jury (medical examiner or coroner); Gallatin County Attorney's Office (the agency that held her).

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