Leticia Hardimon Umbekoia
Leticia Hardimon Umbekoia, 32, was a mother of two who, her mother says, wanted to do right by her children. She was living at Craine House, a Marion County Community Corrections residential facility in Indianapolis, when staff found her unresponsive in a bathroom on the morning of October 1, 2022. The Marion County Coroner's Office classified her death as an accident caused by combined fentanyl and citalopram intoxication. Her mother says overnight head counts were not done and that staff should have found her sooner, while the facility did not confirm reports of drug paraphernalia near her body. Her family has filed a tort claim against the city, the county and Craine House.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose (disputed; neglect alleged). The Marion County Coroner's Office ruled the death accidental from combined fentanyl and citalopram intoxication, but her mother says overnight head counts were not done and staff should have found her sooner, and her family has filed a tort claim against the city, the county and Craine House.
Reported by: Marion County Coroner's Office (medical examiner or coroner); her mother; her family's tort claim against the city, the county and Craine House (family or their lawyers).